<p>Why? For medicine, the two most important factors are GPA and MCAT.</p>
<p>The only potential (and rather small) benefit is the perceived quality of the undergrad program at UCLA over UCSD for some med schools. Otherwise, I see no reason why UCLA is an automatic winner.</p>
<p>I believe that if you are undecided, going to UCLA would be the best choice, since in case you decide you don't like UCLA then you can transfer to UCSD.</p>
<p>It is easier to transfer UCLA -> UCSD than vice versa, GPA-wise. Don't assume UCSD will be easier to get As, the competition is actually keen here.</p>
<p>But isn't transferring UC's very difficult?</p>
<p>Actually, it's not that hard. Yes, it's true that CCC students get priority, but UC students come soon after. And it all comes down to GPA anyway.</p>
<p>Average GPA for UCSD transfer admits was 3.33, compared to UCLA's 3.5-3.6ish range...</p>
<p>I'd take the UCLA offer right away if I were you, just for the experience. Should you not like it, you can look forward to 2 (or more) years at UCSD anyway.</p>
<p>UCLA seems to hold more prestige than UCSD but that's mainly because UCLA has a longer tradition AND they have great sports teams that make them very well-known. but the education u get at either one will be very similar, but the experience would obviously be different. UCSD>UCLA in engineering fields (not all but in general) and if you're into science it's not bad at all. put it this way-neither one will be as hard as berkeley's crazy competition. =P</p>
<p>Generally, from what I know of all three, the competition is slightly worse at Cal. However, UCLA's science courses are not really that much easier, nor are students any less hard working.</p>
<p>Furthermore, students on this site rarely recognize that just because one school's grad program in X is higher ranked than Y's, it doesn't mean that X is better as an undergrad. Undergrads and grad students have very different needs.</p>
<p>the competition is super intense at ucsd too.</p>
<p>i go to ucsd. i got into ucla last year as a bio major. i kinda regret not going.</p>
<p>although both are excellent schools, ucla more highly looked upon. dont ask me why, cus im sure their academics range between worse, same, and better then ucsd. academically i feel they may be the same, but ucla still has higher recognition</p>