St. Louis schools

<p>St. Louis schools - daughter is interested in health/pre-med area - and thinks she might prefer a small to med size liberal arts college. She doesn't want a school with a large commuter base. I know St. Louis U has a great reputation - but not sure how much merit based aid would be available. Are there other schools we should be looking at around the St. Louis area?</p>

<p>Wash U in St Louis…? Not a LAC but there aren’t many schools in that area that fit that description and Wash U is good for your daughter’s interests</p>

<p>You might want to look at Webster in St. Louis. Several years ago when we looked at Wash U, we also looked at Webster, because an older friend of D’s had been offered great financial aid. I don’t know if it qualifies as a LAC, but it was kind of charming, and in a nice part of town.</p>

<p>If the cost is important, have you thought about Truman State? Of course that’s not really close to St. Louis. I’m just thinking most of the LACs are not in big cities anyway.</p>

<p>I would definitely suggest you check out Washington U a very good school especially in the sciences…
My cousin went to Webster she did like the school and the area… But not sure how they are in premed major.</p>

<p>St. Louis U has great merit aid. If your daughter has the stats to get into Wash U. then she should get significant aid. I certainly would have her apply.</p>

<p>Webster’s tuition is “only” about 22K as compared to pricier SLU and WashU. Because Webster has a lot of satellite campuses, it is very easy to do a study abroad semester in Europe or Asia.</p>

<p>Webster is categorized as a Regional Master’s University as it has a very tiny doctorate program. There are 4-5K undergraduates but it feels smaller (in a good way). Classes are small at the undergraduate level and are taught by professors, not TAs. Webster has a strong nursing program, not sure about lab science/premed. The dorms are spacious and maintained well as were all the building.</p>

<p>My kid has also been accepted to Webster for 2012 and would be living on campus as we live on the East Coast and that would be a bit far for a daily commute. :)</p>

<p>The president and provost are relatively new (just over 2 years for each) and they definitely have a vision for the school.</p>

<p>Also a vote for Washington U.</p>

<p>There is also a “University of Missouri”…St. Louis campus. (As opposed to the Mizzou campus in Columbia) The Columbia campus has a really good Medical School. Multiple hospitals from an all new children’s and women’s healthcare hospital, to Ellis fischell (cancer), Columbia Regional, and the University hospital. Lots of opportunities.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t recommend Truman State. When it was the old Northeast MO State, maybe. Friends’ D will be graduating from there this year. They have an Osteopathic College, but no MD. Kirksville is a med size town, but not a lot to offer.</p>

<p>" wouldn’t recommend Truman State. When it was the old Northeast MO State, maybe. Friends’ D will be graduating from there this year. They have an Osteopathic College."</p>

<p>???</p>

<p>Truman State does not have a DO med school, AT Still University does, a private institution in the same town.</p>

<p>NEMO St Univ was largely a teachers schools with an open admissions policy. You graduated from HS, you got in.</p>

<p>Truman State is much more selective and so much better than NEMO. The old NEMO couldn’t touch Truman for quality of students and quality of faculty.
Truman’s 25%-75% ACT range is 25-30. Better than some Big Ten schools like Iowa. Also better than Mizzou’s 23-28 range.</p>

<p>All true stats. Yes, Truman is much more selective, almost an ‘honors’ college. Better teachers and better students. However, from our friend’s daughter’s exprience (also an honors student), her experiences have not all been positive, so that’s why I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>

<p>Didn’t mean to imply that Truman itself had a DO school…I meant Kirksville does. Been there a few times, and both of my children were born at the one hospital there.</p>

<p>In St Loius definitely have her check out Wash U. They give merit aid. She should look at schools with a significant academic peer group.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the opinions! We will definitely look into St. Louis U and Washington U.
We had looked at Webster briefly, but got the impression it had a signficant student body of ‘commuters’ - and D wants to avoid that.</p>