UCSB vs. UCI for med school?

bluebayou
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 02:44:49 +0000

Again, don’t be concerned with the difference of a BA/BS. Focus on the course requirements of the transfer Uni. Yes, the School of Social Ecology at UCI is gonna focus on ecology type topics. My guess is that those additional social science requirements will limit your chances to take the premed courses.

UCSB would be my recommendation, but only if you are a direct admit to the Psych major. What does a pre-major imply for a transfer? What requirements will you have to fulfill to be admitted to the major at SB? (It does not good to move to SB and find out your intended major is capped and not available.)

The other thing of note is that premed in CA is extremely competitive, so it always good to consider a major that will enable you to get a job upon graduation.

I disagree with the advisor. A post-bac is primarily for students who have completed almost no premed prereqs during undergrad; it is not for students who could not get classes at their Uni.

For example, see Scripps’ program (which is excellent btw).

https://www.scrippscollege.edu/postbac/

Upper division science classes have more generous curve, and repeating them is not considered favorably by med schools. You need A’s, and lots of them.

Good luck.