Adding another voice to the “if it’s affordable and you can give your child the gift of letting them choose their college, that’s the way to go” . We have never regretted allowing our children to choose their undergraduate schools that they felt was the best fit for them. One, like your child, thought he wanted to be pre-med and he started that route, double majoring in chemistry and history. Pivoted to chemical and biomolecular engineering and psychology. Your child can get premed courses at any of those schools and be on track, depending on their MCAT, if they continue that route, to be able to apply with no benefit to any one of those particular undergraduate schools. And yes, if your child is sure they want medicine, having the funds available for that long-term plan is important, recognizing that many who think they are premed will not go that route as I just exemplified. You may hear others mentioning return on investment, etc., but even with a planned bio major, that may be off topic and not relevant to your question and your child’s choice. Keep us posted.
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