<p>Ok so here is how it works at UCR. The Thomas Haider Program is specifically a UCR/UCLA program. Once you get accepted into the Thomas Haider Program, you do two years at UCR and than the other two years at UCLA. So pretty much, you got accepted into the UCLA medical school. There is a higher chance of a shot at UCLA medical school at UCR because the Thomas Haider Program is ONLY FOR UCR students. However, you are still competing with your fellow smart UCR students for a seat. The chances are higher because there are 24 seats and you are ONLY COMPETING WITH OTHER UCR STUDENTS.</p>
<p>Even though UCR is creating a medical school, it does not mean that those who are accepted into the Haider program will be going to the UCR medical school. The Haider program is meant for students to go to the UCLA medical school. Period.</p>
<p>Once UCR finishes creating their medical school, which will be in the year 2012, they will close the Haider program.</p>
<p>If anything, I advise you to go to UCI because they have a better science program. UCR is great too. They offer a good amount of financial aid if you need help with money.</p>
<p>Undergraduate work shouldn’t be taken lightly. You should be working your butt off the first quarter of college and shouldn’t be slacking off period. You don’t have the choice of relaxing because quarter systems are fast paced and you must be able to keep up with the work load. You can’t do anything about a C for a passed class and nor UCR or UCI will let you repeat the class just because it made your g.p.a dip. I advise you to never get a C or C- because that just ruins your g.p.a. C- are not accepted for medical school just to let you know.</p>
<p>Also, UCI let’s you repeat a course in which you get a C- in but UCR does not. If you went to UCR and you passed a class with a C and want to repeat, you won’t be able to gain permission to repeat the course at UCR or another UC or community college and have the units transferred back to UCR </p>
<p>If you did go to UCR and got a C-, what you could do is just take the class elsewhere at a four-year university (it must be taken at a four year) (ex. cal state or UC) and not transfer the units. Don’t bother asking for permission because you’re not going to transfer the units back anyway. You would just order a transcript from the school you repeated the class at and then put it into your medical school application.</p>
<p>Anyway, either choice is yours. Since you’re not graduating until 2015 anyway, there would be no point for you to debate in what school you want because there won’t be a Haider Program for you when you graduate. However, the UCR medical school will be there and will matriculate more UCR students.</p>
<p>For medical schools in general, a 3.5 g.p.a won’t be good enough. Honestly, you should know that it’s actually very hard to even be 3.5 or above. And if you think you can even be at a >3.8 while doing research and other extracurricular than that’s godly because only a very very small percentage of science students can achieve that. It’s very hard to maintain your g.p.a. because one B will drop it like no other.</p>
<p>Know that you will need to study hard at any school and will need to maintain your g.p.a.</p>
<p>I hope this helps you and sheds light on where you would like to go.</p>