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So what are your plans for completing those prereqs before matriculation?
Most schools I'm familiar with specifically require a year of general biology, and don't always accept upper level electives in its place. You should check the specific requirements for each school you want to apply to.
Looking at what you have left, it looks like a very busy year if you're completing them after graduation. It's unclear from your post (you say you're a senior) if you're planning to delay graduation to take these, or graduate and take them elsewhere?
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Some schools don't require any prereqs and list them as "recommended" instead. Get an MSAR subscription so you can look up which ones. You could focus on applying to those schools and take the remaining prereqs during the application cycle in case you don't get in on your first attempt and have to reapply. That being said, schools use the performance in prereqs to judge if you are ready to handle medical school. So it would be better if you took those classes (and made a real effort to do well in them).
Don't rush things. Your stats are great, but if you overload yourself you run the risk of messing up your GPA or not doing as well as you can on the MCAT. So many posts from people who did something they thought they could handle but couldn't and wondering how to pick up the pieces.
Very few community colleges offer biochemistry: you should check that before you make plans.
Do a DIY postbac, but check the sequencing of organic chemistry and biochemistry. I also don't know if your CC will offer Biochemistry or organic chemistry that is appropriate for science majors. I also don't understanding taking bio 1 after biochemistry.
What did your prehealth advising office say?
You don't have an MCAT score yet. Perhaps you'll blow it out of the water, perhaps you'll get humbled, nobody knows yet. Right now you're just speculating.
Getting a high MCAT without the usual pre-reqs does tells us that you're really smart. It also tells us that you are impatient, perhaps even impulsive. An adcom could fixate on either trait and reach very different conclusions about your candidacy.
Tell us about your non-clinical volunteering.
Here is a basic list of pre reqs for every MD school. Some schools don't accept online classes, some are case by case, and some are fine with it.
Sounds reasonable.
Obviously no one knows the particularities of your situation better than you. If you are under immense pressure and need to take a swing then take a swing. There is going to be a measure of uncertainty in this process no matter what you do.
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