Would your son have the option to apply the TCNJ scholarship to the graduate portion of a 4+1 degree program, as well? Because, as others have said, applying too young to med school isn’t necessarily a win; and also, you need time to do the necessary volunteering/shadowing, prep for the MCAT, and so on. But TCNJ has a 4+1 MPH option. If he could get the BS/MPH done in 4 years along with all of the test prep and non-academic stuff to create a strong med school application, that could put him in a position that could be meaningfully stronger than where he’d be after four years at one of the more expensive schools, and with more money left over to pay for med school.
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