<p>About how many people get accepted to UCSF med school after graduating from UCLA? (If you can specifically say which majors usually send the most to UCSF, that'd be great.) I know that UCB sends more than UCLA, but I heard that UCLA is better for pre-med, so I figured the difference in accepted students wouldn't be that big.</p>
<p>no one knows.</p>
<p>don’t choose a university based on how many they send to ucsf. your chance to get into ucsf is extremely slim (even if you have the grades and extracurriculars). your chance of getting in is pretty much equal at both ucla and Cal.</p>
<p>I second that.</p>
<p>Your chances of getting into med school will have much more to do with you than the difference between Cal & UCLA. Both have great resources and opportunities to shine as a premed I’m sure.</p>
<p>Speaking of which - does Berkeley have a large hospital volunteering program like CARE Extenders at UCLA? Tons of my premed friends are/were in that program. I think that would be a major advantage to having a nationally-esteemed hospital on campus.</p>
<p>everyone does care extenders, so I don’t know if it’s that “special”. i heard it’s better to volunteer at clinics around LA anyway,…</p>
<p>Hmm I meant in respect to not having a program like that available… which may or may not be the case at Berkeley. Aside from being “special”, having any direct experience working in a hospital is useful for figuring out if being a doctor is right for you. I had a friend who decided it was too boring & not worth the work it takes to become a doctor… and switched paths.</p>
<p>well thats the thing…care extenders is pretty boring, because you’re doing menial tasks (fixing sheets, fetching stuff, etc.) its basically the same thing as volunteering at ucla med, except you might have to travel to santa monica to volunteer (not worth it). </p>
<p>if you really want to get good experience, aim for clinical research, where you can actually see the patients and procedures being done.</p>
<p>So are the opportunties for GOOD medical experience similar at UCLA and UC Berkeley, since there are obviously smaller clinics and clinical research available in both places?</p>
<p>Yeah, my friends told me a little about their rotations. Some sounded like all paperwork… while at least in others (like labor & delivery) you at least got to watch the procedures and actually do some smaller things related to medicine.</p>
<p>no. berkeley has less opportunities for hosp volunteering and research + harder classes, but the % going to med school is a still a little higher than UCLA’s (i think).</p>
<p>cedars-sinai is a great hospital too. i found an amazing plastic surgeon through their site to work with.</p>