Hey again Collegemom3717!!!
Thank you so much for that wonderful resource link! I will send it on to him. Money IS an issue and he really isn’t about “prestige” for him so that’s great. He is SOO reasonable… He wants a RESPECTED school that is known and publishes well. For the moment he is looking into schools with a high output of research and internationally reputable. Every school he has researched he calculates the calibre of their Med school into the mix…so he is only looking at Undergrad schools with med schools (so that shadowing and volunteering would be options for the undergrad years…). Often these schools fall in the public category. I went to Notre Dame…no med school there…a GREAT school but that really isn’t his cup of tea! 
He is craving big-time research instituion and biomedical laboratory opportunities GALORE for undergrad. He has accepted that barring getting Canadian residency he will be overwhelmed with debt for med school. Its almost impossible to escape that fact, but he seems okay with it. I guess it is kind of like buying a house…just an investment. The undergrad years though I think can and should economize to maximize a quality education for a reasonable price. WISH WISH WISH that we had more resources to buy him some elite program, but sadly I don’t think he will get beyond 1450 MAX on the SAT and that is great for where he has come from…but it really isn’t enough for being in that top 1% getting mega scholarship bucks! Sigh… THANK YOU for your input as always you are so kind!! 
(And I LOVED the schools partnering with the Strive Foundation! LOOKS AMAZING! We will work and pray! ;))