Best fit public schools for CA resident, 3.67 UW, 3.97 capped UC GPA, 1520 SAT,<$50k, neuroscience, pre-med

Same is true of UDub. OOS cost with maximum Purple & Gold Scholarship is still close to 60K/year.

Utah is the affordable Boulder alternative. Strong STEM, strong honors college, phenomenal outdoor recreation as well as urban-adjacency. Colorado State is also a WUE school with strong STEM.

WWU could be an alternative to UDub, but WUE awards are competitive there. LAC’s with merit potential in the Pacific Northwest include Whitman (already mentioned), U of Puget Sound, Lewis & Clark, Willamette. (And the Catholic U’s - U of Portland, Seattle U, and Gonzaga - but it doesn’t sound like you want to consider those.)

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