<p>@bluedevilmike constantly refers to Berkeley when he talks about the UC’s. Just because Berkeley is most selective does not mean it holds the best department or university environment for pre-med students. UCSD honestly, is much better than berkeley with regards to getting their students to med school. The reason Berkeley does not send a lot of students to med school is because of GRADE DEFLATION. I hope the OP did his own, more accurate, research and made a well-intended and well-informed decision than one from merely listening to the misunderstandings and misinformation on this board. As for advising, true, small colleges will do better. But I just want people to realize UCSD and UC Berkeley are different and cannot be lumped under “UC’s,” and especially compared using only Berkeley’s statistics.</p>