vstexas09 We can't tell you which is better for YOU because we are not YOU. It would be in your best interest to go to each school (during the school year) and see which one feels right. I would have been stuck in College Station if I didn't do that (sorry Aggie lovers).
thx a lot...but do any of u guys know the track record of both UT and Baylor students that get to med school?
I suggest you spend a weekend over there say go in Friday - Sunday. On Friday drop into a few classes. That way you will get a feel for school life, the town and how the weekend is.
You are in the completely wrong forum if you're looking for premed advice. Go to the Student Doctor Network Forums and post on the high school or pre-allopathic forums. There's even a post entitled Best Texas University for Pre-med? And as stated before and is the prevailing opinion rampant on SDN, good GPA and MCAT are way more important than what school you go to. I go to a top 20 school right now and am applying to medical school too, but got waitlisted twice because my GPA is weak. So just go where you think you can succeed
yeah i have registered at that forum...the thing is, some ppl are just psycho...and anyone who reads that should take it with a grain of salt...i was confident of getting into Yale b/c of their advice... and here I am asking for UT advice...you guys seem more knowledgeable than them... track record??
Well you should take every person's advice with a grain of salt and form your own opinions. That's just common sense. I will agree though that some of the posters on that forum are nutjobs.
You have to give us some stats. If you got a 1100 with 3.0 gpa you are not likely to get into Harvard. UT is a better school than baylor according to the rankings. If you don't get into US med school you could always go to the Caribbean.
His signature does state that he's graduating 2nd in his class, so I'm assuming he has at least a 4.0 GPA. And can probably safely assume he got at least a 1300-1350 on his SATs.
My bro finished his freshman year in college when he was 16. He goes to a public university and just takes things as they come. He's making his grades and doing his requirements for the honors program and aims to land a job when he's done at 19. After that, he can do whatever the fu** he wants with his money, have a good time, and if he wants to go to graduate school, he would have a better feel for it than just wishful thinking now. He never looks far ahead and enjoys his time with his friends. You seem like you are stressed out over all these things you are asking. Have a fun time while you're still young. Once your youth is gone, it's gone for good. My suggestion is to go to any school that pays for your tuition and try passing all your classes first. If you're in a hard program, you might not have much of a life. Do you really want that? Good luck.
That's good sentiment and all, but I respectfully disagree. Attempting a career in medicine is something that is best done with alot of foresight. If the OP is serious, he should start planning things like when he's going to apply, when he's going to take the MCAT, when's he gonna find time for certain extracurriculars like research and volunteering. If the proper planning is done, then he can do fun things like go abroad for a semester or just not worry about having to cram in all the prior stuff in one or two years. Medicine is truly a sacrifice. You give up nearly 10-15 years of your life from college to the end of residency. Those who plan it out well and work hard get rewarded because there are so many steps to get evaluated (college, med school, residency, then finally the job interview). My best advice is plan out what you want to do and try to balance it with things you like to do.
im a UT grad. will start med school in july. i will note that i had many friends who were pre-med, pre-dent, pre-pharm. maybe 1/10 actually stuck it through. however, youll find that 1/10 is probably the same rate at other schools. its all one big weed out process so you might as well enjoy it the best you can. like everyone has been saying... GO UP TO AUSTIN AND WACO DURING THE WEEK. ATTEND A FEW LECTURES, TOUR THE CAMPUSES, CHECK OUT THE CITIES. THEN DECIDE WHICH YOU LIKE BETTER.
Based on the 2009 college rankings from US News, both UT and Texas A&M rank higher (47 and 64 respectively) than Baylor (76) for overall colleges. Both would be significanly less expensive.
so I've visited austin...and I definitely like it better..the campus... it's just im worried about whether med schools will look at what major you pick...and how hard is the bio major at UT??
like i said before, i did my prereqs at Community College. i was interviewing at Baylor and Southwestern w/ kids from Harvard, Yale, Berkley, Emory, Johns Hopkins, UT, A&M, etc. it doesnt matter where you go to school. its just one big weed out process so try to enjoy it the best you can.
about 2/3 scholarship...baylor is also offering me 2/3 of the scholarship.. i also get fafsa money b/c my mom is in school..so my dad is the only source of income...
