Question, my daughter has been accepted to both UCI and SDSU as a psych major, she wants to go to medical school. Any thoughts on which would be better to give her the best chance of getting into medical school.
TLDR; Whichever is cheapest, fastest and easiest to obtain a high GPA for med school admission
Last year I actually spoke to a doctor who went to UCLA for undergrad before he attended medical school.
The one thing he told me was: If he could do it over, he would’ve gone to whichever school provided the easiest and cheapest route to obtain a high GPA (which is a major factor on admission into grad school).
I’m not saying that she shouldn’t choose UCI, but I will say that the UC’s tend to be more difficult in terms of achieving a higher GPA because of the quarter system and grade curves (where your grade is based on how well you do against your peers).
@Dikai133 check out this post from last year. I think you’ll find the first response helpful. While not UCI-specific, it does provide a UC/SDSU comparison with reasoning.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/2075431-best-college-in-california-for-pre-med-p1.html