<p>I know I asked this already, but no one answered. I was hoping that if it were in a seperate thread i might get some responses.</p>
<p>This is a serious question, not a shameless plug of Rice/Baylor:</p>
<p>From reading many of the posts on this site, it appears that several frequent posters are applying to the very best, highly prestigious, and most selective programs out there (Brown, Northwestern, etc.). However, I have noticed that very few posters have said that they are applying to the Rice/Baylor program. I honestly do not understand the reasoning, and was hoping (purely out of curiosity) that some of you might share your thoughts.</p>
<p>For those of you in this situation, why did you decide not to apply to Rice/Baylor? What would the Rice/Baylor program have needed to do or have to convince you to apply? If you believed that you wouldn't get in, what made you think that the programs that you applied to were easier?</p>
<p>With only 15 spots though, it seems impossible to get in. The med school is ranked higher than HPME and PLME, I don't see why other people wouldn't apply there. Those three are my top three med programs, also applied to med programs at BU, PSU, and Case.</p>
<p>yeah, I also thought it might be near-impossible to get in. I know that sounds like giving up before even trying, but it really did seem like too much of a reach. It has nothing to do with the university itself, the program or the location....I love texas, even got treated at the clinic at baylor when I was little.</p>
<p>So, from this (admittedly small) sample it seems like people didn't apply for two primary reasons: that Rice and Baylor are in Texas, and because they thought they wouldn't get in, correct?</p>
<p>Do people think that the R/B program is harder to get into that PLME or HPME?
Are there other reasons why people didn't apply?</p>
<p>Depends on how many apply to Baylor/Rice but 15 spots are pretty small. Between HPME and PLME, HPME is definitely harder to get in. The average SAT I score for PLME admits is only 1430 while HPME's averages are 1535 on SAT I, 34 on ACT, and 2300 on SAT IIs (math2c/chem/writing).</p>
<p>the reason people arent as interested is because it is rice for undergrad and baylor for med school. Granted, Rice is a top school but most people who arent from texas dont know much about it. With regards to Baylor -- it is the place where that one dude murdered his roommate and then hid him. Thats all we know about it.</p>
<p>Brownjigga - it is very interesting that you said that. It's an interesting insight into what applicants think.</p>
<p>For clarification, that was at Baylor University, not Baylor College of Medicine (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong). The two schools are not affiliated.</p>
<p>i agree with brownjigga; many probably are thinking, "even if i don't get into the honors program, i am still happy to be in brown/northwestern because of their reputation". rice is a great school and it's admission standard is probably even tougher than brown/northwestern but it's reputation is however more regional.</p>
<p>Thanks. That means it's about the same as HPME in terms of % accepted. Last year, about 1000 sent inquiry cards and 700 of those got the HPME application. Out of that 700, they accepted 60 to fill the 50 spots (10 declined the offer).</p>
<p>I didn't apply since I'm a junior not reallly interested in multiple degree programs. But Texas has a very conservative feel to it, and for some liberals, this might not be the oppurtune environment. I agree, it is just as good as Brown, and the others, but it just doesn't have the name recognition, unfortenate though it is. Even though other programs may have equal acceptance rates, 15 seems a sure heck of a lot less than 50, even if the percentages are about the same.</p>
<p>Baylor eh? That's the school where all the great 400 meter track runners come from, lol. Michael Johnson, Jeremy Wariner...haha I get so caught up with that that I don't think of anything else when someone mentions baylor! Good luck to you guys who applied there; I didn't, but I applied to plenty other places...</p>
<p>Besides, it's in texas! ;-D I'll stay somewhere not as hot and not as republican, lol.</p>
<p>ah, I see. Well that just further demonstrates that I know nothing about the name "Baylor" other than track-related mumbo-gumbo. Yay for ignorance! ;)</p>