Psychology/Sociology at CC: Does it look bad?

[GabeMann]

So,
I have an incredibly full semester coming up in the fall (of my junior year) and I really want to take a psych or soc class before I take the MCAT in the spring/summer (a year from now). Two questions: will it look bad to med schools if I take one of them at a community college this summer? Also, which one will help me most on the MCAT if I could possibly only take one beforehand? Any additional comments or recommendations are more than welcome!

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[Dr. Biology]

lol no

 

[Doudline]

Taking a single class at a CC for time constraint/availability reasons is fairly common and not particularly looked down upon I believe. Adcoms would start questioning your integrity if you took numerous prereqs at a CC (while at a 4 year university), but this case is fine imo.

(It isn't easy to say which one would benefit you the most, considering that neither subjects have ever been tested on the MCAT before... go with your heart!)

 

[Dr. Biology]

Taking a single class at a CC for time constraint/availability reasons is fairly common and not particularly looked down upon I believe. Adcoms would start questioning your integrity if you took numerous prereqs at a CC (while at a 4 year university), but this case is fine imo.

(It isn't easy to say which one would benefit you the most, considering that neither subjects have ever been tested on the MCAT before... go with your heart!)

bump, double bump amd +1000

 

[487806]

So,
I have an incredibly full semester coming up in the fall (of my junior year) and I really want to take a psych or soc class before I take the MCAT in the spring/summer (a year from now). Two questions: will it look bad to med schools if I take one of them at a community college this summer? Also, which one will help me most on the MCAT if I could possibly only take one beforehand? Any additional comments or recommendations are more than welcome!

Just avoid schools that don't accept CC credits (you can find them on the MSAR).

 

[Being]

If you take a look at the AAMC preview (https://www.aamc.org/students/download/266006/data/2015previewguide.pdf) the stuff in the psych/soc section is all pretty easy to learn on your own. It might be more beneficial to take stats and calc if you haven't taken those, assuming schools don't start requiring soc/psych credits. Fwiw.

 

[MDforMee]

Just avoid schools that don't accept CC credits (you can find them on the MSAR).

We should stop referring people to the MSAR, IMO; this information should be free.