Agreed.
@13vanillalover You should compare course offerings and class sizes in your areas of interest, but I recommend focusing on the major differences between the two universities (weather, curriculum requirements, house system at Rice, etc.) rather than getting too bogged down on minor differences in neuroscience course offerings or research opportunities. You don’t need access to one of the world’s largest medical complexes to get into a good medical school.
Keep in mind that it’s not unlikely you’ll change your mind about medical school – about half of those taking the MCAT don’t apply to medical school, and many more drop pre-med long before that. A lot of high school students are 100% sure that medicine is for them, only to discover a new passion in college. Pick a college where you’ll do well and be happy regardless of what you’re studying.
Are you interested in a combined (BS-MD) medical program? Surprisingly no one has mentioned them yet. Rice admits fewer than 6 students each year to the Rice/Baylor program, whereas Brown PLME accepts about 50 each year.