Thanks, I’ll look into that.
The reason I was pushing Alabama was - you’d be $20K-ish for tuition, room and board (not just tuition) - which in Ohio might be $30K-ish. The reason - they have a table - if your GPA is this and SAT is that - you get x $ - in your case - $28K and internationals are eligible.
Both - but especially Ohio U - might offer you merit aid…you should look into that.
Bama has the McCullough Medical Scholars - another thing that might interest you.
There hasn’t been a bad school mentioned on this board - btw - you are making thoughts about them based on US News - but who says US News is the expert? They’re experts in marketing…
Thanks again. I think I’ll apply to Alabama, Ohio and Ohio State (+ others ofc). I think I’ll just go wherever the cheapest with the aid they’re offering to give me. But let’s say I get into both Ohio State and Ohio (which, I don’t think is VERY unlikely) and the whole cost comes up to be (let’s say) 3k/year more for Ohio State. For the sake of this, let’s just say that Ohio State is objectively better than Ohio. Would you recommend going to Ohio or Ohio State, given that scenario? While Ohio State is gonna come up to be 12k more expensive over the 4yrs, it is a better school (for the sake of the scenario).
I did not mean any particular school. I meant any public school in Ohio state.
Miami of Ohio costs instate 34k (with room and board) but you should get 4k merit with your stats. That will make it 30k, but not 20k total.
You should add room and board to tuition unless you plan to commute to school.
Oh, right lol. Yeah, my parents would pay 30k, BUT after those 4 yrs I’d have to pay back the additional 10k (so 40k) total.
For correct perspective, it is extremely difficult these days to get cost for college under 30k unless student is either extremely smart and got some top scholarship (very very few), or student family is eligible for significant financial aid.
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Or the student can commute from home.
Otherwise agreed.
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Or attend community college…
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Or lives/resident in state like GA that has tution scholarship funded by local lottery.
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Given OP’s stats, she has affordable in state choices that are also likely admits. She does not need to take the community college route.
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I know… The thing is, I’m the oldest of my parents’ children and the first one in the family to go to college in the US, so they have no idea about how it works, how much you pay, etc. I know that they worked hard for all the money that they have and they just aren’t willing to give it up. They don’t like spending money. They’ll probably die with over 1M in their savings, and I’ll get half of it, but I’d rather have them pay for my college.
You would be surprised how many very smart students go to Community College in my area to save money and get guaranteed transfer to UMD (I live in Maryland).
OP can do the same if she wishes. That will save over 2 years exactly $40k that she is missing and she will graduate from a top school in Ohio.
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Believe it or not 1M is not a big amount these days for rainy day or retirement in the US. Cost of living is huge and many people need nursing care and medical treatment.
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My parents are a bit irrational though. I was thinking about doing that, BUT when I asked them about whether they’d pay 40k for the remaining 2yrs since it’d add up to 80k, just as 20k for 4 yrs, they said hell no and that they’re only paying 20k/year. Bruh.
May be true, but I highly doubt they’ll spend all/most of it in their lifetime.
It seems to me that Alabama could be your best option. How would you pay your parents back- what would the parameters be…if you went elsewhere?
I would not say that it’s better.
I would say - one will be better for you.
Ohio State is near the big city (in the limits) and a huge school, one of the biggest.
It’s a fine school.
Ohio U is sizable but not that sizable, in a cute college town - an entirely different experience and has the tutorials.
Again, you are using a magazine to make a which is better decision. Stop. Go see for you.
You want to go to med school - you have to do well - so go where you can do best. You will be on campus four years, day after day afer day. To do well, you need to be in the right environment.
Given your pre med desires and/or major, you should save the $10K a year if you can…forget the school name - they’re all fine as will others such as Bowling Green, Toledo, Akron.
You’ve built a narrative - that at least - I for one - don’t agree with. You may be right - but not in my belief…not given your majors.
So, you’re saying I should go to the cheapest school possible?
I mean, I’d get a job and pay them back. Let’s say it’s 40k that I’m in debt to them. If I earn, let’s say 15k/year during college with some part-time job, I’d probably be able to pay back a part of that to them. Not sure how that’s gonna work during med school. Where do ppl even work while in med school (if they even work?)?
You need to read the fine print on your L2 before you count on earning 15K (which I think is an astronomical sum-- and AFTER taxes will be much less). Your first job is to be the best student you can be, not picking up extra shifts at work every night so you are too tired to study.
Re: working during med school- I know a few med students who picked up random shifts as EMT’s (they were certified before they started med school) but they couldn’t possibly do any regular job with a regular schedule. Med school is hard AND demanding AND physically exhausting once you start rotations. And I know a few med students who were able to work a few weeks during the summer.
But don’t box yourself into a corner where you can’t do what you need to accomplish because you need the money from working- assuming you can find work, and assuming your visa will allow you to do so.
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