<p>Pros vs. Cons?</p>
<p>I really need to stay in the Los Angeles area, so I don't have that many other choices for schools. But, if you have others, it would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Berkeley’s College of Chemistry</p>
<p>Pros:<br>
Great professors
Tons of class offerings
Lots of very intelligent peers</p>
<p>Cons:
Professors are not easily accessible
Classes can be tough to sequence properly within 4 years
YOur intelligent peers are likely premed, which means hyper competitive, and a very low % of A grades (about 15%) awarded in the pre-med weed-out courses (whether you’re premed or not)</p>
<p>In greater LA, you’ve also got Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Occidental, USC (which is so large it’s not actually that different from UCLA), Caltech, the Claremont Consortium, and at 90 min. drive. U of Redlands and UC Irvine, and Westmont in SB.</p>
<p>If you’re planning premed, I would suggest you consider a smaller program where you might develop relationships with Professors to begin research, and get recos for med school.</p>
<p>@UCBChemEGrad</p>
<p>I have looked at them, and I would love to go there, but it’s kinda far from where I need to be. Thank you though!</p>
<p>@DunninLA</p>
<p>Thank you!
I’m just looking for my B.A. in biochem for a career in forensics. I will definitely look at those other schools as well!</p>