Any opinion on Moravian or Stevenson University?
What is your home state ?
$30k will be tough if you donât expand your geography.
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Jesuit colleges are open to what satisfies that requirement though. If she is planning on med school, a course in theology or philosophy would be a bonus. She will be expected to see the whole person and be understanding of all patients. The service learning opportunities Jesuit schools provide are also well received as positives.
(I work at a Jesuit and I am not Catholic and wouldnât even call myself a Christian. I have Jewish and Muslim coworkers. LGBTQ and all the letters are accepted.)
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SUNY Buffalo. @aunt_bea can go into detail.
And look at the public universities in your state of residence.
Biology is a major at just about every four year college. You can take the required courses for medical school applicants at just about every four year college.
Your daughter does not have to major in biology to apply to medical school someday (if she ever actually does).
Iâll agree that the Jesuit colleges are very ecumenical. While there is a âreligionâ requirement, this can be satisfied with a huge variety of courses. Ethics, for example fit at my kidâs Jesuit college, and is important for medical school applicants.
And lastly, I would suggest an undergrad major that can align with a Plan B career option. Biology can lead to some jobs, but there are many other majors that could be a better choice. Every premed needs a Plan B. Most enrolling freshmen premeds never apply to medical school. And of those who do apply, about 40% get an acceptance.
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My kids who applied oos in the northeast with good stats (1 B, all honors/APâs with 5âs, 33/34 actâs) had the lowest tuition at Saint Joeâs, SUNY Bing came in around $30,000 after merit, out of 25ish applications in total, even our flagship was $30,000+. Best merit offers were UMASS Amherst, UCONN, Temple, UDel, under $40,000 a year. There were privates in that range, Scranton, quinnapiac⊠I think youâd need to find even less selective universities to get under that cost, or out of the northeast.
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What are your state school options? They are probably your best bet for coming in on budget.
Juniata is known for good med school placement and generous financial aid. Washington College would meet those criteria as well, but leans very liberal. University of Mary Washington if you expand to VA.
A number of SUNY schools would work. Several match your state flagship tuition. Buffalo would be a good target. Binghamton does not participate in tuition match, but offers some good merit.
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Itâs a soft requirement. We can potentially bump it up and still avoid debt.
I think St. Joes has a few religious classes requirements. She is willing to be flexible with some stuff but not this.
Nonetheless - whatâs your home state, I see it nowhere.
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Thank you so much for your detailed reply. Yes, we are aware. Medical field is not new to the family.
Bioethics or a course dealing with ethics is âstrongly recommendedâ for med school.
Any college with religious ties that offers an Ethics course as a way to fulfill its requirement should be okay.
A course on impact of religious beliefs would also be useful (not sure if itâs be anthropology, sociology, American studies) - I remember a case where lack of understanding wrt a Hmong (I think) religious tradition led to miscommunication with the family and a childâs death.
Juniata has an excellent reputation for med school and other health profession hopefuls. It awards merit aid but sheâd need to show interest (ie., visit, join the mailing list, open their emailsâŠ)
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Thank you for sharing your college application results. St Joes can be very generous and would make it to the list if they didnât have their religious core requirements. Thatâs something that is not negotiable for us.
+1 to Ursinus, although I am not sure if the merit money gets you to your level.
Arcadia? Elizabethtown? She may qualify for merit at those places if her stats are well above their average.
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Yes, Juniata often comes highly recommended and is generous. My other kid was a finalist for their full-ride scholarship (COA=0) and was interviewed by the president of the college. Unfortunately, he didnât get it (they interview 8 people for 2 spots). The main downside of this college for my daughter is that it is in a very rural area, there are literally no towns nearby. Also, it is a bit further from home, but we could live with that. We are still debating whether to include Juniata in her list or not :-).
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Thank you. Will definitely give those 3 careful consideration.
Bioethics course would be valuable but I donât think that religious colleges would allow it in place of religious core requirements.
PA
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Thank you for your reply. We will look into those schools.
I think with your daughterâs stats Temple would be full tuition scholarship - if you were in-state.
If you are in PA and trying to keep the cost down, what about West Chester? Very solid school with lots of healthcare offerings and premed resources.
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