<p>Thanks for giving me a bit more hope guys, but unless you have perfect stats (which I don’t) getting Berkeley isn’t as good as guaranteed. Being prepared for rejection never hurts. Better safe than sorry!</p>
<p>Besides, I still haven’t figured out what the deal is with Linguistics and other “unpopular” Social Sciences at Berkeley. People say it’s hard for any Social Science major to get into Cal, but how can Linguistics, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies , etc. majors be thrown in the same basket as Psychology, Economics and other capped majors in the Social Science Division? I’ve heard different answers to that question and the fact that I don’t even know approximately how competitive I need to be to be considered makes me anxious.
Does anyone KNOW what the deal with “unpopular” Social Science majors is at Cal? Do we really need the same stats the other Social Science applicants need to be accepted?</p>
<p>@deanzatransfer agreed - I just want to know what the decision is so I more onto the next step. As they say, “plan for the best, expect the worse.” totally applies to many of me.</p>
<p>good luck. April 29 can’t come fast enough.</p>
<p>^Wow … um you have to live your own life. </p>
<p>For me, I have no idea where I would go. From my perspective there are tremendous pros and minimal cons to each school. It’d be a very difficult decision.</p>
<p>@Pino</p>
<p>IMO you would be foolish not to go to Berkeley (IF) you are given access to UCSF for volunteer hours, research, etc. UCSF is world-known and among the best medical schools in the world; if you’re truly interested in getting into a top medical program, then having it on your resume is an indispensable opportunity. There’s also the UCB factor.</p>
<p>By the way, if you’re planning to use public transportation, then commuting between Davis and Sacramento is not much different than Berkeley to SF, since as I’m sure you know, the only option between Sacramento and Davis is an unreliable bus service; even the driving commute is relatively comparable.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>taylorm0192-I dont plan to go to med school, just get a phd in neuropsychology with an emphasis on research. </p>
<p>Well our family friend told me that its easier to get med research opportunities with a med center which has the same name as your undergraduate university (like UCLA and UC Davis).</p>
<p>Basically he told me that go to an undergraduate university that has a medical center if you want to pursue a career in medical research.</p>
<p>Well with UCLA, the medical center is just within walking distance of the dorms and apartments of westwood.</p>
<p>To be honest, I don’t think UCD is well known as a research medical facility; they appear (at least outwardly to the public) much more of a care-provider (I’m sure you’ve seen their advertisements around Sacramento) like Kaiser. Certainly they would be less so for psychology related research or otherwise.</p>
<p>I agree UCLA would be a great opportunity for you; by all accounts their psychology department seems strong and (just like their mathematics department haha) their medical facilities are garnering increased recognition (and rankings if it matters). But I would definitely take some time to contact UCSF/UCB and see what arrangements can be made for you at UCSF during your undergraduate years (if any).</p>
<p>Go read the med school forums on CC; people would literally kill to just walk on the UCSF campus.</p>
<p>taylorm0192- Both UCLA and UC Davis have a mind institute, and a research center for the mind and brain that I am interested at. </p>
<p>I will look into the UCSF/Berkeley partnership.</p>