there has been nothing as of right now. trust me, we will know once they start coming out. people will post
I feel like every single university this year is taking its sweet time lol… why us
I honestly think SD LA are probably gonna be the last week of April it’s past 5 almost past 7 so I don’t think either will release
Hey pre-meds! I wish we could talk one on one! Maybe we’ll end up at the same school and can meet in the future. I see those of you who are pre-med have different top choices for schools. I really don’t know what my first choice is. It was UCSD but recently I’ve been wavering. (Of course it will depend on decisions). Can you elaborate on why your #1 is your #1 as a pre-med? I’d love to hear other insights and opinions.
Also, have any of you applied to UCR? I applied there- it was kind of a safety school application. However, I got a regents scholarship there and as I do research, the opportunity for guaranteed admission into their medical school becomes appealing. Any opinions on this?
UCs are taking their sweet diddly time
@ucdochopeful2k19 Have you spent any time on the student doctor forums? You might get some decent advice there from those that have been accepted into Medical school or even from those that are involved in admissions for med school.
I’ve seen it recommended to go for the best financial option…What have you heard about guaranteed admission into their Medical School? I did get into UCR but it has been toward the bottom of my list. If it truly is guaranteed, that may be the best option. There’s no guarantee anywhere else…
I had UCSD at the top of my list because of its reputation in the field, its research and hospital opportunities. It is also a far better location than Riverside. I am worried about the competition however and being able to stand out.
@ucdochopeful2k19 I have UCSD and UCSB ties, I am just picking these schools because I feel like they offer the best college experience for me!
Although both are quite the opposites, I believe that it doesn’t really matter which school you go to, at least between UCs.
The thing that matters most is that u succeed and thrive there. I am also pre-med, and would also like to meet up with any premed as well!
@kristinpete it sounds like we are very similar! UCSD really feels like the best option to give me an all around excellent education and opportunity to build a strong med school application. But yes, UCR has the “Thomas Haider early Assurance Program”. You should look it up! There are certain contingencies with it. UCR was towards the bottom of my list too, truly. But the regents scholarship and now being aware of this program makes it a little more complicated! At the same time, I don’t really want to be in riverside for 2 years, let alone 6.
Can’t wait for more decisions to come out so I can start realistically weighing my options!
@itstylermydudes so true, you can succeed anywhere! They are both great environments.
Best of luck to both of you!’ This is an exciting time being pre-med. It’s getting very real!!
@AceIsMy_HikingPuppy
Scared in terms of workload and quality of life or what? I sort of like the idea of being challenged more, and I would probably work less and take out loans if I went to either anyway. I totally get not wanting to be in that kind of environment though, I’m just very desensitized to a crippling life/workload balance 
Maybe that’s part of the issue for me is that I’ve only been to UCLA and UCB. I’ll definitely have to visit whatever campuses I wind up getting admitted to before I make any final decisions.
@BBoy99 hey, I think I saw in a previous thread that you or someone similar to you planning to go to pre-med. What’s your preference for UC’s and other schools? Just curious. I’m currently a biochem major in the track of Pre-med.
I prefer to go to UCLA=UCI>UCR=UCD>UCSD idk where to fit UCM, but its a semester system. I just want to save/inc my overall GPA, have enough time to do a lot of research and EC’s.
I’m not sure, I’m leaning toward going to UCR to save my GPA and other stuff, but I also want to go to UCLA for its prestigious. Both have med schools, but yeah.
generally,
UCLA>UCI>UCSD>UCD>UCR>UCM
@Left_hand No lol. It’s just that I want to go to a school that wants to give their students support, help them feel empowered, and feel as though our possibilities are endless. At my CC I’ve always been able to talk to my professors and develop relationships with them and the students around me. Professors and students from UCLA and Berkeley have told me they like to weed out people they may think are not good enough or diminish that “can do” spirit at least in STEM. I’m sure this isn’t how it is for everyone but as an African American girl in STEM, I get enough people underestimating and belittling me enough already. I know people are going to treat me that way anyways but I know UCSD is a place where I won’t be dismissed by everyone and feel disempowered, at least I hope not lol. My own little internalized fears, I guess lol.
@AeroDE I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I’ve decided that (at least for me) it’s only really between UCLA, UCB,UCR and UCM.
From what I’ve heard, medical schools don’t care too much about the prestige of your undergrad; it is better to graduate with a high GPA (3.7+) from a lesser school than a low GPA (under a 3.4) from a highly prestigious school, like UCLA. If you know you can do well at UCLA or UCB though, then I’d definitely choose one of them. Getting a high GPA at Merced will probably get you into med school somewhere, but probably not T15 (although I’ve seen multiple people get into great med schools out of not-spectacular undergrads.) Getting a high GPA at UCLA or UCB will make you competitive for some of the very best medical schools (think Ivy League, Duke etc.) It’s going to be very difficult to maintain a high GPA at those schools, though; thus, going to UCLA or UCB is high-risk, high-reward.
What you said about having enough time for research and extracurriculars is very valid. Remember that we’re transfers, and we’re only going to have 2 years to get research in (assuming you don’t take a gap year), whereas students that started as freshmen have 4.
For that reason, I think I might hedge my bets, and go to UCR or UCM. I don’t care what med school (MD or DO) I go to, as long as I get into a medical school; I’m not concerned about prestige. There is something to be said about going to a rigorous undergrad though, because you’ll develop the study habits you’ll need, in order to do very well in med school, and thus, get a good residency. Again though, it’s useless to have good study skills if your GPA is so low that you don’t get into med school in the first place.
I think all of the UCs offer plenty of opportunities for research, including UCM. In my opinion, this shouldn’t really be a deciding factor.
Everything I said is just my opinion. Feel free to take what I said with a grain of salt.
@BBoy99 I am currently a student at UC Berkeley and I want to clarify on your point for graduate admissions. I transferred last year and, based on my experiences and my knowledge of graduate admissions and how to succeed at difficult schools, here’s what information I can share.
Depending on how prestige of a grad-school you wish to attend, your undergraduate institution matters. I am planning on attending law school and my roommate is planning on attending medical school. The best law school is Yale and, except for last year, they haven’t accepted any students from UC schools besides UCLA and Cal in the prevous years (UCSD got on the list last year). It is the same way for medical school (Ex: Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, etc.)
From my experience at Cal, I can tell you the school prepares students very well for graduate education and presents many opportunities to become integrated in the graduate programs as an undergraduate student (URAP - Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program, taking courses with graduate students in them, extracurricular events through graduate schools). Also, the first semester at Cal, regardless of the GPA end-result, will kick everyone’s ass - it’s a tough adjustment.
From the people I’ve talked to over time, UCSD is a little easier than Cal but still offers opportunities like we do. But, in general, if your goal is attending a top medical or graduate institution, attend a great undergraduate institution and succeed. UCSD, UCLA, and Cal are not easy schools - UCLA and UCSD are easier than Cal. However, succeeding at these schools will strongly help develop your skills to succeed in graduate school.
@AGuyWithAFry and to add to that, it’s also not overwhelmingly the school that is stamped on your Diploma but as many have stated and I believe you as well. It’s what you do while you are there, don’t be solely focused on GPA. Being a solid student but also unique can easily out weigh being a perfect student with only a high GPA next to their name.
hi i know this is really late but im an econ major and i applied to ucsd and i finished all my major prereqs and igetc
but the thing is, i took AP macroecon in hs and got a 4 on my test, so once i got to cc i was able to go straight to microecon. i just recently found out that ucsd only takes 5’s on AP econ exams so now im freaking out because my macro course is basically “missing”
i have an overall 3.9 gpa and i heard that ucsd is lenient about missing prereqs but what do you think my chances are of getting in?? would i prob be okay or are my chances over??
@lizzyyykkk don’t quote me on this but maybe they only accept the ap score if your trying to skip the class there and they won’t care that you skipped it at jc as long as u have the other class.
For me, it’s: UCLA>UCSD>UCI> UCSB
Molecular Cell Bio/Microbiology for a career in research
@itstylermydudes
so i shouldnt be too worried about it because i have all my other classes/preqs all complete?
@lizzyyykkk I took AP calc in high school which allowed me to skip calc 1 in community. I recently got accepted to UCSB and if I went there straight from highschool they wouldn’t have taken my calculus credit.
So I assume you should be good. But then again this is purely anecdotal and not a factual yes or no deal.
IMO you should be fine, if anything the ap score would translate into your jc credit for that class and then the UC will take the jc credit haha. (I think)
@lizzyyykkk UCSD requires a score of 5 to exempt the Econ courses. So you are missing the first. BTW each UC has its own rules and some Econ majors will not accept any AP Econ for the course.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/ap-credits/san-diego/index.html