UCSD VS UCR for premed?

j.project
Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:43:15 +0000

First of all: have you been acquainted with stayoutofriverside? Because you should see what he has to say about the school and if his sn is any indication of what type of advice you’ll be receiving from him… by the way, he’s a resident at some hospital as we speak. :)

My friend was considering UCR because the school gave her a scholarship. She almost based her decision to go there because of that aid, but then her uncle gave her a piece of advice. His profession is a job interviewer and he said that when he looks at qualifications and sees that an applicant is a graduate of UCR, he’ll most likely pick other candidates over that UCR graduate.

People can argue and say “it totally depends on what work environment that is”, but you know what? Take it as it is: if the job interviewer is not impressed with the school, chances are other job interviewers in whatever professional fied across the nation express the same sentiment. Don’t matter if their bias is messed up; they’re the ones who hold the key to that job. She’s now deciding btwn UC Santa Cruz and UC Santa Barbara; UCSD would have been one of her choices, had she gotten in.

If you’re choosing the easy way out… Yeah, UCR’s easy, fine. How hard will med school be, though? UCSD’s going to be a challenge, but hey, getting through med school will be more rewarding in that way. As my chemistry teacher said, if you get through UCSD with good grades, any graduate school will take a long, serious look at you.

Just worry about the present. The future you have control over by what you do with today. I’m now making my bias more obvious: UCSD! UCSD! UCSD! Go to UCSD and I’ll go to you for organic chemistry help, since I’m a Biochem major… Gaaash, I’m asking for an early deathwish. LoL