I got a 000097 EFC; is that good?

ucbalumnus
Sat, 30 Dec 2017 02:02:09 +0000

BBoy99:

Sorry, I should’ve clarified. If I were to go to a UC, I’d want to go to UCLA or UCB (although they’re all great.) I have friends at both schools, and they all tell me that it’s cutthroat competitive.

Pre-med anywhere should be expected to be cutthroat competitive, since getting into medical school is an elite-or-bust path. Many frosh pre-meds abandon the idea when they see that their GPA is not high enough; of those who apply to medical schools, half get no admissions.

Also, medical school is expensive, so saving money and avoiding debt in undergraduate can be helpful. You are probably looking at $200,000 debt for a UC medical school as a California resident, or $320,000 debt for a private medical school.

Cornell’s location may not be ideal if you want to apply to UC medical schools, because of more difficult / expensive travel logistics for short-notice medical school interviews.