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[JustCant04]

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This is my first post, and I made sure to search for my question before I posted this and I found similar answers but not exactly what I was looking for. I'm currently a sophmore at a community college and I'm transferring to a 4 year degree in the fall. This quarter I'm finishing my organic chemistry classes, however I have also already finished my chemistry and biology classes too. The problem is a academic counsler (at the community college) said that that community college science courses will not be accepted by medical schools, but they will be accepted by the 4 year program because I'm on a university parallel. I plan on calling a few of the medical schools I want to apply to and hear what they say. But If anyone has any knowledge on this please let me know!

 

[riceman04]

This is my first post, and I made sure to search for my question before I posted this and I found similar answers but not exactly what I was looking for. I'm currently a sophmore at a community college and I'm transferring to a 4 year degree in the fall. This quarter I'm finishing my organic chemistry classes, however I have also already finished my chemistry and biology classes too. The problem is a academic counsler (at the community college) said that that community college science courses will not be accepted by medical schools, but they will be accepted by the 4 year program because I'm on a university parallel. I plan on calling a few of the medical schools I want to apply to and hear what they say. But If anyone has any knowledge on this please let me know!

he's/she's right!

 

[deleted92121]

I am presently at a four-year university but am taking my Gen Chems and Microbiology at my local CC due to time constraints (2nd sem sophomore who decided to go premed). I was told that so long as I can demonstrate a high level of competency in higher level chem and bio courses, as well as on the MCAT, there should be little trouble. I know however that DO schools will more readily accept CC classes than some, not all, MD schools.

dxu

 

[Beau Geste]

This is my first post, and I made sure to search for my question before I posted this and I found similar answers but not exactly what I was looking for. I'm currently a sophmore at a community college and I'm transferring to a 4 year degree in the fall. This quarter I'm finishing my organic chemistry classes, however I have also already finished my chemistry and biology classes too. The problem is a academic counsler (at the community college) said that that community college science courses will not be accepted by medical schools, but they will be accepted by the 4 year program because I'm on a university parallel. I plan on calling a few of the medical schools I want to apply to and hear what they say. But If anyone has any knowledge on this please let me know!

Some medical schools will not accept them, but it's a very small number. Med schools will accept them, but you must do well in them. Your idea of calling the universities you are interested in and finding out from the horse's mouth is a good idea.

A lot of people will tell you CC courses won't be accepted anywhere, and they're just plain wrong. I know for a fact that Illinois schools accept them as do Wisconsin and Missouri schools.

In the end, they say the MCAT is the great equalizer. So, if you have a good GPA and do well on the MCAT, it probably won't be a problem.

 

[JustCant04]

Great i appreciate the advice!

 

[relentless11]

he's/she's right!

Not correct, as stated by others a small amount of schools do that. I know for certain, all schools in California, and Tulane accept coursework done at a community college. There are many more but can't remember at the moment.

College counselors, whether at a 2-year or a 4-year don't know squat. When I went to community college, they discouraged me from transferring. Ended up at a University of California. At UC, the counselor discouraged me from grad school. Yea, I'm still at my UC, and doing a PhD..lol. Bunch of idiots. Don't know why we have them.

😉

 

[riceman04]

Not correct, as stated by others a small amount of schools do that. I know for certain, all schools in California, and Tulane accept coursework done at a community college. There are many more but can't remember at the moment.

College counselors, whether at a 2-year or a 4-year don't know squat. When I went to community college, they discouraged me from transferring. Ended up at a University of California. At UC, the counselor discouraged me from grad school. Yea, I'm still at my UC, and doing a PhD..lol. Bunch of idiots. Don't know why we have them.

😉

I was responding to med schools looking down on taking science classes at a comm. college.
Obviously, if someone takes upper level courses at a 4-yr and excels then, rightfully so, they should do well in the app process. But if someone takes all their pre-reqs at a comm. college and does not go beyond those science classes then that raises a red flag.

 

[Beau Geste]

But if someone takes all their pre-reqs at a comm. college and does not go beyond those science classes then that raises a red flag.

Really? I know several non-science majors that took their sciences at a CC and got in. Of course, they had the grades and the MCAT to back it up.

It's really going to depend on the school.

 

[mshheaddoc]

I was responding to med schools looking down on taking science classes at a comm. college.
Obviously, if someone takes upper level courses at a 4-yr and excels then, rightfully so, they should do well in the app process. But if someone takes all their pre-reqs at a comm. college and does not go beyond those science classes then that raises a red flag.

Its a very generalized statement. And not true for non-traditional students. Many their only option is community colleges and especially you are applying locally. Usually the area medical schools know which CC's are "up to par".

For some its the only alternative but most I know are taking prereqs at the CC then trying to take upper levels at a college/university. But that's not always the case for a few of SDNers who strictly took CC classes for the most part.