<p>I think the one advantage that UCLA has is the opportunity to volunteer in excellent medical settings during the school year. A friend’s daughter had a lot of great opportunities while there. That said, Pomona is a really great school and has a lot of students who are very successful in grad school applications. There is the opportunity at Pomona to do research and to work on a senior thesis which is a great experience for someone interested in science. Plenty of people go on from Pomona to medical school and MD/Ph.D. programs. If finances are not a determining factor, I would recommend Pomona.</p>