is better to do pre-med at UCLA or UC berkeley?

Question

I applied at UCLA and Uc Berkeley. I want to major in pre-med later going to med school. Is it better to go to UC Berkeley because it is a top school in UC system and then later i can go to San francisco for med. Or UCLA for pre-med and med school. ??? any suggestions

Answer 1

UC Berkeley is a feeder school for UCSF, which ranked #4 nationally for its medical research program and #10 nationally for its medical practice program.

While there is no designated "pre-med" major at Berkeley, there are a variety of biological sciences majors available. For more information, see Berkeley's pre-med brochure at: http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/Premed_07.pdf

UCLA is a feeder school for UCLA School of Medicine, which ranked #11 nationally for its medical research program and #38 nationally for its medical practice program.

While there is no designated "pre-med" major at UCLA, there are a variety of biological sciences majors available in the College of Letters and Science. Pre-med students are encouraged to seek the various resources available (Pre-Health Peer Counselor, departmental counselor, or L & S counselor) for course planning and academic questions.

You always want to go to the best available college because just in case you change your mind about going to med school, at least you'll have a college degree from the best school available to you.