<p>This is absolutely not true. Berkeley’s biology program is one of the best in the country, and Biology is Berkeley’s second-most popular major (after EECS). Most, if not all, of those Bio students are pre-med/dental/optometry/whatever. Every one of my pre-whatever friends does Bio research at one of Berkeley’s labs, or at UCSF. All UCSF undergrad researchers are Berkeley students. It’s essentially Berkeley’s medical school (we share resources, research, etc). </p>
<p>Don’t mean this as a knock on SD. San Diego has a fine Bio program. But to say that Berkeley “doesn’t do anything health-related” is patently false. You’d be well-set up for Med school at either UC.</p>