Somebody say it isn't so! I could've easily had a 4.0 and I probably would've pre-matched by now! Where is the smily for kicking yourself?
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I don't know of which CC you are thinking of or to which you are referring, but THE TRUTH IS IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOLS--PERIOD.
If those level 100 courses transfer to four years and they are taught by a Phd in the particular discipline (as opposed to paying out the whazoo at a four-year only to have a teacher's assistant give most of the lectures and run the labs, etc), what is the big deal?
You have to know the curriculum, professors, etc and what transfers and why. Basically it behooves a good CC to have those level courses meet the requirements of four-years. There are some exceptions of course. But some profs can be equally as tough and comprehensive as they are when they drive to another city and teach at a four-year or a university.
I'm sick of the whole darn debate.
And if the whole thing is predominantly a "crap shoot," wouldn't that make a whole lost of effort for naught, other than of course the actual learning itself?
People will just believe whatever they want. . .regardless of any variant views and perspectives.
The bias is quite humorous though. . .and in my field I've worked long and hard enough to see how quickly some KIA pre-med and even a few KIA, med. students got their idiotic biases kicked the heck out of them come PGY1. Thankfully, at least for me. . .and come to think of it the many patients as well, most first years and up were humble enough--though there are those rare folks that just end up irking everyone--including other residents, fellows, attendings, whoever.
I'd like to know what folks think the MCAT was invented for. Yes, it does more, especially nowadays, to balance out supposed differences in coursework between schools--but mostly that is exactly why it was made. Said four-year to said university to another said university to community college level 100 coursework--all the differences being said, the breaker would be the MCAT. Doesn't mean you can get in with sub-par coursework. But one university's bio 100 w/ lab could be remarkedly less than in contrast with certain CC and the PhD's that reside over the science departments and courses.
And as another poster stated, each application is looked at individually. Yes numbers do matter--but the two key are the coursework and the MCATs--and then its a lot indivdual. If you make it past the numbers game, you sure as shooting better have more to go on--b/c it's only a numbers game to a point--hence the written work, volunteering, diversity in life-work balance, the interview process, etc.
