<p>I've been thinking about attending a cal state school for my undergraduate. I want to go to med school and to do that I need at least a 3.8. Wouldn't it be easier to get As in a cal state rather a highly ranked university or Ivy League where the class curve would be small?</p>
<p>I don't want to go to a cal state because I can't get into a university. I have a 4.0 right now in high school and I just took my SAT which I feel confident about. I just want to have the best possible chance of getting into med school. So what do you think, good or bad idea? </p>
<p>generally, bad idea.</p>
<p>If you were an adcom at say, UCSD Med, who would you consider to interview: a 3.8 from Cal State LA or a 3.8 from UCLA (all other things being equal).?</p>
<p>If you go to a UC I imagine there would be more research opportunities on campus, which is important. </p>
<p>Less selective schools have less grade inflation, and CSUs are no exception (compared to UCs).</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com”>http://www.gradeinflation.com</a></p>
<p>I would take a good look at UC Riverside. Especially if you are local to the area. With the new med school it looks like they have some paths to medical professions advising and perhaps even preferential admissions. I don’t want to make too many assumptions but I like it better than your plan. Medican and research onsite, better premed advising. Idk why this is on the Psych pages but I think they are supposed to have a pretty good Psych dept.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.psych.ucr.edu/undergrad/medical_school.html”>http://www.psych.ucr.edu/undergrad/medical_school.html</a>
What percentage of UC Riverside applicants are actually accepted into medical school?
Nearly all of the students with at least a 3.6 average, a composite MCAT score of 30, and strong letters of recommendation are accepted. The farther from these qualifications an applicant is, the less likely she or he is to be accepted. UC Riverside sends numerous students to all of the health professions schools every year. This includes medical, dental, optometry, veterinary medicine, and others</p>
<p>READ THE PREMED and medical section of the forum, there are stickies and FAQ at the top of the forums.</p>
<p>Think about what you’re suggesting. There is an easier way to get the GPA that you need. A chance to really shine. And as a high school junior you already know how to do it! But those morons that work in medical school admissions haven’t been able to figure out the game, even though you and all your friends already know it. If you think this is a fair description of the world, then I guess your plan makes good sense.</p>
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<p>UCR offers a [Guaranteed</a> Admission Program](<a href=“http://admissions.ucr.edu/WhyUCR/ourGuarantee]Guaranteed”>New Students | Apply | Undergraduate Admissions | UC Riverside) if you complete your junior year with a 3.9 (UC weighted) GPA and 1600 SAT or 23 ACT, sign up during June 16-July 31, 2014, and include UCR in your regular UC application. I.e. you can make UCR an admissions safety without wondering about the usual holistic review at UCs (or uncertain eligibility index thresholds at impacted CSUs).</p>
<p>Of course, you also need to check the net price calculators to check affordability.</p>
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<p>Be very careful about interpreting such "data’. UCR has a large hispanic population (35%), which along with African Americans (6%), are URM’s for the purposes of med/law admissions. Also, “accepted” means anything from allopathic med to osteopathic to offshore (Caribbean) to Guadalajara.</p>
<p>^ Colleges never publish how many students were weeded out. Holy Cross can boast that they have 100% med school placement because they only accounted for those with committee letters.</p>
<p>Besides, if Spanish is your first language and are fluent in it, the 4 med schools in PR have pretty low in admission standards, in which, fluency of Spanish is required.</p>