Will I still be able to get into medical school if I go to Chico instead of USC?

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<p>I am currently attending the University of Southern California. I started my education at Santa Barbara City College. At Santa Barbara I received a 4.0 GPA. I transferred to USC with 46 units and a 4.0 GPA from SBCC. I have been at USC for almost two semesters. My GPA at USC is currently a 3.25. I am hoping to get it up to a 3.5 GPA by the end of this semester. I have also taken some classes at Sac City College, so my overall GPA is a 3.75. I am a Junior in college and my major is Psychology. I am premed, but I will finish four of my science classes for med school outside of the school I graduate from. I have volunteered at a hospital and am planning on participating in more extracurric. I hope to also work in a Derm. office the year I talk off to finish my sciences before I apply to med school. </p>

<p>My question is: I really dislike living LA & I'm not really enjoying my time at USC at all. I want to transfer to CSU Chico and I think I can keep a really high GPA. Will me going to Chico instead of USC from my BA really affect my chances of getting into a good medschool & in the end getting a good job?</p>

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<p>Hello Meggy. First and foremost, medical school isn’t personally my road, but I do know one thing about it. Good grades/GPA. That’s the name of the game, and of course a good MCAT. In the end it doesn’t really matter too much where you did your undergrad. As a matter of fact, it doesn’t really matter aalll that mcuh where you do MedSchool in the US either (Since they’re all fantastic quality-speaking.)
At this point all you need to worry about, if you really want to transfer, is being in a suitable place for your needs. A place where you can live comfortably and be able to achieve the most. Remember, good grades, that’s all that matters at the end of the line, not university name. </p>

<p>Then again I could be wrong <em>Shrugs</em> , maybe some other Pre-Med user can help you better. In any case, good luck! It won’t be easy, but I’m sure you’ve come to terms with that ;)</p>