<p>Health Sciences at UCSC => [Health</a> Science Home](<a href=“http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/healthsci/]Health”>http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/healthsci/)</p>
<p>UCSC has a Health Sciences which is supposed to be esp. for those wanting to go into the medical field. Part of it includes learning medical spanish, which intrigues me because I am currently in Spanish level 4 AP and I also tutor Spanish 1-3 students. Its also supposedly a nicer, better campus and it is also just the right distance from home. I’m not the biggest outdoors type though, and the Thomas Haider program and the possibility of a UCLA medical edu. is also intriguing. But my major on my application is Biology, so I’m not sure how hard it would be to switch into the Health Sciences Major.</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>UCR with sights on the Thomas Haider Program => [Prospective</a> Medical Students](<a href=“http://www.biomed.ucr.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=49]Prospective”>http://www.biomed.ucr.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=49)
UCR has its Thomas Haider Program and a new Medical School in 2012, which is just right since Im graduating highschool c/o '10. Thing is is that, the Haider Program is 24 students only a year, so I’m scared of my chances of being one of those selected. Especially with the possibility of having to deal with being away from home in a place where I may not enjoy myself (I’m still unsure if this will be the case though).</p>
<p>UCLA just seems too good to pass up, but let’s be real I don’t know if I’d be good enough to be one of the 24 selected…</p>
<p>I am 100% on the fence between UCSC and UCR right now.</p>
<p>Since there is going to be a Medical School at UCR in 2012, I can see the possibility that UCR might cancel the Thomas Haider program in the near future. I could be wrong though. </p>
<p>But either way you choose, you can have a chance at the UCLA Medical School. You can go to either schools and finish up your undergraduate degree there then apply to UCLA Medical School. I don’t know much about SC, but for the UCR Haider Program, you need certain classes - which is really your bachelor’s degree in science. With your bachelor’s degree at either school, you can just go straight up apply to UCLA Med School without having to apply at the program like Haider. </p>
<p>Though Haider program gives you an advantage when it comes to applying to medical school of UCLA. UCLA Medical Schools get a whole lot more applicants than UCR and their space is kinda not that big (not sure how much) - so the ratio of applicants fighting for a seat is pretty intense. However in UCR, there are 24 spots and about 100-200 applies. The ratio of that is smaller compared to UCLA’s. I’d say about 5-6 applicants fighting for a seat. </p>
<p>It is up to you however you want to take it. If you do well in your undergraduate classes and do a lot of health-related community services and get a good MCAT score, either way you take should get you a spot at UCLA Med School.</p>
<p>I think you probably right. When UCR opens its first Medical School in 2012, the Haider students will merge into the newly created Medical School at UCR and subsequently Haider program will cease to exist.</p>
<p>By partnership with UCLA in Haider program, UCR can attract the good health science students for its UCR/UCLA medical program, The MD student will earn its degree at UCLA. However starting 2002, it will take sometime for UCR Medical School to build up its reputation since it is new and no University Hospital is available yet.</p>
<p>In my opinion,the ranking UC Medical School in research, teaching, primary care, is as follows: 1) UCSF; 2) UCSD, UCLA; 4) UCI; 5)UCD and finally UCR since it is new.</p>
<p>I want to make a correction for my previous post because of typing error:</p>
<p>However starting 2012 (NOT 2002), it will take sometime for UCR Medical School to build up its reputation since it is new and no University Hospital is available yet.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter. If you work hard at either school and do well, you can get in UCLA Medical School. Both are good schools. I read an article the other day about a student from UCSC who got into Harvard Medical School and the same for UCR. Both schools send many students to prestigious medical schools and graduate schools, it just depends on the student and how hard working they are,</p>