<p>Hi everyone. Im OOS and got my acceptance letter recently (as most of the engineering majors did); im pretty excited; i hope i can pay for it, lol. Does anyone know how premed is at UCLA? what are the premed-to-med admission stats? is there an accelerated program? any info would be great.</p>
<p>pre-med here is the same at virtually every other college - you take the pre-reqs and you apply to med school. There is no "accelerated program", the admission stats are probably around the same as the national average (~50%).</p>
<p>is pre-med tough major in any college???????</p>
<p>pre-med is not a major. its just an extra set of requirements so that you met the prerequisites of most medicals schools. you dont "declare" pre-med or anything. if you want to be pre-med, just complete the required coursework.</p>
<p>so premed isnt so hot at ucla huh? hmm...guess i'll have to do some more research.</p>
<p>Yep. You can major in anything you like as long as you take all the pre-med coursework and take the necessary tests.</p>
<p>Of course, it would be easier if you majored in a science, especially Biochemistry, since that would cover a bunch of the coursework.</p>
<p>does anyone know the premedtomed rates though? a webpage maybe?</p>
<p>I don't think there would statistics on that. Perhaps a better question is the rate of admission of those that applied.</p>
<p>There isn't anything official about being a pre-med. You just take those courses as your "electives." It would be kind of hard to track. Also, consider the people that do take all the classes (even by coincidence), they may not be applying to med school in the end.</p>
<p>i understand what premed is. lol. that has never been my doubt. i also understand that some premed students do not apply to med school thus altering the overall statistics the percentile of students of a school who make it to medical school. my ONLY question is how UCLA stands in terms of their premed program. im curious as to what their acceptance rates are for the premedical students getting into medical school (for those that apply obviously); most schools do keep tabs/stats of their premedical students, and so i'd like to know. also, how prominent is the hospital setting in the area?, etc - questions like that. i know what premed is. =P</p>
<p>There is NO SUCH THING as a premed program at most universities. </p>
<p>UCLA is above the national average for successful matriculation into med schools.</p>
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<p>Not sure what you mean by this. UCLA's hospital is the best west of the Mississippi and is right on campus, if that's what you're asking.</p>
<p>well, when i say premed program, i mean like, the whole package - the prehealth counselors, prep MCAT classes (if any), etc. just generally how much they help you towards the goal of getting into medical school.</p>
<p>so its a little above 50%? ahh, i see.</p>
<p>thanks, most of my questions have been answered now. thank you UCLAri.</p>
<p>UCLA's not quite at the level of say...the big name Ivies, but there are worse places. You'll have to do more legwork at UCLA than you would at USC, I bet.</p>
<p>how are the class sizes in the "premed" classes (i mean, like, the prerequisite science courses - bio, chem, etc)? is it easy enough to get to know the professors (in order to get letters of rec's in the future, and to get some lab work) or do the class sizes consist of a billion ppl, making you an obscure dot in the lecture hall?</p>
<p>Most lower div classes are pretty big in all departments.</p>
<p>ahh, i see. thanks again UCLAri. you're on a roll. =)</p>
<p>UCLAri, so you say that USC has better advising than UCLA?</p>
<p>I said that I BET that it's the case that you'll have to do more legwork, not that the advising is better. I bet that USC holds your hand more.</p>
<p>thanks......</p>