I was planning on being on the premed track at UT Austin. I like the school and everything but, I don’t know if I should decide to go there. I am looking at a school where I will have a great GPA and it should be a college I can afford. I am an instate student so the tuition is not that high. Is the premed program good at UT Austin?
If you are looking for a school that is “easy” to have a GPA, UT is not it. Its a very competitive schoo with some difficult classes. As for pre-med, UT has a 55% acceptance for the Dell Med School for those applying from UT Austin.
@ComplexX , do you know any easy colleges in Texas?
Easy is relative University Texas Arlington, SFA, Texas State, small LAC. Even with a high gpa you still need to score well on the MCAT, so the brain still has to be there.
@hannuhylu , why do I feel like you are Ethiopian? I got the brain but I also want some boost. Thanks for the info.
Its gotta come down to you. Would you rather go to a hard school that will teach you a lot and get you ready for the MCAT, or go to an easy school but have to study your butt off and learn the material by yourself six monhts before the MCAT?
@ComplexX , I get what you are saying but, I’d rather study my butt off for six months for the MCAT than regretting not going to an easier school and not matriculating to medical school because of low GPA.
@ComplexX doesn’t know what they’re talking about. OP, no matter what school you go to you will have to independently study for the MCAT. Even going to a more “difficult” school won’t drastically affect this. Choose the school that is the best fit for you in regards to cost and if you will enjoy your time there.
I doubt about the competency and skills of the people who took the easiest route to be medical doctors.
I personally will not go to such doctors.
For whatever schools you consider, look at their medical school acceptance rates and where they are sending people to medical school. My advice is to find a school with the right combination of acceptance to medical school and cost for you because medical school is expensive- save your money. UT Austin tuition and fees are relatively low but living in Austin is expensive compared to other in state alternatives. And merit aid at UT is scarce versus other in state alternatives.
I don’t look at where my doctor went to undergraduate school unless I am bored waiting for them to see me. The healthcare industry has developed better indicators of physician quality over the last 15 years than alma mater. But being a physician is hard work and won’t be easy anywhere.