I currently go to Cal and I have to say, it is one damn good of a school.
Another thing is, u'll change majors time and time again. But berkeley has sooo many cool science majors: MCB (5 emphasis), Intergradtive bio, public health, chemical biology, u name it.
I love berkeley for it's support for it's premed. There is a career center that does amazing things for us, letter service, counseling etc. There's also a study learn center that offers study group courses THAT HELP YOU GET AS. I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN LESS THAN A TAKING A STUDY GROUP CLASS. These are student taught classes that u can just drop in. There's tons of clubs, sports (crew, rugby, lacross, tennis), tons of research positions, tons of opportunity to do things.
Research is pretty big here, so you'll land a lab position if u just work at it.
If u got a regent scholarship, it's not only the money. There's also additional support that goes along with it like networking and test files I think (and socials, my friend landed her boyfriend through that).
Berkeley is just damn good for premd. I have not seen any cut throatness and everyone is pretty chill.
Plus, I think being on a semester system is a lot better than quarter, u only deal with finals twice at a time versus three times a year.
There's also a lot of premed support groups/fraternities/clubs.
So I have to say, GO BERKELEY!
cuyegs said:
HELP!!!! 😱 I need to decide soon!!!! Is it better if i get my undergrad degree in Berkeley with a BA is Molecular and Cell Biology or if i go to UCLA and graduate with a BS in Biochemistry? UCLA gave me a regent scholarship while Berkeley gave me a Cal Bears scholarship. The regent scholarship is, i think more prestigious so....my main question is..does it look better on my Med school application if I graduate as a regents scholarship or if i graduate from Berekeley????