UCLA vs UMich?

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Westwood and the areas around UCLA are great. I spent 4 years there and I'm most likely choosing to head back for 4 more years over 6 or 7 other schools. Never been to Michigan so I can't compare it but you won't be disappointed with student life at UCLA. And the fact that it's 50k cheaper? Yeah, no question haha. Join the fb group!
 
as a UCLA undergraduate, I assure you UCLA is far over hyped on this forum.

Go to where YOU felt most comfortable during your interviews.
 
ohyeahyeah180 said:
as a UCLA undergraduate, I assure you UCLA is far over hyped on this forum.

Go to where YOU felt most comfortable during your interviews.
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There are always people who have bad experiences wherever you look. Sorry that you were one of them, but UCLA is a great place to be. That's why so many people dream about going there for d-school and they have the single most undergrad applicants in the country.

Also 50k is a lot to give up for comfort you felt during a half-day interview.

Did you reject UCLA because of your undergrad experience or have you not heard back?
 
nonociceptors said:
There are always people who have bad experiences wherever you look. Sorry that you were one of them, but UCLA is a great place to be. That's why so many people dream about going there for d-school and they have the single most undergrad applicants in the country.

Also 50k is a lot to give up for comfort you felt during a half-day interview.

Did you reject UCLA because of your undergrad experience of have you not heard back?
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I never said my experience in UCLA was bad I've lived here my entire life. All I said was for the OP to go where he felt most comfortable no reason to make assumptions.
 
ohyeahyeah180 said:
I never said my experience in UCLA was bad I've lived here my entire life. All I said was for the OP to go where he felt most comfortable no reason to make assumptions.
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Fair enough. I agree that OP should go where he feels most comfortable but 50k is a lot of comfort haha and it isn't like UCLA is a miserable place to be!

poutinepower said:
I think hes tryna say that LA's lifestyle might not be for everyone
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Definitely true. I personally don't like the typical "LA lifestyle" at all but LA is so expansive that there's not really a scenario where you'd be pigeon-holed into following it. Unless you hate having one season and prefer snow sometimes then yeah, you're stuck 😛
 
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Dr.Payne said:
Lol thanks y'all. I am def leaning toward UCLA now. I did want to Live alone while in D school and that may be near impossible in LA without some serious change.
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if you have a car you can drive from somewhere like culver city and you'd be able to find a place for much cheaper. might be more viable during your 3rd/4th years, but it's something.

but you can definitely live alone in LA and still end up paying less than you would at umich since the price difference is 50k. you could take half of that for housing, live on your own, and still save money
 
Eff8 said:
It isn't the best patient pool but everyone graduated on time this year and I believe last year as well. I'm going to UCLA so I'm probably biased here but that doesn't change the fact that I'd never spend an extra $50,000 to go to another school just to have a better patient pool. If there was a problem with students not graduating or meeting competency requirements, that'd be a different story.
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50k a year or 50k overall? 50k overall i'd pick umich. that's negligible. you can declare in state at both schools and surrounding areas of ann arbor are cheaper than westwood, so living expenses would take away at the difference

patient pools are important for 1. graduating on time 2. finding nerb/wreb patients. it's actually a big deal...and for 50k i'd consider mich.

complete third party perspective here btw. i have friends at umich and i know people who are very familiar with ucla.

can't go wrong with either institution, but umich is one of the best schools in the country
 
toothdriller2k17 said:
you can declare in state at both schools and surrounding areas of ann arbor are cheaper than westwood, so living expenses would take away at the difference
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Are you sure? I contacted UMich at the beginning of the cycle to ask about declaring residency after first year and their response was essentially "no." They directed me to this site http://www.ro.umich.edu/resreg.php

"b. Circumstances that do not demonstrate permanent Michigan residence
The circumstances and activities listed below are most often temporary or indeterminate and do not demonstrate permanent residence in Michigan. Individuals whose claim to Michigan residence is based solely on one or more of the following will generally not be found to be Michigan residents for tuition purposes:
  • you are enrolled in a high school, community college, or university in Michigan;
  • you are in a medical residency program, fellowship, or internship in Michigan;"

If something has changed then the price difference is negligible and OP's decision just got a lot harder haha. OP you might want to look into that and get a definitive answer yourself. I agree you can't go wrong with either school, as UCLA is also one of the best schools in the country. Re: patient pool, everyone found a wreb patient and graduated on time.
 
well i know 3 people who did so.....i guess they changed it? maybe they started to wisen up a bit?

in any case: good luck OP. can't go wrong with either school
 
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My brother graduated from UCLA and he would always tell me how crazy the graduation requirements were compared to other schools and how stressful it was to find patients, he still graduated on time though
 
poutinepower said:
My brother graduated from UCLA and he would always tell me how crazy the graduation requirements were compared to other schools and how stressful it was to find patients, he still graduated on time though
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They *just* changed some requirements and everyone seems happier. Your brother missed out!
 
How are you figuring that UCLA is 50K less? I'm finding it hard to believe that Ann Arbor would cost more than LA for living expenses.
 
ajj70 said:
How are you figuring that UCLA is 50K less? I'm finding it hard to believe that Ann Arbor would cost more than LA for living expenses.
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This evaluation includes tuition and other school costs as well. Also Ann Arbor is expensive to live in as well. My friend there said he pays 1200 in rent (lives alone)
 
Pick whatever you like but I'd pick UCLA in your situation. Patient pool -->I'm finding out quickly that it isn't as terrible as this site makes it seem. As stated earlier the school changed a major requirement for graduation that caused students issues in the past so its more reasonable now. School is challenging at UCLA but pass/fail makes it less stressful. Westwood is expensive but there are still cheap options especially if you live off in-n-out and live more than 5-10 minutes away from campus.
 
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