This is probably the most general question i can ask, but im looking to go into medicine. This being said i would love to come out of my first 4 years of school debt free as med school will put me heavy into debt most likely. Im planning on majoring in biochemistry or possibly biology as some schools do not have biochemistry as a major.
Ok so heres my problem. A lot of schools i am looking at are right around 50,000 a year. There's no way i can afford that. I also dont have the chance for financial aid, as my dad makes 90,000 a year, but isn't going to cover barely any of my schooling, especially not what the state (based on financial aid stuff) says he can cover. I am retaking my ACT this fall, the first time i took it i got a 29 composite, probably not my best. I am taking college part time this year, its my senior year in high school, and by the end of the year i should have around 30 credits built up. My high school GPA is a 3.85. I feel that im there academic wise, but i know that a school isn't going to hand me 50 grand because i got a good score on my ACT...is there any path i can take to help me through this mess, or am i going to be stuck going to a state school and sacrifice a good private education in order to be able to cover the costs of schooling?
Right now the best place i think i could go would be Carleton College in Northfield, MN (im from MN so ya)
Thats like 45,000 a year tho...so right now my 1 and 2 options are the University of Minnesota and Lipscomb University down in Nashville, TN (possibly Vanderbilt for med school if i go there?)
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