<p>Hi. I got into both UCLA and JHU. Im interested in pursuing premed. Which school do you recommend? In terms of getting good grades and many other aspects (social life, atmosphere, etc), which school do you recommend for premed student?
Thanks!</p>
<p>They are very, very different. The size of the 1st year class at UCLA is larger than the WHOLE UNIVERSITY at JHU which is quite a difference. You can get into a great medical school from both places but while UCLA is more of a warehouse, JHU is more of a boutique. I highly suggest a visit to Hopkins to see it up and close. </p>
<p>The schools are like night and day.</p>
<p>people in the UCLA forum keeps saying that professors at JHU only care about research and only few people get into med school… is that true?
How is the grading (in terms of curves, etc). Is it really that difficult? Workloadwise how is it? PLS help me :)</p>
<p>Go visit JHU. Hopkins faculty do care about research but they all teach and have MUCH smaller classes than UCLA. </p>
<p>82% acceptance to med school from JHU.
<a href=“http://www.jhu.edu/careers/students/postgradsurvey/PGShighlightsClassof08.pdf[/url]”>http://www.jhu.edu/careers/students/postgradsurvey/PGShighlightsClassof08.pdf</a></p>
<p>Of course people who DON’T go here are saying that. Do you feel like they are a reliable source of info? </p>
<p>I have gone to many office hours of professors and ALL have wonderfully accommodated me. Why do people think research equals not caring about students?</p>
<p>Workload is a lot. Grading is just (think about what '‘Just’ means). It’s possible to do very well if you put the work in. People get frustrated when they dont do as well as they would have liked to but “work hard” in college is NOT the same as “work hard” in highschool…no last minute cramming! </p>
<p>But WOI is right. VISIT then make your choice after thinking about it. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you do the same kind of work, you should get the same grade at both schools. They are similar on the curves, but quite different in size.
Few things to consider: Competition ideally should be with yourself, and there are always cut-throat studentds everywhere you look. Also pay attention to the geography. Would you do well, away from family and friends, etc? UC system may sustain some negative impact from the current budget cuts.</p>
<p>UC’s on average are taking about 5 years to finish as well because students can’t get the classes they want…</p>
<p>What can you afford? UCLA is still a lot cheaper than JHU. But remember, in the UC system you pay PER SEMESTER whether you get into those required pre-requisites or not. There is a lot of grumbling at all of the state-funded schools in California that the students cannot get into their required classes, due to severe cutbacks, and therefore must push back their schedule until they can get in. Average UC student is graduating in over 5 years. UCSB is telling incoming freshman to plan for a stay of 6 years, but not sure if UCLA is that bad, yet. The governor (Arnie) is saying there are more cuts on the horizon in California. </p>
<p>So, at least, plan to pay for that extra year. You can take summer classes, too, but that still may hurt you for med school applications, because then you may not have the time to get your two substantial (or longer term) clinical exposure that other pre-med students will be working toward. </p>
<p>JHU is expensive, but if you look at it as a four year program vs a 5-6 year UCLA program with 15% tuition increases (already in the works) then they are not that much different, especially if you are an OOS.</p>
<p>Personally, I would recommend JHU, unless you’re worried about finances.</p>
<p>If you’ve lived in California all your life, I think you’d enjoy spending some time on the East Coast, in a much smaller learning environment. A change in scenery is always nice.</p>