<p>Hi,
I’m having a real tough time choosing between those two schools. I live in california so the fee for SD will be much cheaper but I hear going to a private school is better than a public one for premed students. Can you guys give me any advice?</p>
<p>I suppose if you have a fat grant coming your way it's worth it, but $20,000 more in tuition just doesnt justify the difference in quality. Unless you're wealthy.</p>
<p>If I were in your position I would go to UCSD then apply for a transfer to UCB (if you so choose) later on.</p>
<p>UCSD has a very stong bio-medical emphasis that at the very best Emory can match.</p>
<p>Since your going to be dishing out the big bucks for med school so why start now?</p>
<p>A great many doctors have been made at UCSD. In my humble opinion, the probability of becoming a doctor depends more on the qualification of the student rather than the prestige of the school.</p>
<p>Did you get into Emory's 7 or 8 year medical program or just premed?</p>
<p>i just got into the premed, no 7 or 8 year program</p>
<p>I say UCSD because it'll be cheaper and it has good science programs. What are you leaning towards?</p>
<p>are you interested in public health? cuz Emory I heard has awesome connections to Center for Disease Control</p>
<p>yah but isnt it hard to get a good GPA at ucsd?</p>
<p>i honestly don't know where im leaning towards at this point. I'm having such a hard time weighing out where I really want to go. Yeah I would like to know how hard it is to get a high GPA at UCSD, because if it's significantly harder than Emory I think I'm going to go with Emory. But any other information would be great, thanks.</p>
<p>Its competitive to get a high gpa at UCSD but its not impossible. Which college are you in at UCSD?</p>
<p>jay, if u go to UCSD with me</p>
<p>then i'll steal dr.a chain</p>
<p>I'm in Revelle, I'm guessing that makes it harder for me to get a higher gpa right?</p>
<p>Not necessarily. It just means that you'll be with A LOT of pre-med students. Plus, the GE requirements for Revelle are very science and math based so that'll help you with your major.</p>
<p>The premed courses - chem through orgo, physics, maths, etc are all taken with students from ALL colleges. Which one you're enrolled in has no bearing on how you'll do. Since Revelle has so many premeds, it might actually be good for you - you'll have tons of people to go to if you need help, easy to get notes if you miss a class...it's the whole "we're suffering together" bit.</p>
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<p>Med schools don't give a **** where you did your undergrad unless it's like Harvard vs CSUSM or something like that. Ask admissions officers, they will tell you the exact same thing. Thus, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCD, are all same according to the admissions panel.</p>
<p>So....
If you did the exact same amount of work at UCSD and UCI, but lets say you end up with a 3.1 at UCSD and a 3.5 at UCI, you are very very very very limited with a 3.1... most med schools will filter you out before the secondary application. It may not be fair but that's the game. Once you know the rules, you can play the game ...</p>
<p>Point: don't go to a school simply for the prestige. Undergrad degrees are pretty much worth the same, GRADUATE degrees are the important ones!</p>
<p>Ie:
Person 1 did undergrad at UCI but got into UCSD med school
Person 2 did undergrad at UCSD but got into UCI med school</p>
<p>Both schools are very very good, but UCSD med school is better. Nobody gives a **** about the undergrad. And if you didn't get at least a 3.4 in undergard, you wouldn't even be in med school.</p>