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I was just wondering if the grades from your community college are factored into your AAMCAS GPA. I've taken 20-something hours from my CC, and it'd definitely help. Thanks in advance...
Originally posted by BUmiken12:
•I was just wondering if the grades from your community college are factored into your AAMCAS GPA. I've taken 20-something hours from my CC, and it'd definitely help. Thanks in advance...•••
Yes they are. AMCAS wants every class you took at every school listed. I had 13 units from a community college and they raised my GPA a whopping .01. Pretty exciting.
Originally posted by Premed315U:
•I took a CC class as a sophomore in high school. Now I'm at an ivy league school. I got an A in the CC class, but would it look bad to include it on AMCAS? I have a lot of As in classes as a real college student too, so I don't think it would make much of a difference in GPA anyway. Or, is it wholly required to be put on the AMCAS? Will admissions people know that I took this CC course before entering college?
Thank you.•••
Um, no. By the by, are you aware that some people take ALL of their pre-reqs for medical school at community colleges, and some of those go on to excellent medical schools? People do this for a variety of reasons, but I'm betting that at the top of the list is MONEY. Two years at a CC is far cheaper than 2 years post-bacc, or 2 years at an Ivy taking general requirements for a major you may never use.
Just a little FYI.
Nanon... who is particularly cranky today, so don't take anything I say personally.