Advise your parents that many schools will offer you merit aid based on your stats so you really need to research schools well. As an example Baylor is a private school while UT is public. On the surface it would appear that UT would be the cheaper option but this may not be the case. Your stats would get you merit aid at Baylor while UT offers very little merit aid. It is quite possible that Baylor would be cheaper than UT once you figure in the merit aid. Also don’t rule out schools in our bordering states like OU, Univ of Arkansas or LSU. With great stats many of these schools will make it attractive enough to cover the out of state tuition difference. You have lots of options based on your stats.
That’s a good idea! Do you know of any schools with a good premed program that would offer a lot of merit aid? Is there a way to find out how much they will cover?
Start with the Net price calculator for each college. The more questions that are asked on a college’s NPC, the more likely it will be accurate.
Keep in mind that air fare can really add up, especially around holidays - and aid doesn’t usually cover it. I’d personally start with colleges that are within a reasonable driving distance of home or that you can reach with Amtrak, Megabus, etc.