Does it matter where you do your undergrad?

[supfoo]

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Hey everyone,

I searched but couldn't find a topic related to this on the Pre-Pharm board. I want to apply to schools in Cali like UCSF, UCSD, UoP, etc... and I was wondering if it matters where you did your unergrad at. I go to UCR, and it's currently ranked no. 94 on the US News national universities Ranking. That means it is still tier 1 but obviously not as high as some other schools. My question is does it matter what university you get your degree from (as in does one particular degree have a higher "value" than the other)? Thanks.

 

[rxlea]

This question has been answered before (a few times!). Please use the search function.

 

[charfdorn]

Hey everyone,

I searched but couldn't find a topic related to this on the Pre-Pharm board. I want to apply to schools in Cali like UCSF, UCSD, UoP, etc... and I was wondering if it matters where you did your unergrad at. I go to UCR, and it's currently ranked no. 94 on the US News national universities Ranking. That means it is still tier 1 but obviously not as high as some other schools. My question is does it matter what university you get your degree from (as in does one particular degree have a higher "value" than the other)? Thanks.

Your searching skills need improvement.

 

[SparkLy09]

Lol, poor sap.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=750470

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=713752

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=655598

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=514999

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=476046

For future reference, in case you want more threads on this topic, just search "undergrad" in thread title for various topics on undergrad schools regarding pharmacy. Good luck

 

[Farmercyst]

Hey everyone,

I searched but couldn't find a topic related to this on the Pre-Pharm board. I want to apply to schools in Cali like UCSF, UCSD, UoP, etc... and I was wondering if it matters where you did your unergrad at. I go to UCR, and it's currently ranked no. 94 on the US News national universities Ranking. That means it is still tier 1 but obviously not as high as some other schools. My question is does it matter what university you get your degree from (as in does one particular degree have a higher "value" than the other)? Thanks.

If it makes any difference at all we have several people who get in each year from the CSU system at USC. I came in from CSUSB, 6 people in my class from Cal Poly Pomona, a few more from CSUN and CSU-F. So, no, it doesn't matter at USC. Acceptances tend to be in-line with the number of applications from each school. (USC tends to be more GPA centric, so my 3.9 CC GPA, which became a 3.59 CSUSB GPA is more than likely why I am where I am moreso than the possiblity that CSUSB is some top tier school.

 

[ExpressMaiL]

No, it doesn't.