Aspiring Pre Dental and Business Administration. Middle income. 3.7 GPA UW, 4.3 W. 500 ppl class. Aiming for Northwestern. In state student

When you have a strict budget, you have to build a school list for that budget. Some schools provide need aid. But in general, schools outside your state are there for their students, not other states.

So when I see your list:

I see Northwestern, U Chicago, Case Western, Marquette and Loyola - just getting in is not enough. You need to afford them. Only they can tell you if they will meet your budget. So have your family run their NPC. If they say $60K, why apply?

Michigan is $80K and then more the last two years. Remove it. Replace it with someone like W Virigina or Louisville that can get close. Or maybe a Kansas.

Madison - not going to hit budget nor will Indiana. Not even close. Iowa - I have to check but I don’t thin so. UMN - no way.

You need schools like Kansas, Louisviile, W Virginia, C Michigan, W Michigan, Grand Valley State and more - plus those I mentioend earlier (Bama, UAH, Ole Miss, Miss State, Memphis, etc.).

You need a sure thing - just in case - you know you’re applying to UIUC and NW - so no reason to be nervous although if the NPC says more than $25K, no reason to apply to NW, etc.

You’re very accomplished - but you can’t buy things you can’t afford - but that’s what your list represents.

So you need to shop at the right store which includes many fine schools, btw.

ED Northwestern
EA UChiago
EA UMich
EA UIUC
EA Case Western
EA/RD UIC
EA UW Mad
EA Indiana University
EA/RD UIowa
EA/Rd Marquette
Loyola
U Minessotta

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