I completely agree. Is it just because it’s a California thing?
Is it because she wants to be in California for the possibility of transitioning to the UC’s medical schools?
The thing you need to tell your daughter is that the UC medical schools wipe the slate clean.
If she does her undergrad at UC, that does not necessarily mean that she is going to transition smoothly into their medical program. They start from scratch. Her chances would be better coming from Oregon’s undergrad program.
Why do I say that? One of my very good friends does interviews for the UCSD medical school. She says that they want to see what other undergraduate schools are encouraging. They know exactly what UCs undergrad programs are providing in the way of coursework.
The medical schools want to see a variety of new approaches, theories, and practices coming from very different undergrad programs. Be it a private, religious, public, expensive or affordable in-state university. For the UC schools, this is what their goal is in admissions.
They appear to want a variety of people, from different experiences, that will fit and add to their programs.