<p>Hi I'm planning on being pre-med and am majoring in chemistry. I have been accepted to UCLA and UC Berkeley, but was wait listed at UNC. I really love UNC, but which is the best for pre-med and getting to medical school? On a different note, what are the pros and cons of each? Thanks for your help! </p>
<p>Saving money and avoiding debt is important for pre-meds, since medical school is expensive. Would the net prices at each school be significantly different?</p>
<p>Stats I’ve seen on this site show Berkeley has higher representation at top medical schools vs. UCLA.
Did you get admitted to Berkeley’s chemistry major within the College of Chemistry?</p>
<p>The price difference is not significant enough for me to consider, I am instate to UCB and UCLA, but UNC is not much more. I was admitted into UCB’s College of Chemistry. I am leaning more towards UC Berkeley and UNC, I like semesters more than quarters, and I don’t think I want to live in LA. Thanks for the responses!</p>
<p>Congrats on being accepted to those two schools! They are really competitive, so that’s awesome! Berkeley does have a good medical program, for sure. But UNC is so well known and has such a good reputation, that I’d recommend going there. The real benefit at UNC is the connections you can make there. Just a note though- UNC’s medical school is INSANELY hard to get into, however you can get into just about any other medical school from there. </p>
<p>So I definitely recommend UNC…but maybe I’m biased…because I’ll be attending there next year.(: My mom is a physician, so I have a pretty descent amount of knowledge about the medical program.</p>
<p>UNC has one of the country’s best (if not THE best) Public Health programs, also, so definitely consider that! </p>
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<p>This is because UCLA students desire CA med-schools more than Cal grads who probably desire more “prestige,” Add that UCLA actually has an m-school. However, I respect the wishes of the OP who desires semesters rather than quarters.</p>