#UCLA vs. UC Berkeley for Pre-med Bio

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marsh osprey
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UCLA Pros:

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No grade deflation= Easier to get into med school

fallow wadi
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ucla pros: not b.a. for science majors iirc, berkeley gives b.a. regardless instead of b.s.

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cal pros: transportation????, more prestige in name ig, you get a ball and a hill named after a 4.0 gpa

gaunt jungle
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pro and con lsit didnt show up lmao

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**Schools: **UCLA, Cal
**Intended major: **Psychobio (UCLA), cell & molecular bio w/neurobio concentration (Cal)
Similarities: public schools in california, prestige
**Considerations: **not 100% sure abt becoming a doctor & also considering healthtech & bio/business (consulting) careers

UCLA
Pros:

  • slightly cheaper
  • med school & better for premed
  • specific & relatively easy major
  • safe neighborhood
  • close to home
  • certain scholar programs for autism research (i speciifcally want to go into a career to help autistic people)
  • guaranteed housing for 4yrs
  • dining hall fooddd

Cons:

  • social culture isn't for me
  • i want to move out of LA
  • not good for tech or business
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UC Berkeley
Pros:

  • top choice rn
  • good for everything i want to do
  • lots of opportunity
  • desired dual degree program (bio + business program)
  • always wanted to move to the bay area
  • social culture is a really good fit
  • i have connections w/Stanford's autism initiatives, so i can do in-person research and help out if i end up at UCB
  • already have a roommate

Cons:

  • no medical school attached but can commute to stanford/ucsf etc which have pretty good autism medical-related centers/programs
  • food is mid
  • sketchy area
  • grade deflation
  • slightly more expensive
marsh osprey
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Overall i would say UCLA is better academic wise but for social aspects, UCB might be the better choice

gaunt jungle
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another berkeley pro: get calc credit since in ucla i will have to take the lifesci math series so i will need to take 3 or 4 sems in math while in berkeley i only need 1 (calc ii) :,)

patent palm
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I would pick UCLA, and during summers or breaks go Stanford to work at their autism initiative

slow tartan
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I feel like for ur interest in bio/business cal has a new program that’s called LSBE that fits ur interest

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https://haas.berkeley.edu/lsbe/about/

Berkeley Haas
Mai Le
About - Berkeley Haas

Program Overview The Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBE) Program is an integrated, jointly-administered partnership between the Haas School of Business and the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology in the College of Letters and Science. Students earn two bachelor’s degrees and take rigorous courses designed to help br...

mild laurel
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How is the social scene in berkeley?