Baylor Cost of Living? (and other q's about rice/baylor)

Pre-Med & Medical School Specific Med Schools
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<p>Some answers to your questions, but not necessarily in the order you asked them. The order of the answers might not make sense – this is my third try at answering – two others are lost in bitland.</p>

<p>Check the tuition and fees on the Baylor website directly. Two reasons come to mind. First, Baylor has no dorms. There is an arrangement with Texas Medical Center for apartments; rents vary by apartment size; you can live anywhere you want at Baylor. Second, the academic calendar for med school isn’t the same as an undergrad program. Example, the first year at BCM runs from the end of July to the end of June (11 months).</p>

<p>Acceptance into the Rice/Baylor is a two step process. First, you must get accepted to Rice under ED or ID, then apply to the Medical Scholars Program.</p>

<p>On-campus or off campus is irrelevant to chances. I think the residential college system at Rice has advantages to traditional dorm life. Others may disagree. Check out some of the Rice threads for opinions on the residential colleges.</p>

<p>Acceptance into the Rice/Baylor program isn’t binding to Baylor – you can take the MCATs and apply elsewhere. Check out the Rice/baylor FAQ page – <a href=“Office of Admission | Rice University”>http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Rice_Baylor_FAQs.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Generally, 30 credits to an undergrad academic year.</p>

<p>If you do a time abroad with a Rice Exchange Program host, you pay tuition to Rice and R&B to the host program. For time abroad in an affiliated program, you pay tuition and fees to the host program.</p>

<p>Rice is a private university; tuition is the same for in state and OOS. As for Baylor, Texas has a list of criteria for residency for tuition purposes. As for buying your own place, that’s a “consult a tax advisor” question. If you have a place in your name, your parents MIGHT not be able to claim you as a deduction, even though they are paying for it because you are a full time student with no real income. I REALLY don’t know the answer to this. Get yourself into the program. Worry about Baylor tuition later.</p>

<p>Ophthalmology is a very competitive field for everyone.</p>