<p>I have a $5500 regents scholarship to UCLA, and I love that school and location. I also love UPenn. I am doing pre-med (something bio related). What are the benefits/disadvantages of either side?</p>
<p>Congrats! I might see you as a SEAS 2012, but I'm probably going to Harvey Mudd instead.</p>
<p>The nursing and medical programs at Penn are excellent. I don't know much about UCLA's med program, but Penn allows you to enter their graduate medical program from its undergrad pre-med program <em>without</em> taking the MCAT exam - a big plus. Basically, if your work at it, you could get both your undergraduate and graduate from Penn in 5 years, leaving you with an extra year to take more courses, grab a second major, or just enter the workforce a year earlier than your contemporaries (excuse the proliferation of commas there).</p>
<p>I'd ask somebody who's more knowledgeable about UCLA regarding its med program. In any case, congrats on getting both UCLA and Penn :)</p>
<p>um, we don't have a program like that, you're thinking about the accelerated med program at penn state / jefferson medical college...</p>
<p>^LOL..10char</p>