UT vs A&M vs Texas Tech vs St. Louis University (psych & pre-med)

Hello! I am a high school senior and I have to make a decision for college very soon. I am stuck between four different schools right now and I’m here for some advice. The schools are Texas A&M, Texas Tech University, UT Austin, and St. Louis University. To give you some background, I plan on majoring in psychology and being a pre-med.

At St. Louis University, I got into the medical scholars program which means that at the end of my sophomore year, if I maintain a GPA of a 3.65, I am guaranteed an interview and can possibly be accepted to medical school early on. One thing to note is that the GPA scale at St. Louis University is a little different in that a 92 is considered an A-, so basically I would need to maintain an A- average. Also, once accepted to the program, I would need to earn atleast a 50% percentile MCAT score to keep my spot. The one thing about SLU is that I am not sure just how much the guarantee is (if I maintain the requirements) and this scares me because I am a number oriented person. I am hearing conflicted percentages or chances here.

UT Austin is great in that I see that pre-med students that do well there have pretty good chances later on. However, I am worried about getting opportunities there. Austin is a pretty big city and I’m worried about standing out/forming a good representation of who I am. I know it will also be difficult academically since I’ve heard that about UT in general. I’m also slightly worried about the class-sizes. But for the pros, I loved the campus when I visited. Also, I think that I would be challenged here the most because of its reputation and think this will be good for me. I’m also worried that I may struggle too much and can’t decide if will be good for me.

At Texas tech university, I would be a part of the Honors College. This means the class sizes will be smaller. The great thing here is that although it’s a big school, I will have smaller classes which is something I really wanted. Also, Lubbock seems to have a good amount of opportunities for pre-med students and I know it is a challenge to obtain them at any campus, but for some reason I don’t feel as threatened when I think about them at Tech vs UT. I think I feel that way because Lubbock is smaller but I’m not sure. I’ve also been able to get good advice from pre-med students at Tech and haven’t been able to do that much from students at UT.

Lastly, A&M also has the small college town feel which I really like. I won’t be a part of honors here. I spent a week here for a summer camp 2years ago and loved it. There’s nothing really pushing me away from A&M other than the thought that I may shine more somewhere else.

That’s basically my whole thought process. Distance isn’t really a factor because I am willing to go to any of them based on that. Also, I know many people say that picking the financially convenient school is best. Texas Tech is where I got a scholarship and in-state tuition so it is the best financial decision. UT and A&M come around the same and SLU is about 10 grand more than UT and A&M. Also, I visited all the campuses and really loved all of them. I’m honestly looking for a place that will set me up for where I want to be (medical school) but also not limit me in alternate options. Sorry about the super long paragraph, just looking for some good advice!

Please search for “SLU Med Scholars”. There’s several really good threads from this cycle.

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will do, thank you!

Hi, loved your analysis of the colleges ! Out of curiosity, what did you end up choosing?

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