Community College Credits

[BillyLungs]

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GPA - 3.5
Total CC credits - 105
DAT: TS-19 AA-19
Just transferred to a 4 year college
Took all my pre reqs at CC (will be taking more science courses at the 4 year university)

I know there are schools that have a cutoff for cc credits but will it help a lot if i applied early in the cycle for dental school? How detrimental is it to have 105 CC credits??

 

[kindascared]

i think you should take Ochem and up in a 4 year. Gen chem and gen bio are okay to take in CC. i'm going to have to take physics in a CC anyway.

 

[kindascared]

I think the consensus on SDN has been to take as many of your pre-reqs at a university as possible - but it is not a requirement. If you have worries about it, call/email the schools you plan to apply to and ask their opinion.

 

[doc toothache]

GPA - 3.5
Total CC credits - 105
DAT: TS-19 AA-19
Just transferred to a 4 year college
Took all my pre reqs at CC (will be taking more science courses at the 4 year university)

I know there are schools that have a cutoff for cc credits but will it help a lot if i applied early in the cycle for dental school? How detrimental is it to have 105 CC credits??

You mean if you apply early maybe they will miss all those CC credits you amassed.

 

[BillyLungs]

You mean if you apply early maybe they will miss all those CC credits you amassed.

I wish... i've seen a few posts of people who said they were in a similar situation like me with a bunch of cc credits, applied early, got multiple interviews.. i just dont know if they had 100+ cc credits. Doubt it.

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Hey bud,

Some schools don't accept CC credits and some do. The ones that do have a limit though... I'd call the school to ask. However, make you do take all your upper division biology classes at a 4 yr university. Good luck!

 

[Joey Joe Jo]

Yes, call each school you are interested in because I found that even the ADEA Official Guide to Schools had incorrect information about this.