What college should I go to for undergrad? :((
Home state?
How much can you pay per year?
Intended major?
SAT/ACT scores?
Unweighted GPA 9-11th grades?
Home State= Colorado (I would prefer to go out of state)
Money= I wanted a full ride, but if not 20,000 per year
Major= Pre-Med if no premed then biomedical engineering
ACT= 32 (taking it again and taking SAT soon)
GPA= 4.00 unweighted, 4.02 weighted (only finished freshman and sophomore, but taking another 5 AP classes this year, basically guaranteed A’s)
Pre-Med is not a major only an intention so you can major in anything you want as long as you take the Medical school requirements.
Here is a link for Full ride scholarships: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/2006094-2017-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html#latest
Try the University of Alabama, but you will need higher test scores for most of the schools on this list. You need to identify 1-2 safety schools so your in-state options is where you should start.
Thanks,
I already knew about the Pre-Med not being a major at most schools, but it is in some so I just thought I would mention that.
Ya I like the list, thank you. I think my heart is still set on MSU if I can get a couple questions answered. 
Which MSU? There are several…
Michigan State
They have a great scholarship opportunity for a full ride, but nobody can really answer unless they’ve done it. 
Florida International U.
A piece of advice: Don’t major in “pre-med”, even if it’s offered. The likelihood of going to medical school is far lower than you think - you want a major that you can use if you don’t go into medical school. Pre-med won’t be the end of the world but may be at a disadvantage for many options.
Ya, that makes sense. I mean I heard that you can basically do whatever major you want and you’ll be equally ready for the mcat. So I’m sticking with biomedical engineering and if not that maybe a major in world languages?
For merit scholarship possibilities, see:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
http://competitivefulltuition.yolasite.com/
If you think you’d qualify for need-based aid, then you might also want to consider some of the schools that claim to cover 100% of demonstrated need.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2017-09-21/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-full-financial-need
Schools on that list that seem to be strong for biomedical engineering (or related fields) include Washington University in St. Louis, Northwestern, Rice, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, and Duke. These would be “reach” schools for almost all applicants.)
No, although premed courses tend to provide background material for MCAT, premed courses (or any major’s courses) are not targeted to MCAT prep. When time comes, you’ll either have to get study materials and prep on your own, or take review course (eg Kaplan, Princeton Review).
If you don’t have documented financial need and are looking for bargains just based on merit, outside of your in-state schools, here are a few examples:
U of Nevada Reno would be around $21K with both the WUE discount and the Presidential Scholarship. And it has biomedical engineering as well as various non-engineering majors you could do as premed.
You would qualify for full tuition & fees at Utah State https://www.usu.edu/admissions/costs-and-aid/
http://www.be.usu.edu/
If you raise your ACT then you’ll have more big-merit options.
If your EFC is actually $20K or less, then that’s a whole different story; then you need schools that meet full documented need. Your stats could be competitive for some of these, particularly if you raise your ACT and add some weighting to your GPA with your upcoming AP courses.
Post more info on whether you qualify for need-based aid if you want more help in that regard. If it’s merit aid you need, then prep for the ACT retake and log a solid junior year, and the list of options will grow.
Make sure to check out schools net price calculator. Some are very simple (and hence maybe not that accurate) but schools on the College Board’s site (https://professionals.collegeboard.org/higher-ed/financial-aid/netprice) tend to be quite accurate (it was spot on when my D applied a few years ago).
I do thank everyone for their input. But no thank you i dont really want to go to utah state.
^ If you’re serious about wanting a full ride, or even getting down to $20K net, then you may need to consider schools that (a) are not too selective, or (b) are located in areas that many people (rightly or wrongly) don’t consider too desirable. Colleges that offer a lot of merit aid are in effect offering discounts, in order to attract more students who otherwise might not apply (or attend).
The most selective, highest-ranked school that offers big merit scholarships automatically for qualifying stats probably is the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. For big merit scholarships from more selective/prestigious colleges (if a school even offers them), you’d typically need more than exceptional grades and scores; selection would be competitive (not automatic).
If we’re talking about need-based aid, that’s different. Schools that offer the most generous n-b aid tend to be very selective.
I can’t get need-based