Hello! I'm sure a lot of threads have posted this before, but I wanted to get some thoughts on other factors that are important to me as well!
UTSW (prematched!)
Pros
Cons
Baylor
Pros
Cons
Summary: All the clinical opportunities are equal to me, and as someone who doesn't know what they want to do, these schools will be great. However, I find myself being less stressed at Baylor, but UTSW seemed to have a tighter knit community and faculty mentorship from the college system.
UTSW (prematched!)
Pros
- College system (came from large public school and having this was very appealing)
- Parkland!
- Close to family
Cons
- In-house exams (not sure how important this will be)
- Internal ranking for sem 2 and 3. Graded clinicals (again, I'm not too sure how much stress this provides on students)
- Further away from SO (but will prob be only LDR for one year)
Baylor
Pros
- True p/f all 4 years!
- NBME-style exams
Cons
- Temple (Go here often for work, and absolutely cannot imagine myself living here)
- Lack of structured 1-on-1 support? (I'm not entirely sure how true this is, but baylor seems to have less faculty advising and small groups like the college system provides at UTSW. I would love to talk to current student about this)
- Houston housing (Apartments seem a lot more expensive around TMC area and parking is expensive)
Summary: All the clinical opportunities are equal to me, and as someone who doesn't know what they want to do, these schools will be great. However, I find myself being less stressed at Baylor, but UTSW seemed to have a tighter knit community and faculty mentorship from the college system.
