<p>LOYOLA NO vs Rollins College FL- want a small school!
I want to be a doctor and am planning to major bio/premed at LO NOLA or 3/2 accelerated business program at Rollins.</p>
<p>I have a 29 ACT score, retaking hoping to get in the 30's and have been told by my counselor that i have a chance at any school I want due to my GPA and class rank.</p>
<p>Thoughts? Recommendations for another more prestigious small school? I want to be surrounded by well-rounded people, not rich brats.</p>
<p>I definitely recommend Grinnell College, it is small and prestigious…but by no means preppy. They have solid biology and biochem programs which will act as a foundation for your future MD or DO, and an added bonus is that there is a regional medical center only a few blocks from campus. </p>
<p>You might want to bring up your ACT into the 30 range, and I think you would be a shoe in!</p>
<p>You should also look at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. They have a first-rate pre-med program and an excellent record for placing their graduates in medical school.</p>
<p>U of Scranton, Kalamazoo College, Allegheny College ¶.</p>
<p>Take on as little debt as possible for undergrad.</p>
<p>I totally agree about limiting your undergrad debt. I know docs in their 40s who are still paying off their med school.</p>
<p>If you are set on a LAC, are Rollins and Loyola NO the only choices? Do you want to stay in the South or would you go elsewhere? </p>
<p>Our friend’s daughter went to Rollins and came back after 2 years (gave up a full scholarship) because she thought is was a country club school for rich east coasters who weren’t very good students. Lovely campus though. I have been looking at Loyola NO for my son, but he is more interested in the arts side of that school, so I can’t comment on their pre-med program. Certainly the location is wonderful, the Jesuit education is well rounded and I like the fact that there is a good mix of artsy and pre-professional folks.</p>
<p>Have you considered the pre-med at Rollins vs the 3/2 business program? You can read more about it under the academic pre-professional page. You can probably get some scholarships with your scores but with an increase you can probably recieve much more. I don’t recall the top scores to become a candidate for a Cornell scholar but it would need to be much higher. Two of my kids go to Rollins so pm me if you would like more specifics about the college.</p>
<p>Ohio Wesleyan U. has over 80% acceptance rates to med school. I think you may be able to get some good merit aid and keep your debts down for the remaining years of your education to become an MD. It’s still a well respected school although not very high in the rankings. Academically very challenging and I think you’ll like the student body.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone! I have brought my act score up and I’m in the running for a full rollins scholarship.</p>