Which school for Pre-Med?

mcat2
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:41:52 +0000

Several CCers here (e.g., BDM) suggested it is better for a student NOT to attend a school that is not too close to your home (esp. when your parents have been taking care of you a little bit too well.)

It is rumored that premed advising at most UCs is in general not very good. But you can easily overcome this shortcoming.

I believe the public transportation in the bay area (e.g. BART) may be better than that in LA. But this may be my bias as I hate to drive on the free way in the LA area.

I do not believe that the fact that UCLA has an affiliated med school is an important one. You are wise to ignore this factor.



I was really careful not to get emotionally attached anywhere when I applied.

Very good attitude. This attitude will serve you well when you apply to med schools.