How good is the premed here? UCB v. UCLA

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I know that there is no official premed program here at UC Berkeley, but I just love the atmosphere of UCB. I love how one day I could sit and just chat with some homeless person that might turn out to be a retired professor. I love how one day I could join protests on campus to which I agree on. I love how the city is new to me and how unique this place truly is. I love how the people here are so diverse and awesomely weird. (lol)</p>

<p>However, my first priority is to become a doctor. I want to wear that white coat and walk down those halls and become the surgeon I dream of being. I know that UCLA has a great premed program and I can excel over there if I put my all into it. But, how good/average/bad is UCB premed path? is there any programs that can lead me to a future in medicine?</p>

<p>Which should I choose UCLA or UC Berekeley????</p>

<p>Please help me decide! =]</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley does not have a med school (although UCSF is nearby…and is only a med school)</p>

<p>The premed path at Berkeley is AWESOME but competitive. From your first paragraph, you seem like a great fit for Berkeley. So the environment of the school will be fine for you.</p>

<p>In terms of academics, Berkeley’s science majors (pre-med) are top 5 all across the board.</p>

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<p>How good? </p>

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<p>this good</p>

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<p>I guess I will ask here instead of starting a new post.
I saw in earlier (like , years earlier) that one of the biggest complaints about Berkeley pre-med was the poor advising.
Is this still true? How is the pre-med advising at Berkeley?
When I am trying to keep my GPA afloat and study for MCAT, how much help will/can I get on my application and interviews?</p>

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<p>Keeping up a good GPA will be hard at both Cal and UCLA.</p>

<p>Not sure about your premed advisor comment.</p>

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<p>I really wanna go to UC Berkeley, But I also want to study medicine to become a doctor, and I heard that it is really difficult to be a pre-med at berkeley. Is berkeley really a cut-throat place to be a premed student? Is UCLA Better for premed than UC Berkeley. I really wanna go there at Cal but premed seems like its hard at Cal.</p>

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<p>bladeknight, didn’t you read the previous posts in this topic?</p>

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<p>This is like asking which public highschool, the one in a norcal suburb or the one in a socal suburb, will give you a better chance to get in Harvard.</p>

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<p>Very basic answer for you, Cal > UCLA in pretty much every program. In fact Cal has an award for being top 10 in 34/35 programs in the US</p>

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<p>The OP asked about pre-med, and frankly UCLA is more known for its pre-med programs. But it is more competitive, therefore, at UCLA for premed than any other schools. And I’m going to quote UCLAri here from another thread:

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