<p>LonghornChick, see this recent thread on premed programs in Texas:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/874152-best-colleges-go-pre-med-texas.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/874152-best-colleges-go-pre-med-texas.html</a></p>
<p>One of the best pieces of advice on the thread was to look at the med school websites to see where their students completed their undergraduate work. The posted link to Southwestern showed zero students from Prairie View. </p>
<p>Prairie View was not properly supported by the state until recent years. While it continues to improve, it still has a long way to go. There is no academic program at Prairie View that could be considered “the best” in Texas. </p>
<p>LonghornChick, I almost replied to your post with, “You’re a ■■■■■, you’re just posting this to see if you can get a reaction out of folks.” Why? Because there’s a pretty significant disconnect between what you claim–you have what it takes to get into UT and your aim is the best premed program in Texas–and your professed ignorance of the comparable curricular rigor and reputation of UT, Prairie View and other Texas schools. Either you are jerking our chains OR you’re clueless and have failed to do any research whatsoever. If the latter, I do wonder whether your confidence about UT admission is well-founded. And I’m very skeptical you have what it takes to get through medical school. </p>
<p>I wish you the best and hope you prove me wrong. I do believe dreams come true…but only when people work hard enough to make them come true. </p>
<p>-mom and UT alum</p>