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Maybe would’ve been better if I asked which colleges provide the best classes for med school (I know Harvard, UPENN, John Hopkins provide good classes)
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No, they don’t.
Schools do not “provide good classes for med school.” Schools do not prepare students for med school or the MCAT. They just provide those basic classes. Again, there is nothing special about them. They aren’t “medical”. They’re just basic bio, chem, physics classes. That’s why there will be other STEM students in those classes.
Your parents sound a LOT more affluent than “maybe upper middlish”. If they can pay for siblings’ CMU with ''bad aid" and also pay for your undergrad and med school, then they’re not likely even close to middle class. And likely the reason your siblings didn’t get much/any need based aid from CMU is because CMU saw your family’s financial situation and deemed that there was no or little need.
A family would have to be very strong financially to have 2 at CMU and get little aid.
Do your parents own a business? What do they do for a living?
However, it is wise to be concerned about college costs, especially with med school on the horizon. I have a son in medical school, so I know what the costs are. Sending a child thru a pricey private and then med school can mean paying $550k total when all is done. It is not necessary to spend anywhere near that much money, but some people do.
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My SAT scores are R: 720 W: 780 M:760 if that helps. I gave jkeil911 my list of ECs too. My intent is to make it to one of the more competitive schools like Harvard or UPenn, since I've heard their classes/opportunities are good. And since I realized they could also give good FA, out of state universities are definitely not out of question.
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You have the stats for a good bit of merit at some mid tiers. Not likely going to get merit at top schools.
I think you need to have your parents run the NPC on JHU’s and UPenn’s websites. I suspect that you won’t be qualifying for much aid. However, if your parents are self employed or take business deductions or own other properties the NPCs may not be accurate.