UCSD or UC Irvine for pre-med studies?

purplet1ger
Sun, 06 May 2012 18:03:45 +0000

I kind of agree with the post above about the fact that UCI kids seem more friendly than UCSD lol.
Anyways, competition will always exist whether you go to UCI, UCSD, UCLA, UCR…so I can’t say much… Of course I’m pretty sure competition in UCSD will be a tad bit higher because of its prestige and since there will be more “smarter” people…UCSD is known for its sciences so it’ll be good if you want to go to a med school.
If you are going to go to a grad school, undergrad prestige really doesn’t matter.
You should visit both schools and see which one is the fit for you cus no one here can actually tell you which one is better for you because ultimately, it is you who will be spending the next 4 years in either UCI or UCSD.
For me, I chose UCI over UCSD because it was closer, cleaner, had a better environment that fit MY personal preference.