<p>I just got accepted to A&M, but I'd rather go to UT. However, getting into UT will be tight for me. I'm intending to major in Biology, and I don't know for sure which of these 2 universities has a better Biology program? (Biology --> Medical School that is)</p>
<p>If I don't get accepted to UT, should I still do the CAP program or go to A&M? I personally do not like the whole "tradition" thing at A&M but I know I could survive through it... and I really don't care bout' FOOTBALL. Would it be a wise decision to go to A&M where they don't have a +/- system or go to a better ranked university/CAP program?</p>
<p>Both schools have decent Biology programs. If you were to plan on going to medical school, then Austin would provide more opportunities. College Station isn’t that great for pre-meds. I would go to A&M rather CAP, b/c you’ll never know if you’ll like/love A&M. It’s a good school that places a lot of emphasis on “traditions”, but you can always be excluded from them. And yes, the flat grading scale at A&M was SOOOO MUCH better than UT’s +/-!!!</p>
<p>I was a Biology major at A&M and transferred to UT’s BME program…</p>
<p>In all honesty, if you want to go to Med school, they really don’t care about what school you went to. MKAT is most important and then GPA. I have a teacher who go a BS from SFA (which isn’t really a great school compared to UT and A&M) and then went to Baylor for Med School (ranked in the top 10-20 nationally). It depends more on how hard you work in college than where you go.</p>
<p>The thing is… (I just thought about this), if I were to work as hard as I can in both Universities, wouldn’t my chance be better if I go to A&M because of their lack of the +/- system?</p>
<p>It depends on your preference. Since you like the flat system better, then go to A&M. But if you think you’ll be happier at UT (and as a result work harder) then go to UT. But don’t pick a university just on this though. Look at it holistically. If A&M gives you more aid then UT, take that into consideration (because Med school is expensive!). What school environment is better, etc, etc. If you pick the better fit for you, you’d undoubtedly do better regardless of the grading system.</p>
<p>When we visited UT, I remember the admissions person saying that if having a diploma that said UT Austin was the most important thing in the world to you, then you should definitely go CAP. Otherwise … eh, not so much.</p>