<p>I plan on becoming a pediatrician after finishing college and medical school and have narrowed my choices down to UCLA and UCSD. UCLA makes practical sense for me- they have a nationally ranked children's hospital (Mattel), and other great hospitals around that are also on campus. There is also more prestige at UCLA than at UCSD. Supposedly, it's also pretty easy for freshmen to get into research, and possibly even to write research papers. I also heard some kind of statistic that 20-25% of the medical school at UCLA comes from the UCLA undergrad program. I also have some extended family in the LA area.</p>
<p>BUT, I love UCSD. I feel most comfortable in the environment there, and I applied for the human biology major there- LA I'm molecular, cellular, and developmental biology...I like human bio better. I also like the idea that it's split into 6 colleges. I got into Marshall, and I really like the placement of the college as well as the GE's there. Overall, I love the feeling I get when I'm at UCSD, and I don't get the same feeling at UCLA. SD however, doesn't have as great of a hospital as UCLA, and they don't have a specific children's hospital.</p>
<p>Where should I go?? I have to keep in mind that I need to get great grades and to make myself stand out in order to be a competitive medical school applicant. Suggestions and comments are appreciated</p>