Baylor and $$$

dude the place is pretty cheap for OOSers...

 

You can always apply for in state residency after a few years...

 

it's only pretty cheap when you compare it to other med schools. but realistically >20k a year is freakin' expensive and thus all med schools are expensive especially for ppl who went to college for free or went in state for about half of that. so yes it is relatively cheap but i am with the OP when he/she wonders about merit aid etc to save his/her pockets.

 

If I remember correctly from my interview, I believe that OOS students apply for and are generally given a big scholarship for the first year, and then are elegible for resident status. But, I am not a Baylor student, so I'm not exactly an authority on the issue. Good luck!

 

you do have grades, but that portion of the curriculum is only a year and a half...so less time to be stressed about it? Remember that preclinical grades are not extremely important.

 

The reason why Baylor was my first choice was because of the cost either in-state or oos. I wouldn't worry about it. 20K is still damn cheap for the quality of your education.

 

The rankings DO exist, but they are completely unknown to the actual students. They're just used for AOA purposes; that's pretty much it.

(what i was told on my interview)

 

they also count for scholarships b/c according to some students on sdn keeping scholarship requires staying in the top % of the class.