<p>Is it harder to get into specific programs at universities? I want to complete my pre-med at either UCLA or UCSD. Since I will be applying into the pre-med program, will it be harder for me to get admission into these two universities? </p>
<p>Furthermore, do colleges take your major/intended area of study into account when deciding whether or not to admit you to their university, or is that something you deal with after you get accepted?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The UCs do not take your intended major into account when you apply - unless you intend to study engineering. Engineering schools, like HSSEAS at UCLA, evaluate their applicants a little differently… </p>
<p>Also, you don’t necessarily apply to a pre-med program - you can be any major and be pre-med, as long as you take care of your BCPM reqs… </p>
<p>Contrary to popular opinion, being a bio or biochem major (or likewise) does not give you a leg up in the med school application process… it just means that some of the BCPM requirements fall within your major, which some people find ‘easier,’ I guess…</p>
<p>you won’t be applying into the premed program, since there isn’t one to apply for.</p>
<p>And BTW, given your screen name, are you a Kansas resident?</p>