What schools in LA are loved by their students?

[bandersnatch]

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Which are the best medical schools?
US News & World Report would have you believe it's their listing. It's not. The better question to ask yourself is, "What is the best medical school for me?" Do they graduate people in your area of interest? Do the students feel they're getting a good education? Is the curriculum PBL or more traditional, and does this mesh with your style of learning? What kind of a hospital will you be training in?

Hi! I am new to the forum (and to the US 🙄 ) and right now I'm thinking through the ways of applying in Los Angeles Med schools in 2005 (and i cannot move far from LA unfortunately), so i figured that i will apply in less ranked but more "friendly" school (if any??) 😕? . If you are currently in MD program in LA or you know something from friends, could you please share your experience? Or any advice - what to do in my situation and what are my chances in CA? (GPA is 4.0 🙄 , BS obtained abroad (Russia), evaluated in WES agency and then probably additionally ended in US, 6 years of med-practical work and i'm sure i'm able to get proper MCAT)?

 

[Assembler]

"Safety" schools in California don't exist, and I am pretty sure that all of them use AMCAS. Also, directly in Los Angeles, there's not really that many either: USC and UCLA. There is one in Irvine, and elsewhere; I think there are about eight total. Not really sure.

My advice to you is to apply to as many schools as you can. Limiting yourself to just one district, or even one state, could have potentially serious consequences (ie. you not getting in anywhere). This goes especially for California.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

There are five medical schools in southern California: UCI, UCLA, UCSD, USC, and Loma Linda. All are highly competitive because California is a generally desirable location for students and due to the presence of a large number of applicants from California. UCLA, UCSD, UCI are the most competetive because they are both highly ranked by US News (not so much UCI) and are public schools, with relatively low tuitions (if you don't take grants and such private schools provide into account). The MCAT has almost nothing to do with medicine in practice, so you'll need to be strong in your science and English fundamentals. Overall, acceptance into a school in southern cali is tough.

 

[Assembler]

Also on the list (in CA):

Stanford
UCD
UCSF

Isn't UCSF supposed to be #1?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Also on the list:

Stanford
UCD
UCSF

Isn't UCSF supposed to be #1?

Well, that's if she's willing to move a bit further from Los Angeles. UCSF is generally accepted as the top UC medical school, and as one of the premier medical schools in the nation.

Oh yeah, and Cali students don't usually apply to a school that is the most loved by their students, they apply to all the Cali schools, and then lots more around the country and take what they can get.

 

[LoneCoyote]

There's also a DO program on SoCal... COMP in Pomona.

 

[Assembler]

Well, that's if she's willing to move a bit further from Los Angeles. UCSF is generally accepted as the top UC medical school, and as one of the premier medical schools in the nation.

Oh yeah, and Cali students don't usually apply to a school that is the most loved by their students, they apply to all the Cali schools, and then lots more around the country and take what they can get.

True, true. Well, realistically speaking though, I don't think there's any chance of getting in by applying to only 5 schools. Unless she has the best stats in the world (maybe that's a little exaggerated, but you get my drift).

The other part; that definitely sounds like my plan - take whatever I can get, wherever. I might apply to somewhere on the order of 30 schools or so. Hopefully one will take me. lol.

 

[Assembler]

There's also a DO program on SoCal... COMP in Pomona.

Nice. I'll have to check that one out for sure...

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

The "less ranked" schools in the LA area are USC and UC Irvine. But dont think that not being in the top 20 US news categories means that the schools are not competitive. Getting into either school is difficult for even above average applicants (acceptance rates for both are around 7.5%, even lower for non-resident applicants)

 

[Sense]

Hi! I am new to the forum (and to the US 🙄 ) and right now I'm thinking through the ways of applying in Los Angeles Med schools in 2005 (and i cannot move far from LA unfortunately), so i figured that i will apply in less ranked but more "friendly" school (if any??) 😕? . If you are currently in MD program in LA or you know something from friends, could you please share your experience? Or any advice - what to do in my situation and what are my chances in CA? (GPA is 4.0 🙄 , BS obtained abroad (Russia), evaluated in WES agency and then probably additionally ended in US, 6 years of med-practical work and i'm sure i'm able to get proper MCAT)?

Well, it's really tough to get into a medical school, particularly MD, in southern California. I'm from socal and got into a couple of MD schools back east but I also wanted to stay here. For this reason I've decided to go to Western in Pomona and many of my colleagues have turned down MD schools in the east to stay in socal just like me.

I would say that if you don't mind the DO, you want to become a doctor, and you really need to stay in southern California, you should apply to Western. Their average accepted gpa is a 3.4 and their average accepted MCAT is a 27. I hope things work out for you. 👍

 

[bandersnatch]

Thanks to Everybody, i seem to apply in all Cali's MD and DO schools. But I wonder what school is less conservative and more friendly to students (helpfull offices, better orientation and general good attitude to every student)
Is it true, that if school is ranked higher, the student's interpersonal "climat" is more competitive and tensed, and teachers are biased?

 

[ZOT! ZOT!]

...and the slythy toad
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
All mimsy were there boroughgoves
and the momeraths out grabe.

I LOVE Jabberwocky!

 

[Newquagmire]

Thanks to Everybody, i seem to apply in all Cali's MD and DO schools. But I wonder what school is less conservative and more friendly to students (helpfull offices, better orientation and general good attitude to every student)
Is it true, that if school is ranked higher, the student's interpersonal "climat" is more competitive and tensed, and teachers are biased?

if you have the time, visit the schools and decide for yourself. anybody else is only going to be able to give you anecdotes.

 

[bandersnatch]

ZOT! ZOT!, Yes! It's amasing and breathtaking! 🙂

bluedevilchica, thanks, i noticed same when first saw their nice design

Newquagmire , thanks for advice, it's good idea to compare campuses on next time i'll be there, and also a nice cause to travel around!

 

[R_C_Hutchinson]

well, this is really a matter of opinion, there are a lot of intangibles, and each person will find a unique environment that suits...

aw, who am i kidding

UCLA > all

Go Bruins!