<p>Hey! I've been admitted to both UT Austin and Tulane and I need help deciding which one to go to! Does anyone know which one of these schools has a better premed program?</p>
<p>It is never about which school has a better pre-med program because Med Schools want pre-reqs. They truly don’t care where they come from. What matters is what school can yield you the higher GPA and which one prepares you better for the MCAT. I have seen kids drop like flies from the weed out classes at UT. I can’t speak for Tulane. I posted a PDF document a while back that showed the average GPA in Natural Sciences to be around 3.0. Of course that would be doom in med school admissions, but it is average and there are 100s of students riding the 3.5-4.0 train. I would try to find out what Tulane average GPA is for students in the bio programs and gauge from that.</p>
<p>As collegeshopping said, medical schools do not care what undergrad university you go to. This might be hard to be believe, but it’s a solid fact. If you’ll be pulling out loans to go to either school, I would put minimizing debt as your highest priority. </p>
<p>Also, the average GPA of students in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) is an absolutely terrible gauge of what you might get as a student here. The CNS is the largest college on campus, and contains a diverse array of students with different goals and different standards. I promise you that any student who has any potential of succeeding in medical school and becoming a doctor will have no problem attaining the ~3.7 GPA of the average matriculant.</p>
<p>Okay thank you both so much for replying! So, I was also admitted at LSU and I have a full ride and have received a lot of credit hours. Since this is the cheapest option and since medical schools don’t care what undergrad you go to, would you advise me to go to LSU instead of Tulane or UT?
I feel like I will have more time on my hands at LSU and will then be able to study for the MCAT more in the future.</p>
<p>It seems like you are from Louisiana. If that’s true, then you’d probably have to pay out-of-state tuition to attend UT. And as much as I love UT, I wouldn’t say that it is $20,000/year better than LSU. </p>
<p>I’d recommend that you go to LSU, and sleep knowing that you can become a doctor without being in debt for a decade.</p>
<p>Yes, I am from Louisiana, but my dad has property at UT. After my first year of paying out of state tuition, I qualify for in state tuition so it won’t be as expensive.
Still, it’s a lot more money so I’m going to go with what you said and go to LSU
Thanks again for helping me</p>
<p>Yeah, no problem. Glad I could help 
It’s a common misconception that all or most doctors are rich. The truth is that a good chunk of them are still paying off their student loans a good 10 years down the road. The burden is heavier than some pre-meds realize.</p>