<p>I got virtually full ride (scholarship + financial aids) to both schools SMU and UTD. I'm doing Biology and Premed. Where should I go, which one has a better premed program with higher acceptance rate? Thank you</p>
<p>utd hands down. if you’re aiming for texas schools, utd has a better rep with all the texas med schools. if you’re aiming for out of state schools like harvard, then it doesnt matter since both are not prestigious. i believe the science department at utd is much stronger, and our process to get a committee letter of rec is stronger and prepares you better (based on looking at their website). plus, gpa and mcat is more important that the name of school you come from.</p>
<p>Without a doubt, UTD. I’ve heard they have a 60% med school acceptance rate. It isn’t to say that SMU is no good, especially if your looking for a real college experience (Parties). ViggyRam is absolutely correct when they say that SMU is a more business orientated school. For business world connections, SMU is the place to go. But UTD’s rank is constantly rising, I’ve even heard that they have surpassed SMU for graduate business school. Additionally, UTD’s science programs are nationally recognized.</p>
<p>If your goal is to have a leg up in the Dallas area (when it is time to go job searching), SMU will give you a leg up. However, across the state and out of state…it won’t really matter. A company in Orlando will not care if you went to SMU or UT-Dallas…it’s all the same to them. Having gone on several interviews, companies seem to give you bonus points for going to UT-Dallas. They assume you have the “hard” skills…they assume you are fairly intelligent from the start…definitely helps. The only negative perception (true or untrue) of UT-Dallas is that our students lack the “soft” skills (public speaking/communication etc.)</p>