Congratulations!
Well, now, UW has the lead, right? And if you really want to go OOS, you have Pitt or UTD…
I’m not hearing you defending Emory or UNC strongly so they’re probably out?
If UToledo interests you, see if you can still qualify for scholarships to lower that cost, otherwise just cross it out - if you can’t be bothered to try and decrease that amount through scholarships you could get easily, then you’re not really interested.
@L4fe4sFa4r
it’s a bit more complicated.
First, you need a combination of 1° a strong enough university that if you don’t go to med school, it’ll provide you with options, with strong enough academics that both your major and premed pre-reqs are rigorous enough WITH 2° you’re also in the top 25% students (in other words, where you have academic peers but aren’t average-for-that-university.) Once you have that standard, you can choose the least expensive, or the best fit.
I’d say that most national universities in the Top ~100, most LACs in the top 125, most regional universities in the top 15-20 for their region will provide strong enough academics. But taking a “full ride” to nowhere is not a good idea (ie., a regional university ranked 77 in its region…) nor is picking the most prestigious college you got into where your stats place you in the bottom 50%.
Once you have the right value for money and academic-challenge-for-you, there’s fit:
“Fit” will be personal (what makes the student most comfortable thus most successful) but generally will also mean a university that offers the support premeds need: known for its collaborative mindset, rather than competitive (which, for premeds, turns to cut throat pretty easily - all premeds are competitive since basically they need to rank in the top 20-25% in every class they take, so competitive premeds in a competitive major in a competitive college… not a pretty sight), plenty of academic and other supports - advisers, free/walk-in tutoring, stress relief opportunities…
Keep in mind the majority of premeds switch along the way or never get into any med school, so “saving for med school” is not necessarily a good idea! On the other hand, “blowing it all on college” is not a good idea either :D, so you can see college as an investment that should strengthen the odds of med school, while keeping some $ aside, perhaps to help with expenses (MCAT prep; med school application process - expensive; rent/food where the med student will be, for instance) then anything that can reduce the loans.