community college

Hi everyone! This is my first post to this forum so I apologize for any redundancies. I am 2 years out of undergrad with a B.A. in theatre (3.46) and have decided to begin preparing for medical school. It's something I have always seriously considered pursuing since I have gone through...

Hello! So I admit I haven't read all of these forums so I'm so sorry if my question is repetitive. I used to be pre-dental, and in my pre-dental honor society every single dental school rep that visited told us that they look down on CC credits and will require a good explanation for science...

Hi, avid reader of Student Doctor Network, but first time, forum poster. I graduate college back in 2012. I spent some time in higher education, after being denied to medical school. I decided to apply to physical therapy school last year. I am retaking both gen Chemistry and gen Biology at...

Hey guys. This is just a backup plan in case I don't get into SBU. I'm definetely doing pre-med but I'm not sure what classes to take at Suffolk Community College before I transfer. Should I do the joint program? Or just transfer after one year? I just want to be on the same track as the...

Would community college credits in the sciences and maths be accepted in medical school? I've heard so many things. One of them coming from my friend who told me her cousin's friend (who went to a community college) tried to apply for medical school, where they said she had to repeat biology and...

I read about a 2+4 Pharm D transfer program online, where you start at a community college and transfer to a pharmacy school. I'm not sure if this is even a thing, but if it is, what are some schools that provide such programs? Google wasn't too helpful :/

Hi everyone, I have a few courses that I received a C in and would like to retake them. The CCs in Florida do not allow retakes (and I am not sure if Florida Universities are the same, still waiting on a response). How are other Floridians retaking courses of C or better?

Hey! I am a first generation college student and I am looking for some advice. I feel like everyone I talk to sugar coats it and "believes" in me, but I am looking for someone to tell me if I am headed in the right direction or if my plan is completely irrational. I currently have my AA from...

I am currently in community college and am transferring to a four year institution next year.

Hey, I'm a senior in highschool and definitely want to enter the pre-med track. However, I am having a backup plan just in case I don't get into SUNY Stonybrook University and decide to just go to my community college, Suffolk Community College. Three questions in my mind right now: 1) if i go...

When I retake courses (Bio 1 & 2, Anatomy, Physio) at a community college, are these courses added onto to my old transcript (graduated in August, 2015) or do they start a new GPA? If it is the latter, how exactly do you factor in this new GPA when applying on AACOMAS? Also, when I took...

Hello, My parents immigrated from rural North Africa. Never went to school and punished me for pursuing school (I'm their first daughter). I grew up in poverty and went to a terrible HS (guns/violence). Despite this, I did extremely well, got published, good SAT's, all AP's, etc while working...

Hello, My parents immigrated from rural North Africa. Never went to school and punished me for pursuing school (I'm their first daughter). I grew up in poverty and went to a terrible HS (guns/violence). Despite this, I did extremely well, got published, good SAT's, all AP's, etc while working...

Hey so im a premed at my local community college (college of the redwoods) and im planning to transfer as a junior in 2017 to UC Berkeley or UC Davis to complete my undergrad. I so far have completed English 120, english 1a, intermediate algebra, general biology 1a, spanish 1a, and psychology...

So I have a kind of unique situation. I'm planning on applying for PT school in the summer/fall of this year. I currently have a 3.54 overall GPA with a Psychology major and a Chemistry minor, my GPA would be MUCH better if I hadn't done the chemistry minor but I began as pre-med so I needed the...

Hopefully not too long of a read, tried to be as brief as possible.:) I'm currently in my first semester of the second year at a local community college. I've heard that some med schools don't care while others do, but I'm not going to dive into that. I've already been accepted to two of my top...

I have decided to do 18 credits in one semester, everything was going great. Then I had surgery and was unable to attend any of my classes for a while. Anyways, now i'm behind and failing a lot of my classes. I've dropped one class so far this semester. I'm thinking of dropping two more classes...

Sometimes I start getting confused about life. It's like I know I want to be a doctor but I'm not motivated. I have not taken any science courses yet and I'm in my second year. Why? Because I'm taking my general education courses at community college. For some reason sophomore is always an...

ok so ive decided that I want to be a dentist, as of right now im doing my associates in science at a local community college I north Carolina that will transfer. im the first in my family to go to college so im really lost on how things work. when I apply for transfer should I apply to go pre...

Hi, I am a pre-dental student and I was wondering if taking organic chemistry at a community college during the next two summers would be beneficial or if it would be looked down upon. A little about my background, I took my first year at community college (had to to help my mom after my father...

Hey guys i'm a transfer student who is here my sophomore year of college. So I had completed many classes in high school for college credit such as calculus, statistics, english 1 and 2, and some other classes. Then after high school I went to community college for a year (last year) and...

Hi All, I graduated undergrad in 2011 and graduated from hygiene school in 2014. Since then I've been a practicing hygienist and recently I've started continuing to pursue dental school. The dentist LOR I am all set with, but since I've been out of undergrad for so long, it's very difficult to...

I've wanted to be a doctor my entire life and I am really starting to think that no medical is going to want anything to do with me. Basically my current situation is I'm at a decently ranked 4-year-instituation and getting good grades. However, I am having an incredibly rough time. I was not...

Hi, I had a scholarship to play lacrosse for the University of Tampa but decided to attend my local community college for the cheaper route and to focus on academics without the distractions of well.... being in Tampa. This college corresponds all of its curriculums with The University of...

I'm now a Junior in high school, and the last two years (Freshman and Sophomore) have been complete trash (Bs and Cs all around) and now my Junior is already slipping down to hell(I have two Cs, a D-, and all rest Bs and As). I am extremely worried because I know even if I get straight A's my...

started collecting materials for future cycle, and just received an unofficial transcript from community college I took a BCPM course at this community college during my freshman year of high school; the transcript specifically says "HS-Course taken for High School Credit Only" attempted...

Hello everyone! I forgot to submit a transcript for the community college class I took and am *panicking*! It was one class--a pre-req for my Biology major. I'm going to run out tomorrow and turn in a transcript request form for my CC, but am worried the processing time of my app will be...

I posted this in the "post bacc/nontrad" thread as well but felt I might be able to get some useful answers from pre-med also. I have a somewhat unique situation- In high school I was placed in an accelerated program where you could earn college credits and high school credits at the same...

Saw a few threads that said going to a community college then transferring is a bad idea because CC looks really bad for Dental schools. They advised not to take any science classes there or as few as possible and even then you're taking a risk. Is this true? My plan was to take as many science...

Hi all. I was just wondering if I could take the pre-reqs for medical school at my local community college? I am currently a psychology major and I just wanted to know if that would be an acceptable thing to do instead of attending a post-baccalaureate program after I graduate with my bachelors...

Hey you guys! I am a current student taking general education courses and pre reqs at a community college. I knew I always wanted to be in the medical field i was just never sure what i wanted to be exactly...until recently i decided to become a pharmacy technician. then after that get B.A then...

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