Need help Deciding between Baylor, UC Riverside, Rutgers or UC Merced - Premed track

pikachurocks
Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:43:14 +0000

Hi everyone -

I am deciding which one would be the best choice for a premed track. Briefly, I got admitted into UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced, Rutgers and Baylor. Total cost looks like

I am very passionate about the medical field and looking to pursue premed program. Please advise on which of these colleges will be a best choice that will help me get to med school. From my research, looks like Rutgers and Riverside has a program where I can apply for med school during my sophomore year. Also Baylor seems to have higher med school admission rate (70%) - not sure how inflated it is.

Some questions are

1. Is there any grade inflation/deflation in these colleges - would like to keep up the GPA

2. Any advantage (leg up) in getting into home med schools by studying undergrad there

3. Will my OOS impact my admission into Baylor school of medicine

4. Is it worth applying for the accelerated or the guaranteed admission early during undergrad or is it better to wait till completion of undergrad to have a broader choice

Any thoughts on UC Riverside vs Merced? I hear that UC SC is more focused on comp sci and tech area.

Cost Comparison:
For all 3 UCs (total cost) = $38k+ (I am from CA so paying instate cost)
Rutgers = $ 52K
Baylor (after scholarship)=$38K

My apologies for throwing in a lot of questions in here. Appreciate your thoughts and inputs!

Thank you in advance!