@Doitandmakeit I am late to this post but are you still considering XULA? The great thing is their early assurance partnerships with top medical schools. This means that students can get into these schools by junior year at XULA. The support system for students is well-known and this is important to make it as a premed student. Read Pulse of Perseverance and follow Project Diversity Medicine on IG. If the financial aid is right I say give it serious consideration. We are many years away as D is in middle school but interested in premed and I have spoken to students and parents from New England who have been very happy choosing XULA. I am sure California is well-represented. Keep us posted.