Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor has several medical programs. I am most familiar with the program with Rice University and Baylor University (not affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine), therefore I will only list these two programs.

The more popular program is the Rice/Baylor program, called the Medical Scholars Program, mainly because it is simply more well known and accepts more students. This program is also very competitive, on par with HPME. It has no MCAT requirements. Great university, cheap and great medical school. What more can you ask for?

The Baylor 2 Medical Track, or the Baylor Squared Program accepts only 4 people per year. There are two interviews required. You have to interview at Baylor University first. Then they select a few for the interview at BCM. In my opinion, do not apply to this program unless you have some serious connections at Baylor University. I went to the interview to find that I was one of the 96 who was also being interviewed. I was not selected for the next interview. Needless to say, I thought something fishy was going on. Why? the interview lasted 10 minutes, but we spent the whole day taking a tour Baylor University. The interview was merely a tool to get students to visit the school. Seriously, if you don't have any interest in attending Baylor unless you get into the program, then don't go to the interview.

Admission Requirements:

Rice University

• Apply by December 1st

There doesn't seem to be any specific requirements. But I can assure you that this program is crazy hard to get into.

Baylor University

• Application for admission to Baylor University must be submitted by the early deadline date of the year of matriculation. (Earlier applications are encouraged and will receive more favorable consideration.);
• Be accepted by Baylor University for admission by January 15;
• Achieve a minimum 1400 SAT (one setting using Verbal and Math) or a minimum 32 ACT score;
• Rank in the top 5% of high school graduating class or possess a minimum 3.7/4.0 GPA.
• This program is open to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.

Interesting note: Rice and Baylor had merger talks back in 2009. The talks collapsed in January 2010. After the talks collapsed, Baylor University became the new suitor. The students at BCM, though, seemed to not like the idea very much. Here is their petition. For now, BCM remains a free-standing institution.