They have a lot of resources for premeds in terms of support, alumni network, etc. and don’t have so many students that want the same thing the way big state schools do; as a result, they dont need to weed them out purposely (which doesn’t mean there’s no attrition, far from it). But most importantly, since you dont attend a prep school or a feeder school, they may not be as well known to you (because they’re smaller, don’t have famous sports teams, etc) so are worth exploring. Finally, the matches and reaches offer excellent financial aid and are need blind so running the NPC would let you kbow the best offers you can expect (run the NPC on, say, Villanova, and compare…) As a premed, finding the ideal combination between fit (in case you don’t get into any med school, like most of them) and the best price (no more debt than the federal loans, none at all if possible)
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