UT Austin vs TCU?

College Search & Selection
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Hi,
I am picking between UT Austin and TCU for fall of 2018, and am planning on majoring in Neuroscience. I know that both are great schools with great programs, but TCU has offered me a full-ride (Chancellor’s Scholarship + Trustee Scholarship), while for UT Austin I would only have $5000, leaving me with about $20k to pay in tuition/year. I love Austin, the college environment there, and the diversity (I’m a minority), but the smaller classes, one free semester abroad, and full ride provided by TCU.

I have money to fully pay for my undergrad if I chose to attend UT, but I also plan on going to medical school, so I’d have to take out loans for that. Is the 80K worth it for the “college experience” provided by UT, or should I just save it for medical school? Where would I have better opportunities/name recognition? Is there a major difference between the schools other than size?

I’d just like to hear some opinions! Thanks!

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Medical school admission is primarily numbers based, and the name of the college/university doesn’t matter. Your GPA and MCAT matter. Your job shadowing matters.

What do you need to do to keep your scholarship at TCU?

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I say save the money for medical school. TCU is a wonderful school and has a great reputation. It might not be as diverse as UT, but the area around the school is and Ft. Worth has a few “Austin” like neighborhoods for you to explore.

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as said earlier - Med schools look at GPA and MCAT scores. They don’t really care where you went to undergrad. Also TCU will give you the “college experience”…it is a very fun, “rah rah” kind of place. Ft.Worth is a great town and only getting better.

Med school is very expensive. My advice would be to save the money and go to TCU.