<p>I want will all my heart to go to UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, or Princeton, but the chances of that ever happening are 1 in the quantity of all the stars in the universe that have ever existed. I didn’t do well Freshman year, nor did I get a perfect 4.0 GPA last semester, so I’m a worthless failure with no chances of ever attending any of those institutions. But anyways, are there any good colleges that I can attend that will look good to medical schools?</p>
<p>You can go to medical school from many, many, many different colleges. State universities, liberal arts colleges, etc. And they do not have to be top ranked. What you need are very good grades, excellent MCAT scores, and ideally some ECs related to the medical profession to show interest. You are far, far from a worthless failure (but I think you actually know this). No pity party, just four years of hard work at most any institution that has a forum out here on CC can get you there.</p>
<p>For pre-med purposes, any four year school with the following characteristics:</p>
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<li>Pre-med courses that will prepare you for the MCAT.</li>
<li>You can do well at in a major of your choice, along with the pre-med courses.</li>
<li>Low cost (medical school is expensive).</li>
<li>Convenient to typical pre-med extracurriculars (volunteering and shadowing in a medical context).</li>
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<p>Ask on the pre-med forum for more information.</p>
<p>Need to know GPA and SAT scores.</p>
<p>** Pre-med courses that will prepare you for the MCAT.*</p>
<p>Virtually every university offers these courses. They aren’t unique to pre-med. They’re Bio, Chem, OChem, Physics and Math. Even community colleges offer these courses.</p>
<p>Any good school is good enough for med school. Med schools don’t really care about your choice of undergrad nor do they care about your choice of major.</p>
<p>What are your test scores and GPA?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>What is your home state?</p>
<p>*Chance a low-income, first generation, URM with low gpa & perfect SAT score?
I’m currently in 10th grade, and my unweighted GPA is about 3.0. I want to begin studying for the SAT, which I’ll be taking in 2 years, so I can get as close to 2400 as possible. If I were to get straight 'A’s from now on to the end of high school, and if I took a very rigorous courseload do you think I’d have a shot at USC, UCLA, UC BERKELEY, or Stanford? I’m currently in a few clubs at school. I’m taking 2 AP classes & 1 honors. Next year I’m going to join track, volleyball, and tennis. I also want to learn how to play the guitar or violin. Next year, I’ll be taking 4 AP classes, and the next, I’ll be taking 6. What do you think?
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<p>It looks like you’re a Calif resident. </p>
<p>Get the best GPA you can and the best test scores. As a low income student, if your stats are strong, then a low tier UC will be your safety.</p>
<p>If your stats are strong, then you’ll need to also apply to schools that want URMs and “meet need”.</p>
<p>Do you have a non-custodial parent? If so, then his income will get included as well at schools that meet need, like Stanford, etc.</p>
<p>since you have a low income, the uc’s dont give great aid, only if your a upper echelon student of your graduating class.</p>
<p>if you end up with a b plus to a average when applying, try private california schools like
lmu or others which give aid</p>
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<p>UC net price calculators indicate that they do meet need for in-state students; the net price tends to be whatever EFC is plus about $8,500, which is the expected student contribution of a $5,500 Stafford loan plus $3,000 of work earnings. Of course, if your parents are unable or unwilling to contribute the EFC, you have a problem at UC, and probably anywhere.</p>
<p>However, out-of-state students should expect a net price of $22,000 higher, since UC financial aid is not given to cover the out-of-state additional tuition of $22,000.</p>
<p>the UCs give very good aid to low income Calif students. </p>
<p>Between Cal Grants, Pell Grants, and UC grants, there’s a good bit of “free money” awarded. Often the remaining costs are covered with fed student loans and work study.</p>
<p>If you have a good GPA and good SAT scores, you should be looking at state flagships around the country.</p>
<p>Quick clarification question: what is URM? People keep mentioning it…</p>
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<p>Most of them do not have good need-based financial aid for out-of-state students (and some, like those in PA, TX, and IL, are not so good even for in-state students). A needy student would need to focus on those with large reachable merit scholarships (e.g. AL guaranteed for stats, NC and GA competitively), or those whose list price is low enough to be within the affordable range (e.g. SD for some), or the few with good out-of-state financial aid (VA, NC).</p>
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Uh, no. Most state flagships don’t give money to OOS students.</p>
<p>Carbs2, URM = Under Represented Minority. ORM = Over Represented Minority</p>
<p>Oh ok got it. Thanks!</p>