<p>I’m pre-med. Not sure what specific biology yet, probably like molecular… </p>
<p>I think marine biology at UCSB is supposed to be really good because they have their own lagoon and are right on the ocean. Lots of hands-on stuff. For environmental science, botany, etc. UCSB might even have an edge over UCI because they tend to focus on pre-med stuff. 
UCSB actually has a separate department (EEMB) with majors such as Aquatic Biology, Ecology and Evolution, and Zoology for that sort of stuff, while UCI only has a general “Ecology & Evolutionary Biology” major. USC also has a marine biology major, I believe. I think they’d have more research opportunities and such in that field because the ocean and wildlife is RIGHT there, whilst Irvine/LA doesn’t have much of that… more suburban.</p>
<p>Here’s the website if you’re interested:
<a href=“Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology | University of California, Santa Barbara”>Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology | University of California, Santa Barbara;