#help out a mid stat student w/ college list for premed

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raw hill
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  • Location/Region: City/Suburbs, Anywhere in the US but preferably east coast since i’m in FL
  • Major: Biology
  • GPA/Test Scores: 4.14W, 3.67UW, 1310 SAT, i’m planning to take the act in september and i’ve been getting 30-31 on practice tests
  • Curriculum: Good premed program
  • Size: No preferences really but I have a soft spot for small schools
  • Costs: Full Aid, I’m pretty sure I’ll qualify for fafsa tho
  • Schools You're Currently Looking At: UMiami(dream school), UCF, UF, FSU, FIU, USF
  • Additional: I would probably like a school that isn’t too rural (except for instate schools). Also, a lot of diversity!
misty ruin
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As long as the school that you go to has lots of science classes including organic chemistry, then it's going to allow you to meet all the premed requirements.

I think what makes a school good for premed is its access to extracurriculars related to healthcare so you can easily get shadowing, volunteer hours, clinical hours, and be a part of student groups investigating or advocating for health.

Prehealth advising offices can be helpful, but usually the schools that have what I mentioned ahbove will have really good prehealth advisors. Even still, all the requirements for applying to med school are pretty straightforward or the nuance that is there can be figured out by people on reddit or A2C here.

In general also, affordability for undergrad will be super important to then be able to pay for med school. It looks like you qualify for Bright Futures which is great.

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In terms of other schools for potentially reaches you could look at Emory, Duke, UNC but those are the only ones in the area that might give a very different more premed experience than the other schools already on your list.

elder holly
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if you need aid apply early

gilded hull
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UGA?

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Emory is bit of a reach but it’s close to Florida and has phenomenal premed opportunities