<p>^im stalking your posts if you ever see this 
NO. RECONSIDER UCB IF YOU ARE PREMED!!!</p>
<p>I would recommend looking at the % of premeds who get into med schools on the school websites. (actually let me link you to a starter source: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/197690-how-hard-get-into-ucsf-med-school-berkeley.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/197690-how-hard-get-into-ucsf-med-school-berkeley.html</a>)</p>
<p>Remember that with med schools, GPA and MCAT score is number 1. Not the school. Not your extracurriculars. Not how hard your course load is. GPA. (they actually dont care very much about school as long as its not a cc or smt).</p>
<p>At berkeley, its going to be pretty tough to get a 4.0, a lot harder than it would be at UCSD (correct me if im wrong, but UCSD is easier than berkeley? Not very familiar with UCSD lol). You thought undergrad schools cared about GPA a lot and didnt care about highschool? Well med schools worse. So you’re expected to get a 3.8+ (prolly more like 3.9 actually, and its harder in college to get good grades), and do a buttload of extracurriculars, AND do well on MCATS. Honestly if you think you can do this at berkeley then go for it! Challenges are awesome, but only if the goal is within reach. Remember that berkeley grades on a bell curve, meaning a good number of students are guaranteed to fail. </p>
<p>Connections dont do shi* btw. Look at the numbers of people who got in if you dont believe me. </p>
<p>Also are you sure you want to go to UCSF? Obviously if you know so little about berkeley premed then im guessing you know even less about UCSF. Trust me dude, after you mature a little bit you aren’t going to be picking schools straight off the rankings anymore. Yeah, UCSF is a great school, but how in the world can you tell right now that its a good fit for YOU? Did you take a tour? Did you talk to UCSF students? Did you look at the way they teach medicine and the style of coursework? Do you know what the central focus of UCSF is? (answer: research). Have you looked into how good they are for your speciality (actually idk on this one; its possible and maybe likely they do. I’m coordinating this link for pediatrics with UCSF, bleh dont want to say any more info for identity reasons)</p>
<p>Personally I know one person who went to ucb (a longass time ago) who is a pediatrician now. Even though she’s one of the smartest people i know (in more than just a book smart sense), she ended up going to a not very well ranked med school (which doesnt make her any less amazing btw!). Just saying, if SHE didnt go to ucsf after berkeley i cant even imagine either the braniacs, or the brainheads who would. And FYI, in the work world, when you do become a pediatrician, nobody gives a crap as to where you went to med school.</p>
<p>I have done extensive research, im locking into a specific med school after highschool so I spent about two weeks scouring the internet for anything and everything on UCSF (which used to be my top choice until I did basic research) and GW (the school which im going for med) every day, so feel free to ask me any more questions. You can also look at studentdoctornetwork,which is like the premed collegeconfidential so you could probably check that out for UCSF. </p>
<p><em>sigh</em> sorry for the long*ss post, hopefully you do actually read this and consider my advice (not saying you have to take it!). Look into things and remember to pick your college based on your career, not the other way around.</p>