UC Berkeley- Med School?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have narrowed my college selection down to UC Berkeley. I just have a couple nagging questions about medical school. </p>

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<li>What are the prospects for a student with a major in Cell and Developmental Bio attending UC Berkeley? </li>
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<p>-Does the school that you attend hold any meaning when applying to med school. (Ex. If I got decent grades at Berkeley and good grades at a
California State University (EC's same)) </p>

<p>-I have heard that Berkeley is generally really tight on grades, will this effect me and how? </p>

<p>-Lastly, I would like to get some statistics on the acceptance rate to med schools from Berkeley as compared to other school. Can you help me out? </p>

<p>Thanks for considering my questions and reading my post.</p>

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<p>Can't help with stats, but in general, for med school purposes, good grades from Berkeley will probably be worth more than good grades from a cal state. But good grades from a cal state will be worth a lot more than mediocre grades from Berkelely. Moral of the story: wherever you decide to go, make sure you get good grades.</p>

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<p>Thank You coureur, any more information?</p>

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<p>there are several posts if you look in the UC Berkeley thread regarding acceptance rates into med school.</p>

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<p>Try to contact the user "sakky," he's quite knowledgable about UC Berkeley and medical school admissions.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help</p>

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<p>Sakky's going to tell you not to go to Berkeley.</p>

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<p>My friend in MCB graduated with a 2.7 GPA, and got into PhD programs in biology at the top 15 schools.</p>