<p>I am a senior this year and applied to Chico State and UC Davis. I got accepted into both, but I would rather go to Chico State because I can't really afford UC Davis (Plus I originally chose psychology as my major and Davis won't let you change it). Will going to Chico State hurt my chances of getting accepted to medical school at UC Davis or any other university with a medical program? I also chose psychology as my major at Chico State, but they let you change it up until the semester begins. Please let my know your opinions, comments, etc. I need all the help I can get before I make a final decision.</p>
<p>It’ll probably make it a lot more difficult… I would say go to butte college instead. My sister goes there and absolutely loves it, some of the classes are on Chico campus and you can live in dorms with Chico students. It’s a lot cheaper and after two years you can transfer to a UC. Just an idea.</p>
<p>No, it won’t. People get into medical schools from all sorts of different universities. What matters is your GPA, MCAT, extracurriculars, etc.</p>
<p>You will have to borrow a bunch of money for medical school - might as well save where you can by attending a cheaper undergrad.</p>
<p>I agree with ashley. If you decide on Chico State, I say go to Butte for two years.</p>
<p>Just go to Chico, get involved and work hard to get good grades. Dont listen to people that say you should go to Butte, going to community college will hurt your chances.</p>
<p>If you can’t afford davis, there’s your answer. Davis won’t let students change their majors???</p>
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<p>Well thats just untrue - Of course you can change your major at UC Davis - [UC</a> Davis General Catalog | The Major](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/ucdwebcatalog/academicinfo/major.html]UC”>http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/ucdwebcatalog/academicinfo/major.html)
Up until the 90 unit limit, you don’t even have to declare a major. And even beyond that, changing it is as simple as filling out a form.</p>
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<p>The presence or absence of a medical school attached to your undergrad makes no difference to your med school application. It is simply a non-factor. The only possible benefit is that you will have easier access to opportunities for medically-related research, etc. But given that there are only about 200 medical schools in the country and thousands of universities/colleges, you won’t be in the minority.</p>
<p>In the end, go somewhere you like and can afford. If you work hard, get good grades and MCAT score, have good ECs, etc., you should be fine.</p>