Seeking Advice

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I am in a bit of a dilemma. I am at Rutgers University at the moment paying out the who-ha. I transferred from a California Community College. And I'm wondering if I should go back and try to transfer to UCI or UCD or something. Here's the problem. </p>

<p>They put a cap on the units I can have until they throw out your app. UCSB: Over 90 units and they throw out your app. UCD: after 80 has to be reviewed by the Dean. UCI: No limit just a lot of pre-reqs (requires all of orgo to be done to even be eligible for admission, wont be able to transfer until 2 yrs from now). The bad thing is I feel like I could maintain a 3.6 for the rest of my time here at Rutgers. The thing is I am paying a lot and I don't think I've ever been more miserable in my entire life. I could go back to CC do well on my pre-med courses, but medical schools look down on taking pre-med courses at CC from what I have heard.</p>

<p>So, basically stay at Rutgers be miserable, pay a lot of money, do pretty well, and medical schools wont look down on my courses.</p>

<p>Go back to CC: Try to get into UCSB, UCD, or UCI, not be as miserable, save money, medical schools look down on my courses.</p>

<p>A little background info: I am currently taking 1st half of Physics, Calc and Chem. I have not completed the bio series and obviously not orgo. I will have 61 units at the end of the semester, if I play my cards right I could complete 1 yr bio, 2nd half of chem, 1st half of orgo, and 2nd half of calc and still be eligible to transfer to UCSB and maybe get into UCD, if I go back to CC. I am a Microbiology major, currently with a 3.45 gpa anticipating between a 3.6-4.0 this semester (*knock on wood). Have shadowing set up in NY for the summer and a possible letter from an ex-professor from Albert Einstein Medical(the guy I am shadowing). Also I have 3 yrs left until I finish my BS minimum.</p>

<p>Advice please!</p>

<p>Also if I go back to CC I might not get a bio class/calc/chem class because my registration date reset.</p>

<p>(sorry if this is poorly written I've been studying for 2 days straight)</p>

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<p>Also rutgers only offers a one semester lab course for each 1 yr chemistry series. Which has been said to be find but I have a feeling it will be held against me.</p>

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<p>The UCs are not your only choice in CA. The CSU system has some real gems and tuition there is lower than UCs. I do not know if there is a cap on units for eligibility for acceptance to the CSUs. I know there is a cap for how MANY units you can transfer in, but that does not limit your ability to apply for admission.</p>

<p>I am a huge fan of SLO, Sonoma, SDSU, and Sac State. Maybe you should look to those for in-state tuition and coursework. I know the state legislature is increasing tuition for the CSUs and capping enrollments but you have a nice GPA and will have units under your belt along with some CA CC units. I don’t know if having the CC units will help with your priority for transferability, but it might.</p>

<p>One of these threads had the data set for one of the UC med schools and the CSUs percentage-wise did well against the UCs for admission stats.</p>

<p>Rutgers OOS vs CSUs in-state, seems like it would be easier financially.</p>

<p>Kat</p>