I need some input on choosing a school. I am down to Boston College And TCU. I will be doing the pre med track. It will end up costing about the same for both schools. I am interested in input regarding any opinions you may have about whether either school will increase the likelihood of my getting accepted into a good medical school.
Let’s start with BC. It is more prestigious and higher ranked. However, it does not appear to be geared towards pre med students. If I go there, I will have to be a general bio major as opposed to a neuroscience major at TCU (which I would much rather major in).
Now for TCU. It is not nearly as prestigious. However, it does appear to have more perks than BC. TCU offers numerous volunteer opportunities such as shadowing and serving as a scribe at nearby hospitals. It also offers much preparation for medical school admissions as you are offered 3 mock interviews before the real deal. Also, I’d assume that there would perhaps be a little bit less competition, which could theoretically make it a bit easier (relative to BC) to maintain that crucial high GPA. Also, TCU will have much smaller class sizes for the usually large sized general ed courses.
Again, please keep this solely about the school itself and my aspirations for medical school. I love both of the cities and both campuses are beautiful.