UVA or VCU to get into Baylor Medicine?

Mmjj1234
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:06:55 +0000

Hi
I’m a high school senior, and I was accepted to GMU, JMU, VCU, and rejected from William and Mary ( 3.6 gpa, 1850 SAT)I was so hell bent on going to VCU and had baseless qualms about applying to VT and UVA. Now, I have submitted my deposit for VCU and all b/c I feel like out of my three choices, VCU is more “pre-med friendly” in that it is located in an urban setting where I could have an abundance of shadowing/volunteering opportunities. They also have a pre-med commitee & pre med advisors that is immensely helpful by giving their LOR’s and helping me through the process. I plan to do the guaranteed admissions/honors college as well. However, I now realize that despite this, I think I might not be challanged enough here and I have heard of classes ending early for no reason, etc… I want to make sure I am thoroughly prepared for the MCAT. I would be able to maintain a high gpa here. I know JMU is better than VCU academically, but Harrisonburg just seems to lack diversity in people and opportunities. My last option would be to attend VCU this fall and transfer to UVA or W&M in the spring. I really want to go to Baylor for medical school and I know that it is top notch. As it is, they only admit about 30% from out of state. Would I be a better candidate coming from a higher ranked school like UVA with good grades? Or would it be better to come from VCU with great grades, more EC’s, higher GPA, etc…