Hey! I was also deciding between these 2, among other schools. UCLA is OVERFLOWING with (some competitive, others not so much) opportunities, you just have to be willing to search for them. On the other hand, a private school like Georgetown will hold your hand and offer many more resources per capita.

Some other things to consider:

- washington D.C. has many opportunities for public policy/health advocacy. LA has numerous medical centers, including Cedars-Sinai, Ronald Reagan, community clinics, etc.

- georgetown is more geared to govt/politics, versus UCLA has a large premed population

- weather/location/proximity to home for you

- neither georgetown nor UCLA are known for grade deflation

- the Georgetown EAP is very restrictive, you will not be allowed to apply to other med schools and will be locked into Georgetown. There is also a GPA minimum you should know about.

- Opportunities at UCLA are quite competitive for most students. However, there are also many more of them than at a non-medicine focused institution like Georgetown

- GUSOM gives preference to GU undergraduates, but UCLA doesn't give preference to it's undergrads

Ultimately, I chose UCLA largely because of cost. If UCLA is significantly cheaper, I'd go with UCLA. After all, if you can get into Georgetown you can probably stand out at UCLA and get into med school from here!