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Hey I am applying to med school next year. I go to cal state Long Beach, do they look a lot at the under grad school you went to. i am worried that this will not make me look good, is this true??
RaaMD said:Oh, just wanted to add to be proud of your education at a Cal State and relay this during your secondaries and your interviews. I really enjoyed having a small class size and knowing my teachers well.
DrZaius said:I'm at cal state uc davis
DrZaius said:I'm at cal state uc davis
927ss said:Hey I am applying to med school next year. I go to cal state Long Beach, do they look a lot at the under grad school you went to. i am worried that this will not make me look good, is this true??
Medikit said:Hey dude. I went to Chico State and I would say that in terms of undergrad recognition it didn't help me. I think this was especially an issue with the UC's. But the education I received was top notch and played a major roll in my acceptance at Wake Forest. You can't change your undergrad so try to make yourself the best applicant possible.
BozoSparky said:hey csu people, i'm not in this application cycle...but i was two cycles ago...i'm entering m2.
anyway, i went to fresno state, majored in chemistry...and i loved it enough to go after a phd at cornell, changed my mind about chemistry & academics/industry, simultaneously became very fascinated by medicine, and ended up at hms.
fresno state was affordable and close to home, where i worked in the summertime and weekends.
i wasn't a typical applicant because of my graduate work (i finished the phd), but i wouldn't have made it without my local csu!
Esteban said:No offense, but were your stats UC good? The Dean of Admissions from UCD SoM said that a good gpa and high MCAT outweigh the supposed difference in prestige between the CSUs and UCs.
I think the UCs are awesome when it comes to research. Researchers, however, don't make good teachers! My MCD Bio 40 teacher at UCLA even admitted that he sucked as a teacher .
ttran01 said:after high school i was a little worried about going to CSUS because it was a CSU. i didnt get accepted to Davis so now i go to a CC (the science teachers here are HARD) so i can transfer to davis. but now i dont think i even want to go to davis anymore, maybe CSUS. lol but anyways, now that ive finished my first year, i realized that it doesnt really matter what school you go to, just as long as you have good teachers and master the materials in the classes u take. oh and just get good grades.
Esteban said:Yeah, I took Biology I and II at a CC. They were good classes, though not as "lab friendly" as CSU and UC biology classes. That is, the CCs are somewhat lacking when it comes to lab supplies, etc. (That was the case at my CC at least.)