Texas Christian University

Date: Feb 13 2014
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
Let's just lay out the background: I was an 18 year old Jewish Biology Major attending TCU on a Chancellor's Scholarship from 1980-1984. I graduated Magna Cum Laude, was accepted to two US Medical Schools off the bat. The Pre-Medical program was/is superb—if you survive, 80 percent will get into Medical School. Essentially, get a 3.5 plus average in Physics I, Biology I, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry and whatever math class is required now (I placed out of a year of calculus), ace your non-science classes, and start packing your stethoscope into your doctor bag.

The Greek/non-Greek social life thing is silly—I was non-Greek and non-Christian AND non-rich, I had action. Women outnumber men, guys, and the scenery when I was there was some of the finest in the known Universe. As I spent 5 years training at UCLA, I know of what I speak. LA has NOTHING on TCU.

In my field, (Psychiatry) I started off my 1st year out of residency at $180 K plus, and for the last 5 years have had an income of around $350 K a year (health insurance for family: $1800/yr/malpractice covered by employer).

Medicine is a useful career, and fascinating. A great place to do pre-med is TCU. The professors are quite good, and the Dean of The Technology program (Dr. Phil Hartman) is a lovely, lovely man who formerly headed up the pre-med program. I would do it all over again if I had my choice of where to go to school. I am now 51, and have been in private practice over 20 years. I have worked in Los Angeles, rural Alabama, rural Kentucky, New Mexico, New Zealand among the Maori, and now Minnesota with the Ojibwe. I can thank TCU for helping get me into Medical School, along with my own hard work.