<p>A few questions
Would you recommend grad. school?
Undergrad. admissions seemed to stress e.c. a lot this year, do grad admissions do the same?</p>
<p>I got rejected from UCSD as an undergrad this year and got into UCI. I am mostly interested in UCSD's medical school(by the way, is ucsd good for Organic Chem. too? i want to be a psychiatrist, but pharmaceuticals might also be an option.). Is it hard getting into UCSD's medical program from another UC? Yeah, I know, very early, but I want to be prepared for grad admissions unlike undergrad.</p>
<p>Hmm…there is alot wrong with the way your thinking. </p>
<p>How should we know if we recommend grad school. Most of us here are either HS students admitted or undergrads at UCSD. If your interested in medical schools, the competition is even higher. If you think a 37% admit rate is low your in for surprise, the admit rate to a UC med school is like 2%. So yes it is significantly more difficult. </p>
<p>Your setting yourself up for failure if you only have your eyes set on UCSD Med school. The average applicant applies to around 16 or so med schools. So good luck with that. I don’t know what you mean if UCSD is good for organic chemistry. There is no O chem major unless your deciding right now to get a PhD in Organic Chem as a high school student. And you need to pass Gen Chem first, which many people struggle with also, take it one step at a time. </p>
<p>Do you really think UCSD Med School only accepts students from UCSD and absolutely no other places? It’s hard to get into any medical school period. </p>
<p>I’m sorry but you are basically trying to plan out your next 10 years without even having gone through a quarter at a UC much less a single pre-req for med school. Like it or not your plans are most likely going to change one thing or another is going to fall through. Although it’s excellent that you are showing interest in doing well for future admissions into med school, you need to take a step back. You realize that to be anywhere near competitive you will need around a 3.6 GPA cumulative and Science which means you will be in the top 20% or so of your undergraduate class. PLEASE! Wait until you have gone through at least one quarter before you start talking about this information because honestly your giving everyone else here who is 2nd year pre-med or above a good laugh.</p>
<p>lol alrite i see, thanks
but i never really said getting into grad school would be easy, I wanted to know how to prepare myself cuz I know it would be hard.</p>
<p>Richzz89, your response to OP is kind of a downer. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with OP’s thinking ahead a number of years and setting some goals. Certainly researching your path into medical school costs you nothing and potentially prepares you for anything.</p>
<p>Incidentally, though the percentage of HS kids and ugrads is high, there are some grad students and ex-UCSD grad students who lurk on these forums.</p>
<p>If you don’t feel like you have any experience answering OP’s question, why respond at all?</p>
<p>I heard it’s actually harder to get into UCSD Med school if you went to UCSD undergrad, because they want diversity in terms of undergrad experience. If that makes sense.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to richzz…like everyone else said. It sounds like he/she’s bitter…:</p>
<p>Yes, have goals and dreams. Just remember to be realistic. Most students do start out as pre-med, and many do drop. It’s really, really good that you have two different interests–there are some people who are medical school or bust, and unfortunately for them, if they don’t make it, they are really behind on getting their foot in the door in another field (researching grad programs, getting internships, etc. that will make them a competitive applicant for grad school or even a job). Have a backup plan! With admission to medical school (and many PhD grad programs too!) so competitive, it’s wise to have a plan in case things don’t work out. Unless you’ve cured cancer or published in Science 20 times, be sure to do well in your classes and you’ll have a much easier time applying to whatever graduate program you want.</p>
<p>Richzz needs to look up more statistics before he/she applies next year. UCSD Med accepts 5.5% of its applicants (or so). The only schools that are even that close to the 2% are Mayo Medical School, Stanford and Cleveland Clinic. Most schools, including the UCs, hover around a 4-6% admit rate.</p>
<p>For grad school, ECs are important for medical school. For a general PhD program, what counts THE MOST is your research, letters from your research PI/adviser, papers published…that sort of thing. Everything else is sort of like icing on the cake. I did not apply PhD however, so take this part with a grain of salt.</p>
Most schools, including the UCs, hover around a 4-6% admit rate.</p>