<p>Baylor - the acronym is BCM, by the way - does give some scholarships, and I don't think Rice/Baylor students are excluded. But you generally have to take the MCAT to be eligible, and so it's not usually worth it (because of the cost of the test registration, test prep books or courses, and lost wages when you can't work because you are studying).</p>
<p>What courses do you have to take first year?</p>
<p>They don't specify when you take what, but for baylor the following must be completed by the end of your junior year:</p>
<p>1 year of chem
1 year of orgo
1 year of physics
1 year of bio
(all of the above with corresponding labs ranging in length from 1/2 semester to 1 year)
1 year of english</p>
<p>no math or mcat requirement.</p>
<p>Rice requires you to complete, by the time you graduate, a major in a department, 12 credits in each of 3 distribution areas, and 2 semesters of gym (offerings range from yoga to running to badminton). No foreign language requirement or anything that specific.</p>
<p>Most of these requirements can be minimized by using AP credit.</p>
<p>Congrats on your decision! I had a difficult choice between Princeton, Rice/Baylor and the University of SoCal/Keck. I originally matriculated at Rice/Baylor, but after a month of sleepless nights I withdrew from Rice/Baylor and chose Princeton. Someone on the Rice/Baylor waiting list must have been mighty happy! I'm still going to apply to Baylor COM come senior year since I was very impressed by the Texas Medical Center.</p>
<p>Anyhow, a word to the wise, establish texas residency while you are a Rice student (i.e. register to vote in texas, buy or lease some property, register your car in texas, and file your tax return in texas). Baylor College of Medicine tuition is a ridonculous $6,500 a year, with $2,000 in student fees for in-state residnts, the lowest I've seen for a top 15 med school.</p>
<p>The AP credit part of the program for admission to Baylor COM looks very attractive but I recommend against it. If I had matriculated into Rice/Baylor I could have used AP Chem and AP Physics credit, but I'd have been on a pretty bad footing compared to students who take the actual courses in college. AP credit, even a 5, is not at all comparable to college chem or physics courses.</p>
<p>As a New Yorker I had some stereotypical views of Texans. My two visits to Rice/Baylor really opened up my eyes. To the poster who was arguing that Texas really isn't full of conservatives: you guys really shouldn't be worried about what other people think of Texas or of Rice. Sure, you'll have to deal with some crap during your undergrad years since Rice is not well known outside the South, but the point is, I don't even know where my physician went to medical school much less undergraduate school, and most people don't ask. Unless you plan on doing some healthcare public policy (like me) or healthcare/pharma/biotech ventures, it won't really matter where you went for undergraduate, the education provided at Rice (esp. in the sciences) is excellent.</p>
<p>In the end, I chose Princeton over Rice/Baylor because I'm interested in health policy, which is a weak area for Rice (the economics, politics, and public policy are not on par with the Rice biology, chemistry, and engineering programs). The Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Jones School of Management are good but Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School and Economics department are tops, bar none.</p>
<p>That being said, you guys will probably sleep better at night. Plus, no MCAT! Oh well. As my organic chemistry professor once said: lack of sleep and stress builds character ;-)</p>
<p>If you plan to establish TX residency, be very careful. There are complex and changing rules, and if you don't follow them you won't become a resident. Registering to vote and registering your car isn't enough. Leasing property isn't enough. Really do your homework on this one.</p>
<p>And I think if Baylor thought AP classes wouldn't prepare you they wouldn't accept them. Don't worry.</p>
<p>Can people who are getting their basics at a community college still be able to get into the program ya'll are talking about? Rice/Baylor</p>
<p>Ways to establish Texas residency.
1. Move your parents to Texas--bad idea.
2. Work in Texas for one year without being a student.
3. Purchase a homestead. Yes, a townhouse is a homestead. You need a deed, but cattle are not required.</p>
<p>I have a question, Can internationals(or Americans abroad) apply to the program</p>
<p>i dont think so</p>
<p>I think international students would be able to...don't know for sure though.</p>
<p>Hello, I am applying for rice/baylor. I have recently been admitted to Rice under the early decision. Now, I am thinking of what to write on the essays for Baylor to try to produce a very good response. I wanted to hear some salutary advice from you people. I want to know about the interview. what did they ask you? all the questions you can think of. the combined program has always been my dream and it would be a blessing to be admitted into it. what are your tips on the essays?</p>
<p>if you don't mind me asking...what are your stats?</p>
<p>im guessing nobody knows about the interview? worthless....</p>
<p>hey, i applied to rice/baylor under interim decision. Does anyone know what the essay questions are like? Thx.</p>
<p>it has two essay questions. number one. "outside of academics what do you enjoy doing the most? what to do you find most challenging?" and number two, "what aspitations, experiences or relationsships have motivated you to study in the eight year rice/baylor medical scholars program." thats the whole aplication. and you get like 3/4's of a page to answer each. they must be answered int hat sheet, so u must think very carefully about your answers.</p>
<p>Hey, I know this is a bit overdue, but I thought this story was fairly sad. The person was actually a Rice/Baylor Medical Scholar, so I thought it was probable the best to post it here for your comments and thoughts. If you knew her, or if you had heard of the incident, please comment. I hope her situation isn't too common at Rice.</p>
<p>So sad...:(</p>
<p>yea sad....but kinda nongermane to the topic man.</p>
<p>sergio, thanks alot for the info.</p>
<p>It's not common at all. Actually, I saw most of it happen. It was Saturday morning (by morning, I mean around noon) and everyone was waking up in various states of hangovers, and basically just chilling. I look outside my window, and I see the Houston coroner's van pull up over the curb and drive across the quad to the Jones building (my room is on the corner of Martel, so it overlooks Jones and Martel quads). They took a stretcher out, put a body in, and left. At that point, we were all kind of freaking out, and hoping it wasn't an alcohol-related death or violence, or something like that, b/c there'd been a huge party the night before. It turned out that it was a medical condition, and everyone paid their respects, that sorta thing. It was really sad, but it doesn't happen often (if at all).</p>