@firmament2x , I didn’t mean to assume or imply anything about the total number of med school applicants from each school. I would expect UCLA to have more, as they have more total undergrads (although proportionately more med school applicants, per the numbers you supplied). What we don’t know is how many students at each school started out intending to be premed. For whatever reason, the pool of med school applicants that UCLA produces is more successful than those from UCSD. If it isn’t actually tougher to get through the premed coursework at UCLA, then it’s a superior choice for the aspiring premed, hands-down. My guess (admittedly unsubstantiated) was the it is somewhat tougher to get through, but that this toughness produces a more successful pool of applicants. Which, to my mind, is still a better option than ending up with only a 35% chance of med school acceptance after all that work, but that’s JMHO. And we’re in agreement that the OP is well-equipped to handle whichever school (s)he chooses.