Absolutely agree with @Transfer20212025!
@redbrickroad the UC’s have very large entering freshman classes. They also have very large lecture halls (think 300-500 students).
A large amount of students enter the UC’s with the intention of becoming medical school entrants.
Every Fall and Spring, the UC’s graduate full classes of anatomy, bio, biotechnology, neurobiology, neuroscience, and science undergrads. (In my daughter’s class, there were 1000 graduates, most vying for med schools. That’s at just one UC).
Now add 7 other UC’s. (Also, consider new graduates every year.)
Now, consider the possible research opportunities in the regional environment and the competition for those limited research opportunities. Not enough and too competitive.
Most med schools only have about 100+ spaces for new entrants.
See the issues?
Yes, the UC’s are great schools, and the costs for instate residents for these high caliber schools works well. They are however, extremely competitive and impacted. Paying high non-resident fees, just doesn’t make sense if you think about what you have to pay for med school.