<p>Part of the reason I’m applying to those schools specifically is they have low OOS costs (About $18,000 at LSU, about $17,000 at Ole Miss). They said they will cover some of the costs but I need to take out some loans</p>
<p>LSU’s OOS tuition is $22k (similar to Bama’s). And the prices that you’re quoting are only for tuition. You have to include the cost of room, board, fees, books, transportation. That means attending will cost $30k-35k per year or more.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year? YOU can only borrow:</p>
<p>frosh 5500
soph 6500
jr 7500
sr 7500</p>
<p>So, if your parents will pay $25k+ or so per year, and you borrow/work for the rest, they these schools may work out for you. </p>
<p>yes, I know that high school grades don’t matter for med school apps. I just went thru the med school app process with my son. My point was that you’ll need to demonstrate a much better performance in college. About 3/4 of “pre med” frosh never end up going to med school because their grades are too low, etc.</p>