Pre-Med College Suggestions

You can try the NPC for CWRU and see the est. of the merit pkg. https://case.edu/financialaid/resources/net-price-calculator

We did the same last summer using the end of junior yr stats for our son. The est. pkg from the NPC vs the actual offer was almost identical - approx 28K/yr. I know kids got even higher merit offers than that but those are not common.

ACT 36, the high GPA, and very significant # of AP classes (with 4 or 5) could push you into the 30-33K category. Just use the NPC and see what happens.

We visited a lot of schools with biomed/biophysics tracks for our son, and CWRU was the final consideration vs JHU.

CWRU premed track is fairly well defined, and the med-school is top tier. They are building a massive health campus combining Cleveland Clinic nearby (15-minute walk) and with its own University Hospital, and all the research faculties (and a relative small class size vs the state flagships like UMich), you have to work really hard to find nothing that can boost your med-school resume. Your music and lifting EC combo is somewhat unique, schools like CWRU like that diversity.

If you do decide on Case, apply EA if you are not sure ED is right for you, apply early nevertheless. There is no additional essay requirement for Case beyond the common app essay. So it is both a plus and minus. A plus in the sense that you can just hit the button and submit the application by Nov 1st (for EA/ED) and know the outcome before X’mas. A minus in the sense that you have to convey your interest to attend and show you are unique w/o the help from an additional essay.

Case does care about “interest level”. It is not uncommon for CW to wait list applicants. In many years, Case was able to pull kids from the WL but not this year. Therefore, if you think the school is right for you and it will likely offer you the financial package you need, then make sure you click and read all those email CW sends you. Visit the campus (if possible), request an alum. interview etc. to show you are interested.

For high academic stats applicants chasing merit aid (on non-need basis) and want to excel in a premed track (with lots of opportunities well within walking distance), Case has to be among the tippy top choices under consideration based on what we saw for our son. JMHO>