<p>Thanks! I will look at every piece of advice carefully.
What I’ve gotten out of this is that, although UCs have great academic programs, they don’t do well at guiding the pre-med student. I don’t think I will have trouble with classes, so it comes down to which schools will fit my needs both academically, and economically.
Private schools sound like a great option because, as potrayed by most, they are more prone to accept me and offer scholarships. I will need to do some reasearch, but it seems to me that the bio related programs at private schools would not offer the same type of exposure as UC research would. I would rather receive the best education and exposure. Additionally, it seems to me that medschool adcoms would rather accept a student from a well known university. Adcoms may say that they don’t discriminate, but it seems obvious that a bigger name would sound more desirable for acceptance. Correct me if im wrong, for im
here to learn.
I wish I had the chance to get into top universities with great programs straight out of highschool, that would fulfill my dream as well as my family’s. I will reach my ultimate goal regardless of the path I take, but I would like to take the best I can get.</p>