<p>I got in to both schools and I don't know which one to go to! I'm planning to go on either the medical track or the dental track at the school I choose. Which school has better medical or dental courses and opportunities? </p>
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<p>THey’re very different in atmosphere. Both are very strong in the sciences.
A&M is, by definition, more applied (engineering, etc). Did you get into your major at A&M? If not, are you admitted “'undecided” and what will you have to do to get into your major?
UT has very strong premed programs - is that what you’d be interested in? They have several tracks in biology, zoology, botany…
Med school and dental schools are professional schools. You need your BA first!</p>
<p>The University of Texas at Austin accepts high school students who rank in the top 7% of their high school. Of that 7%, students who are in the top 3% study engineering, business, and pre-med.
Essentially, if you go pre-med at UT, you are competing with students who are experts in obtaining A’s. In my Biochem Class at UT, I was thrilled just to get a C+ on an exam. It is very difficult to compete, but it makes you smarter. The bright side of being alongside UT students is that they are overall, smarter, more open-minded, and it is so diverse that you can easily find friends and learn from their brilliance.
I had three roommates, 1 was a prince from another country, another scored a perfect SAT and smoke weed every day, and another won a grad school math competition and now makes 90K working for Google. </p>
<p>If I had to do it over again, I might choose A&M just so I would have a better shot at med school.
However, my pre-med cohorts at UT who had a GPA of 3.8, generally scored 35+ on the MCAT, and are on a full ride to UT Southwestern, or were accepted at Harvard, John Hopkins, and UPenn. So if you ambitious enough to hang with an esoteric crowd, then choose UT. If you just want to get into any med school then choose A&M. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, the thing that matters is doing well on your boards in med school. That will determine what residency you are matched with, which will determine what kind of doctor you are for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>Full disclosure: I’m a Longhorn. </p>
<p>A&M and UT are both strong schools. UT is a bit better academically, but you can go to professional school from either place. You can have a wonderful college experience at either place. </p>
<p>But the schools themselves are very different. Have you visited the campuses? My S knew immediately that he would not want to be in College Station for four years; his best friend fell in love with it immediately. If you have the opportunity to visit, I strongly suggest it. </p>
<p>A&M also gives more in-state merit aid. UT is notoriously stingy with merit aid. Is money going to be an issue? If you plan professional school, that is pricy. You don’t want to generate lots of debt in undergrad. </p>