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<p>Please check out the PreMed Topics forum here on CC. While great schools, UCs have some negatives connected with them when it comes to premed, mainly tough grading and poor premed counseling.</p>
<p>As well as looking into privates with large merit aid for Hispanic applicants and/or excellent need based FA for low income families, you should check into Questbridge, it’s a college entrance program for low income applicants. There is a subforum about Questbridge under the FA & Scholarships forum.</p>