David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

• Location

• Los Angeles, California

• Venice Beach, Westwood, West LA, Korea Town, concerts at Staple Center or Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Walk of Fame, UCLA Bruins, Universal Studios

• Tuition

• Student Budget/Cost of Attendance

• Average MCAT

• MCAT: 510 (10th %ile) to 524 (90th %ile)

• GPA

• total GPA: 3.53 (10th %ile) to 3.99 (90th %ile)

• science GPA: 3.43 (10th %ile) to 4.00 (90th %ile)

• cutoff GPA of 3.4

• Acceptance rate

• 2018 - 2.1%

• only 180 students are accepted out of the 13,000 applicants

• What it’s known for

• cardiothoracic surgery, urology, neurosurgery, primary care, pathology, dermatology, research, psychiatry, neurology, anesthesiology

• Requirements and Strategies, UCLA Medical School Admissions: Insider's Perspective, UCLA Med School

• Student Testimonies

• Terry Dubrow: graduate of David Geffen, plastic surgeon and television personality

• dream come true of going to UCLA

• originally wanted to become a heart surgeon but was inspired to go into plastic surgery after there was a guest speaker at his lecture and showed him the magic of being able to heal someone almost perfectly after being injured in a car accident

• Doctor of The Swan: Terry J. Dubrow

• Sudeep Banerjee: student

• Strong research institution, wide variety of clinical opportunities

• Christine Kho: student

• Commitment to social justice

• Volunteer opportunities and the ability to go out into the community and gain firsthand experience, sense of community

• Why You'll Love LA - David Geffen

• Extra Info

• these undergrad content should be mastered before going to UCLA medical school

• reading and writing in English

• quantitative thinking (math and science)

• insight in human behavior, thought, and aspiration (social science and humanities)

• (skills looked for in applicants)

• good writing and interpersonal skills

• clinical experience

• some experience or familiarity with research

• knowledge of the challenges of healthcare delivery

• awareness of the importance of diversity

• Curriculum of certain majors

• biology: cellular and molecular biology, genetics

• chemistry/biochemistry: inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry of intermediary metabolism, and associated labs

• humanities: literature/art, history, philosophy, religion, ethics, economics, social behavior, and psychology

• math and statistics: biomathematics, computer science, and matrix algebra

Work Cited

• https://www.drdubrow.com/doctor-of-the-swan-terry-j-dubrow/

• https://medschool.ucla.edu/apply-why-youll-love-la

• https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/how-to-get-into-ucla-medical-school

• https://crackingmedadmissions.com/how-to-get-into-ucla-medical-school/

• https://collegelearners.com/ucla-med-school-acceptance-rate/

• https://medschool.ucla.edu/current-student-budget