I was planning on taking science class/ pre-med required classes at University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) which is like Study Abroad but during summer that are connected to University of California. Credits are transferable to any UC universities. But some rumors say that med schools don't like students taking science courses during summer since its much easier. Is this a good idea?
Dear Anonymous,
I know many people who are taking/have taken their premed prereqs during summer, but it's usually at their university. I don't think it's a terrible idea to do your prereqs abroad but it might be slightly risky. Most people tend to take all of their premed prereqs at their own school since taking them elsewhere might look like a red flag to admissions. Taking the classes over the summer might be slightly easier than taking them over the semester but, once again, it should be fine as long as you take it at your college (which is Berkeley I'm assuming : ). Study abroad, i'm not sure about... If it were me, I would try to take my prereqs at Berkeley and take some other core/breadth classes abroad just in case... but that's me. To be super safe, you can even call admissions at the school you're most interested in and ask if taking the prereqs abroad would hurt your chances. Chances are, the response that med school gives you will be applicable to other med schools. At the end of the day, if you really want to take the prereqs abroad, then you should go for it (as long as it's not a community college abroad haha). It shouldn't hurt your chances all that much :)
Best of luck!
-K
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