VERY confused about Berkeley or UCI

sakky
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:11:51 +0000

I REALLY need help!! I have less than 2 weeks to decide on which college to go to and i am totally undecided! I am choosing between Berk and UCI. Would getting a slightly lower GPA at Berk be offset by the prestige of the school, as far as admissions to mmed school goes? Which would maximize a pre-med’s chances for med school?



As I said on the other thread where this was posted, it is unclear to me whether you really would get a lower GPA at Berkeley than at UCI. In fact, I could say that a case could be made that you might end up with a lower GPA at UCI. Why? Sociology. Basically, human beings are social creatures and tend to copy what others are doing around them. When you see other students studying hard, then you will tend to study hard. But when you see other students lounging around and being lazy, then you will tend to be lazy.