<p>You might also want to consider the University of Oklahoma which has a very nice scholarship package for NMFs. Two girls in the sorority I’m rushing are Chem E majors, and one is a NMF. One of them did an internship in Michigan this summer while another took a semester off to do a co-op in Houston at a Fortune 500 and is now researching at one of OU’s petroleum labs. The Chem E program graduates about 55 majors a year, and offers a good variety of classes in the field with plenty of departmental scholarships for sophomores and above (easy to obtain so long as he gets >3.1 GPA). </p>
<p>OU is also located about 20 minutes from Oklahoma City although the city of Norman very much revolves around the school. It’s also about 20 minutes from the Will Rodger’s Airport which offers direct flights to LAX as well as a connecting flight to John Wayne. I’m from the Irvine area and have met 5 people from within a 20 minute drive that also attend the school, so it’s not as though he’ll be the only Californian here. </p>
<p>I’ve also worked at UCI and know a couple Chem E majors. I’d recommend you seriously look at the NMF packages that different instutions offer since, IMO UA and OU offer a much more vibrant on campus life than UCI can ever hope to match.</p>
<p>Another program to consider would be the early med program at UAB. It is very competitive for admission, but if admitted med school admission is automatic when you finish the program. They have a nearly full ride for NMF (everything but meals) as well.</p>
<p>surfcitymom, my son is a ChemE major at the University of Tulsa. It is a small program, but the school is small, too. It’s a fantastic, well-respected program. I used to work in HR for a major petroleum company and we heavily recruited ChemE majors from TU. (Incidentally, we also recruited heavily from Co School of Mines and gave no preference to their grads over TU grads.) There are a great deal of undergrad research opportunities at TU and they have a very active Career Placement office and most students have no problem getting internships from sophomore year on. Their job placement rate for grads is very high, although I can’t quote numbers off the top of my head. I can ask my son. </p>
<p>NM Scholars often receive the Presidential Scholarship at TU, which is a full ride package. Those who don’t get it are offered full tuition. It’s worth checking into. :-)</p>
<p>And while I don’t have any experience with the University of Oklahoma’s ChemE program, I have heard great things. Another son is in his first year at OU (liberal arts) on a NM Scholarship, though. We are so impressed with everything about the school thus far. They treat their NM Scholars like rock stars and offer them a lot of support. More importantly, OU does a great job of providing a small college feel within the larger university setting. It’s the best of both worlds for our son. The honors college is fantastic.</p>
<p>Bob-U of Alabama Birmingham’s Early Medical Program says this:</p>
<p>… before a student is allowed to apply to EMSAP, he or she must have already been admitted to UAB. </p>
<p>U of A Birmingham would not be a first choice NMF school, so the fact that you have to be admitted to the school before they will even let you apply sounds a little scary.</p>
<p>That sounds really great. Do you think he would have a chance without having any medical related volunteer work? He does have biomolecular research experience that he did at Cal State Fullerton. He is also ranked #1 out of 870, has a 4.8 GPA and close to a 2300 SAT. SAT II’s are Chem 800, Math 800, and US Hist 800. Most of his EC’s involve intrumental music, which he is highly passionate about (ex. 1st chair sax, district honor band, jazz band, and he started a local volunteer music group). By a chance I mean do you think he has a decent shot at the medical program.</p>
<p>SurfCityMom: between being NMF and having excellent test scores, your son is going to have huge opportunities in front of him. </p>
<p>Here are a few schools for someone planning on medical school, including some that have already been mentioned:</p>
<p>Baylor (Waco, Texas, which is kind of a hassle for plane travel)
University of Houston (near Texas Medical Center, the biggest medical center in the world)
University of Oklahoma
University of Alabama
University of Central Florida (free application for NMF and no essays)</p>