I'm a senior in high school, and I have applied to a few state universities. My cousin, who is a graduate of UC Berkeley, says that going to a JC then transferring to a UC will yield a better chance of getting into Med School. Does anyone know if it really makes a difference, since it will be a transfer? I would really rather just go to a State than transferring to a UC.
Also, I want to get a BS in Nursing as an undergraduate. In order to get into Med School, will I be at a better advantage if I got a BS in Biology-Physiology, or a BS in Biology-Microbiology instead of Nursing?
2006-10-23 17:55:36 · 3 answers · asked by deliriusilustratr 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Btw, my gpa right now is a 3.4, but that's because of some personal issues that happened in junior year. I'm pretty sure that I can earn around a 4.0 in college.
If I do go to a community college, I would like to go for two years, then transfer out to UC Davis. My top two choices for State is Sac State and San Francisco State.
My career objective is to be a Dermatologist or Anesthesiologist.
2006-10-23 18:08:57 · update #1
Getting into med school is difficult. Nursing is not the best major to prepare. Go and visit the guidance counselors for pre-med at the universities that you prefer. My daughter is in med school, and she majored in biology at an Ivy League school because she was so concerned about getting into med school. Any major like English, HIstory, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or even Computer Science will do fine, as long as you take the pre-med courses along with it. It's imperative that you get mentors that are med students, premed students and real doctors to guide you through this career choice, as it is the most difficult to get into in the whole world.
UC Berkeley is an excellent launching pad for med school, imo, so any way you can get into there would be worth it.
2006-10-23 18:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My suggestion: in basic terms visit the state college. i'm no longer a great fan of the belief of moving, via fact which you get all settled in at one college, you're making acquaintances and all, after which you go away it. i think of it is nicer just to discover a school you're happy with top away. State faculties are solid, and opportunities are high they're going to be greater low-value too. and that i'm no longer a med college admissions officer or something, yet I even have heard that it would not actually matter huge type what college you visit. they seem at your gpa and your MCAT rankings (you DO take the MCATS formerly med college, top? i understand you're taking the LSATS formerly regulation college, yet im uncertain approximately med.) of course, in case you went to harvard as against some truly undesirable college, it might make a distinction, yet a UC as against a state college possibly won't make that lots of a distinction, via fact they're in basic terms quite diverse in high quality or subject of acceptane. you will possibly be happier on the state college, it may be greater common, and it won't harm you interior the long-term. so decide for that. wish I helped. with the help of ways, i'm sorry yet i won't be able to help you approximately your question with reference to the BS. i do no longer think of you would be able to desire to be hectic approximately it now nonetheless - in basic terms ask your coaching counselor or a professor in college while it comes time to declare your significant.
2016-10-02 21:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend started in CC, then a decent school and now he's cardiologist. Though going to those schools will improve your chances drastically. But it is possible without them.
As long as you have the vision and drive you'll be OK. Get in a good school just to be safe.
Good luck
2006-10-23 18:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by django716 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋