Help refine this college list--focus on biology, math, possible BS/MD

If you are in CA already, then just stick to it since you are a resident. There is no advantage to moving away since there are plenty of great schools here.

Financials should be your 1st concern. Eliminate all private colleges and any college which has tuition of over $15k a year (I am a millionaire and even I will not let my kids attend these waste of money colleges unless they get a full ride… didnt get rich by being stupid).

Being young as you are, its much too early to assume you want to go to med school. Start by taking college level science courses and then decide based on that. Many people change their minds after they take their 1st o-chem course, or calc based physics (though I suppose you could opt for the non-calc if you are a bio major), etc. Take a good science school. I went to UCSD and can tell you that it is superb if you are a serious student and enjoy a quiet atmosphere near the ocean (I loved how quiet it was but some people really cant stand it and prefer a more lively school like SDSU). UCSD is always ranked in or near the top 10 worldwide in STEM research so it is not a bad way to go. Berkeley is a little more lively (it is located near downtown) but their dorms and housing in general suck the big one due to how old they are (my sister went there). Housing at UCSD is amazing since it is a walk away from the ocean.

Of course if you can get into CIT then that would be the way to go :wink: