<p>Cost is a bit of a concern. I’m coming from a middle class family. We are not super needy, but we also won’t be able to dish out 40 or 50 thousand dollars a year. Full rides would be great, but financial aid short of that would also be acceptable. So as long as a university can help part of the cost. I’ll definitely check out that thread, thanks!</p>
<p>Ask your parents how much they’ll pay and find out how much aid you’d qualify for at each school by using the Net Price Calculators.</p>
<p>You mention pre-med and then grad school? or do you mean med school and then specialize in neuroscience?</p>
<p>If your goal is med school, the avoid undergrad debt! Med school is very expensive and usually requires a lot of debt. </p>
<p>You might get free tuition from UPitt, but not a free ride. You’d probably have about $15k per year left to pay. Again, ask your parents how much they’ll pay each year. </p>
<p>You should probably include one or two schools that would give you ASSURED LARGE merit for your stats as financial safeties.</p>
<p>Pitt is a safety. There’s no denying it.</p>
<p>Not really. Yes, admittance will likely happen, but since the merit scholarship isn’t assured, and the family won’t likely pay the full OOS cost, then it’s not a safety. A safety has to be AFFORDABLE as well. </p>
<p>How can a school be a SAFETY if you’re not sure how you’d PAY FOR IT???</p>