UCSB or UCI

My daughter got into UCSB (Bio Psycology), UCI (Public Health). She wants to go in premed path. Which one will be good ?

Are the costs the same? Does she have a preference on location? Preference on major?

She should go where she believes she will thrive academically and socially as long as afforability is also a consideration.

@Gumbymom Thank you. Cost is almost same. Location wise UCSB is little closer. She does not have any preference on location. It is commonly told that UCSB is party school.Which school is good in premed path ? She wants to be in premed path.

All UC’s will be competitive for “pre-med”. She needs to research which school and which major would give her better opportunities for Medically related EC’s such as shadowing, research etc… and where she would have the best chance for maintain a high GPA. She should check out the Pre-Professional advising centers at both schools. She also needs to have a good backup plan since the majority of “pre-med” students never make it to the application process.

When it comes to “pre-med”, both schools will offer the academics and the opportunities, it will be mainly up to her to take advantage what is offered.

Happy students are successful students so where does her gut tell her would be the best school for her??

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That is where she should go. As @Gumbymom pointed out, being happy is a key to doing well. There isn’t anything another college will provide that will give her any inside edge for med school admissions, so she should go to her top choice.