2025 Pre Med or General College Advice ( 3.6 GPA, 1510 SAT) [<$50k preferred]

If you can only afford $50K a year, you don’t want to stretch to $75K.

As it is, college is just half the journey - right? There is the post college college years.

There are schools that your student can attend from $20K on up.

I don’t know your state (but it would help to know) but you can focus there or schools that will “buy” a student with your stats - i.e. $20K a year - such as Alabama, UAH, Mississippi State. Bama has a special program from pre med.

So just looking at your list - it’s either a stretch or expensive (I don’t know your need profile).

So Rutgers is likely - but what if not in state?

Drexel is safe - but not cheap.

Gtown is unlikely - but only has need aid. Have you filled out the net price calculator

NYU has limited merit - and is unlikely.

UVA - yes, meets need - if you have - but assuming you are OOS, is very expensive otherwise and is unlikely.

UF - the GPA is low - maybe a low reach. It can come under $50K (today) but if you’re doing pre med, honestly, why wouldn’t you go to the neighboring state where you’d be under $20K a year and saving money. In other words, a flagship is a flagship is a flagship in many cases including this one. Yes, you are Asian and maybe that’s something to look at but…

UNC - another that meets need but if you don’t have, too expensive - and a stretch.

PSU - a decent shot - but doesn’t meet need…so if you are OOS, it won’t work.

Same with PItt (apply early, they are rolling) but if you’re OOS, you can’t afford.

Michigan State is safe - but again, if you are OOS, how do you afford.

CWRU is unlikely admission and affordability - but it’s worth a hail Mary

Cornell unlikely - and only need aid.

I think you have to focus your list on budget and adding more realistic options - you have a few realistic from an admission POV but you didn’t provide enough info to know if they are affordable.

And if you have a $50K budget, short of running NPCs that say, yes I can afford it, you should not ED. Also, you could find many LACs (if you preferred smaller and more personal) that will hit this $50K mark and even come well under!!

This is part of the journey - you need to be in the comfortably afford camp and need to plan for the four years after.

Good luck.

McCollough Scholars – Pre-Medical Studies at the University of Alabama (ua.edu)

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