I know this is the UT forum, so this is a little Longhorn leaning (like myself,) but I’m in a bit of a pickle. I know UT has a great science program, also my love for UT runs deep, its practically the only college I’ve ever cared about going to. The problem is that TAMU offers me a Tuition scholarship that would make it about 2k a year in total for me to attend… UT Austin is going to be about 7-10k depending on certain factors. Also UT has the +/- system which really irritates me to some degree because being in a major that is competitive for Pre Med, if I get a 91 in Cal I would much prefer it to be an A rather then an A-. I know that TMDSAS doesn’t count +/- but other medical schools do. So the question is, do I choose the school that I love 100% but can put my family into a costly situation, or do I chose the school i’m not to familiar with but save the most price wise and avoid +/- system? Also I have an Auto-Admit to TAMU, UT I do not.
Have you seen these documents?
https://www.cns.utexas.edu/images/CNS/Health_Professions/PDFs/2013_Stats_JH_FINAL_med_with_toc_final.pdf
http://opsa.tamu.edu/OPSA/media/library/Documents/PDFs/MedDent-Handout-2014.pdf
I don’t see a significant enough difference in acceptance rates to medical school or GPAs and MCAT scores to make it worth putting your family in a costly situation- if the 5,000 to 8,000 a year is a problem. i would recommend talking to any physicians you know about what they think as well. You should also visit A&M to make sure you can be happy there if you are truly a lifelong Longhorn.