WWYD....What would you do?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>I need some advice. I'm a transfer student from a CCC, my GPA is 3.95, I've completed all prerecs, and I have 330 hours of community serivce at a local hospital. So, I am quite confident that I will be admitted into both of my top choices, UCLA and UCSD. But, I'm having alott of trouble in determining what one would be a better "fit". I've visited each campus, and both seem like great environments to spend my junior and senior years at. </p>

<p>I am pre-med, and want to attend the best Medical school I can be admitted to. From my understanding, both UCLA and UCSD are essentially equivalent with respect to aiding undergrads in admission to med school. So, my future would end up being the same no matter which institution I attend. </p>

<p>The main differences to me is this:</p>

<p>UCLA > UCSD in prestige, social events, and parties. All three are important to me. </p>

<p>UCSD > UCLA because I already have about ten close friends who attend SD and I'm from SD. And although UCSD is lacking behind LA in parties/social events, how could I enjoy them without close friends?</p>

<p>I'm having trouble with the following: I'm not a social hermit, (ie I have the ability to make new friends at UCLA) but making close friendships with people takes alot of time and effort, and because I'm a transfer I imagin its increasingly harder than if I was a freshmen. I already have a "base" of friends at UCSD, so it would be quiteee easy to meet and become friends with there friends and find parties etc... </p>

<p>At UCLA, I wont know anyone which would make finding parties and close friends increaseingly hard as a junior transfer. I guess I could try to rush a frat as a junior, but im kind of leaning away towards actually being apart of a frat, because I simply dont have the $$ for it.</p>

<p>What UC would you choose if you were in my size 10.5 shoes?</p>

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<p>I would go to UCLA :]]</p>

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<p>UCLA has a bunch of parties everywhere?... OK maybe. Still, I'm told people at UCSD don't exactly party on campus anyways. Don't all of you head off to SDSU or something? From the data that UCLA and UCSD release about pre-med, I make the assumption that UCLA is slightly better at getting people into med school than UCSD. For the years that both UCSD and UCLA have numbers, UCLA's %s are higher, and it still carries the mantle of the school with the most med school applicants in the country. But if you have a lot of med school applicants, that also means more competition for things like internships and research. Also, its not impossible to rule out the possibility that med schools might have a sort of "fatigue" after reviewing so many UCLA applicants. If you're down to it, visit both campuses and see which one you feel better at.</p>

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<p>I would go to UCSD for the friends. You've gotta be happy to get good grades in your UD classes and I think you'll have alot of fun with your friends at SD.</p>

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<p>I would have to agree with Peppers. Try and arrange visits to both schools and I think you will get a better perspective.</p>

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<p>I would go to SD. Its always nice to have close friends around you for whatever life throws at you. Also, depending on what college you apply to @ ucsd...revelle has the highest % of sending grads to med school...and like peppers said..you wont blend into the LA typical applicant pool</p>