Deciding between UCSB, UCI, and NYU

sfang42369
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:21:43 +0000

My parents seem to be forcing me to go to NYU. They believe that i want to go to medical school later and become a doctor, also they have asked a lot of their friends whether to go to NYU or UCI (UCSB was eliminated because it had no medical school). I would really like to stay in California but they are intent on me graduating from a school with a prestigious name.

If i were to major in biochem, what would my options be after undergrad, would i have to become a doctor and go to med school?
If i do decide to go to med school, would it be possible to go to a lesser university such as UCI and still transfer out easily after undergrad?

My parents have actually already made the decision for me saying that i could only go to NYU, but i would love to convince them otherwise.