<p>Another poster mentioned U of Iowa as a safety. Likely a slam dunk for admissions and nice merit $$ too:</p>
<p>[Scholarships</a> for First-Year Students - Costs & Financial Aid- Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/scholarships/first-year.htm]Scholarships”>http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/scholarships/first-year.htm)</p>
<p>Also look at ASU and U of Arizona for safety/merit.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>OP, sorry I must have missed the test score update. If the ACT is still around 30, I would think UPenn and WashU etc are really reaches.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone</p>
<p>The last two years Tulane has had a bit of a resurgence, though I think your D’s numbers are still in the match range. S1 attends UMiami, your D’s numbers are in the strong match range. Your biggest problem at Miami will be geographical diversity; huge % of students from the Northeast. Also, while the campus is both beautiful and very safe, Miami is nothing like Amherst, Mass, Burlington, VT or Iowa City, Iowa.</p>
<p>Vinceh-
How does your son like U. Miami? My daughter is interested in bio, maybe premed. How much of a party school is it?</p>
<p>I would really recommend that she look at Pitt. I know it has been suggested before, but I don’t seem to find any indication of whether she’s looked at it.</p>
<p>Not yet, but she will.</p>
<p>I would have her look at Rice. Selective but not insanely so. Excellent life scienes. And her northeastern location might be a boost for a Texas school.</p>
<p>Can someone give me stats for Rice acceptance info, Pls.?</p>
<p>We will travelling by car through the midwest, OK, to TX and are planning a visit to tour Rice (which we have not set up yet).</p>
<p>I have two girls, one wants to visit Baylor Med. School and the other Rice. We will also visit Sam Houston University and will be travelling on to San Antonio.</p>
<p>I am not sure where else the one visiting Baylor will apply. She will have an AD in nursing and a BS in Bio. when she is finished with her undergrad. studies. She did the nursing route in between to be able to get a clinical fee and some clinical experience + a hopes of looking different on her Med. School application. No MCAT score yet, and should have a GPA of 3.9 + upon graduation.</p>
<p>Any help on the scores she should shoot for on the MCAT would be appreciated. (a side note that may be important: she should be able to apply as an underrepresented candidate in the field of med school and her goal is to be a surgeon, maybe neuro…not set in stone yet.)</p>
<p>Also, any other idea’s that we should set up on our driving trip through the midwest? She is familiar with the Unversity of Missouri already.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any info.?</p>
<p>I seen a typo, (“clinical fee” suppose to be “clinical feel”).</p>
<p>Also the high school student (daughter), is also considering Florida State University.</p>
<p>We would really like info. on academic awards for scholarships…I’m not so sure about the needs base, but if some has that info. (requirements) that would be great as well.</p>
<p>We have not totally disregarding Texas A&M in College Station…just not sure about the location.</p>
<p>Input is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Personally, from web searches: I like University of NC, Chapel Hill (but I am not sure about her thoughts on that—can someone tell me about the weather in this area; we will not be visiting this school this year, if at all.)</p>
<p>Charliesmom-My S just graduated from UMiami (BS in microbiology and immunology) and had a very positive experience. The days of the “Suntan U” rep are long gone. Academics are strong as are the social opportunities and the kids learn that they need balance to be successful. Those that attend only to party, don’t last more than a semester or two. More than 2/3 of the kids graduated in the top 10% of their hs classes, so they know how to succeed in the classroom. “At UM students work hard, learn hard and play hard.”</p>
<p>What about Elon? Richmond?</p>
<p>My favorite web site for college stats is [College</a> Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics](<a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/]College”>College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics). It’s a government web site with info submitted by the schools. </p>
<p>Rice Univ.: 9,800 apps -> 23% Admissions Rate -> 35% enroll = 789 freshmen
SATs (CR+M) 25th%: 1320 75th%: 1530</p>
<p>In short, a pretty tough school to get into.</p>
<p>Thanks for that link. It’s a great one for stats.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me about aid/scholarships/etc./</p>
<p>I am new to these boards, but I need to ask, should I have posted this as a new thread? I am thinking I am in the wrong spot for the questions I am asking. I am hoping I did not "hijack’ someone’s thread.</p>
<p>If so, sorry.</p>
<p>Our experience was that Rice is very strong with merit aid. Our child did not end up attending but was favorably impressed. Lots of opportunity for undergrad research. The endowment - at least a year ago - was very strong and the feel was of a school with lots of resources to expend on its students. Good luck!</p>
<p>Rice focuses primarily on need-based aid; there is generous merit aid, but only for the very top admits.</p>
<p>my-3-sons, thanks. I have heard wonderful things about U. Miami. What is your son doing with his degree? Are there a lot of premeds? Are they successful in getting in to Med school?</p>
<p>I have heard very good things about U of Miami for premed from several kids at Ivies (including my own). Really great natural environment and a track record of success. In the final analysis, what’s it all about anyway??</p>
<p>Charliesmom - this may come a bit too late as it seems as if you have quite a list, but have you done any checking on Muhlenberg College in PA? They are about 2400ish, and their pre-med program is the largest program on campus. Their stats for med school acceptance are very, very high, one of the highest in the country. I think it would be a match for your daughter, and the only reason I say not a safety is that they have an unusually high EA rate. If she chose EA (which I doubt she would as she has so many other good options), I’d say it was a safety. Although my daughter is not a pre-med major (she has many friends that are), I’ve gotten to know enough about the campus to highly recommend it. If you do a search on CC for Muhlenberg, you will find almost every post written by a visiting parent/prospective student speaks to how friendly and warm the students/staff are there. They really prize the ‘nurturing’ of students there. Other than the pre-med aspect of the school, if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>^ Do you mean ED? EA is nonbinding, so I don’t see any downside to applying.</p>