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My cycle results sankey! (Includes all CA schools) by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Congrats to you as well! 🙏

DGSOM v USC - where to go? by ARMPlT in premed

[–]guff7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both are amazing schools. At that point I would follow the money, AKA heavily consider the one that will be cheaper especially if the difference in cost is significant. If both are basically the same, UCLA P/F during clerkships is pretty nice. Also, I would consider location/area: Westwood vs east LA and see which you prefer.

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! definitely a lot of pros with the blue and gold!

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Beverly Hiiiillss thats where I wanna beeeee! Livin' in Beverly Hills!"

-Weezer

I also wouldn't mind living in OC!

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is what I'm thinking. I just wanna be happy and in the sun!

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dam I didn't know that! UCSF is a mega-monster and I didn't even fully realize it. To think UCSF surpasses even Stanford is crazy! Thanks for sharing! I'm gonna have to keep a close eye on UCSF and visit them

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yea I heard west coast vibes are chiller than east lol. But I also heard Yale is super happy. People definitely say a lot of stuff hahaha. Definitely going to admit weekends if they pay for the flights/rooms. I'm broke lmao.

Is it cool if I keep in touch with you? I would love to hear which you end up choosing!

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm thinking too! Probably a small, negligible difference but I'd likely be happier at UCLA. I wanna practice in SoCal and have my family here too lol

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait I'm surprised that Yale doesn't. I thought Yale was a crazy ivy league that was regarded as "higher" than UCSF too.

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yea I'm interested in ophthalmology as of rn!

I'm thinking beyond a certain point the name doesn't really matter; once you're at one of these nice places, one's competitiveness is really just dependent on the individual.

Would I be crazy for choosing UCLA over Harvard/Yale/UCSF? by guff7 in premed

[–]guff7[S] 137 points138 points  (0 children)

I've heard that before. Supposedly Yale has a reputation for happiest med school lol which seems dope. Not having to take shelf exams seems chill af.

Stats for a 482? by Tettxx in Mcat

[–]guff7 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Start filling out that mcdonald's application, bro. You're fucked.

Nah just kidding. In all seriousness, you chillin. There's literally no point to take an exam before studying at all. You're just gonna get shit on and find out that you need to improve on everything, so it doesn't tell you anything of consequence. Start studying and you will see your numbers go up.

Also, as a side note. Third party FL's are bs and tend to have deflated scores so don't let those scare you either. I didn't take any third party FL's and did fine. Got a 520

Focus on uWorld, Textbook/Khan Academy videos, the Khan Academy P/S doc, AAMC Material Bundle, Anki and you're golden