UCLA vs Texas for Pre-med?

UCLAri
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:02:27 +0000

confused_senior,

Your parents are very misguided when it comes to how medicine works, unfortunately. Having the name “Harvard” on your resume means nothing for a good residency if you don’t nail the Step 1 and do well at your school. Matching has nothing to do with where you did your undergrad. It has everything to do with how you perform as a medical student and on the USMLE.

If you are not entirely sure of your career goals, however, then UCLA offers you something UT may not, which is a somewhat better international name. It is my experience as a UCLA grad that it carries well abroad. However, unless you plan on doing entrepreneurial work, your undergrad name will be less important than your firm. A lot really depends on what you want to do and where.

[Then again, plenty of UT grads and associates have been very successful in business.](List of University of Texas at Austin alumni - Wikipedia)