| People are going to tell you that since UCI has a med school you'll have more opportunity to do research. Try not to listen to biased opinions because these schools are very similar and you'll get a quality education from both. There are plenty of opportunities for research at either school, but volunteer work and a balanced full life experience is what med schools look for (along with MCAT and GPA of course, but you need something to set yourself apart from the rest of the geniuses). You need to visit both campuses and choose the one that appeals more to you, and try to ignore numbers or hypothetical opinions. Also, someone who is serious about their grades won't let parties and distractions get in the way (they will if you don't have self control) so try to ignore reputations. |