<p>Agree with everyone telling you to reconsider UMCP for pre-med</p>
<p>Yes, but only if the parents will agree to pay the $23k+ per year to go there. At this point, we don’t know how much his over-extended family will pay. Over the years, I’ve known many families like this that are nervous about committing to $80k for college when their own financial obligations are taking most/all of their take home income.</p>
<p>But, since the OP feels strongly against attending the “local flagship” because it’s too close to home, then he should consider where his stats would have a similar price.</p>
<p>Also, we don’t know if the parents would expect him to commute to UM…and will only pay THAT much. If so, that will impact the size of scholarships that he’d need elsewhere.</p>