How to complete pre-reqs without taking at Community College?

[Solomon]

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Everyone says you shouldn't take Pre-reqs at CC, but if you waited until you transfer to a University, it'd be too late. So how do you complete all your pre-reqs without having to take them at a CC? Someone suggested being a guest student. Is there anything other way?

I only ask because I may end up having to do 1-2 years at a CC and then transfer to a 4 year due to problems with my transcript.

 

[sonofva]

Why is it too late to take them after you transfer?

 

[Solomon]

Why is it too late to take them after you transfer?

If I were to transfer in 2 years, I'd be a Junior. which seems way to late to try and take pre-reqs by then. Even in 1 year would be tough.

 

[sonofva]

If I were to transfer in 2 years, I'd be a Junior. which seems way to late to try and take pre-reqs by then. Even in 1 year would be tough.

What's your planned major? I mean you could take low level bio and gen Chem at comm college. I mean if you get an associates
In science at cc, it seems like you'll have most prerequisites done anyway in 2 years

Just FYI, I did all my prereqs in a year. Chem in the summer. Everything else in2 semesters.

 

[Solomon]

What's your planned major? I mean you could take low level bio and gen Chem at comm college. I mean if you get an associates
In science at cc, it seems like you'll have most prerequisites done anyway in 2 years

Just FYI, I did all my prereqs in a year. Chem in the summer. Everything else in2 semesters.

Major is undecided at this point.

I was wondering because it seems like everyone discourages taking any pre-reqs at CC at all. I was unsure how truthful this was.

 

[sonofva]

if i were in your shoes, i would knock out as many of the prereqs at cc as you can. then you can take some upper level science courses at university.

i think adcoms will be more impressed that you can crush a higher level bio course at the university level than they would be at biology100.

 

[nysegop]

👍

Yes. Take upper level science classes at university, lower level at CC.

 

[AlteredScale]

Everyone says you shouldn't take Pre-reqs at CC, but if you waited until you transfer to a University, it'd be too late. So how do you complete all your pre-reqs without having to take them at a CC? Someone suggested being a guest student. Is there anything other way?

I only ask because I may end up having to do 1-2 years at a CC and then transfer to a 4 year due to problems with my transcript.

Some universities require that you do the pre-reqs at a CC so they have an observing block to compare you to other transfers.

Some questions to ask:
Is the 4 year a quarter system? Are the rigors of the pre-preqs harder there?

If you said yes to these, I'd say take the pre-reqs at the CC, it'll speed up the entire process of you being able to take the MCAT and fit time to complete meaningful EC's. I am only assuming this because you are on the Student Doctor Network and I am assuming you are pre-medical. Best of luck.

 

[callcar]

Don't take the pre req classes at cc.

 

[nysegop]

Don't take the pre req classes at cc.

We know...

 

[Beargryllz]

For me, the choice was between a local university charging $700/credit hour or a community college charging $75/credit hour

Guess which one I went for

 

[nysegop]

For me, the choice was between a local university charging $700/credit hour or a community college charging $75/credit hour

Guess which one I went for

I'm guessing community college.

 

[callcar]

Yeah I was just backing up what others said. Take the English and bs classes at cc and then save the fun stuff for the university. You can save a lot of money and then transfer to a more prestigious school with the money saved! Wishing you the best in your future endeavors.

 

[callcar]

Also, transfer as soon as possible. I assume you have a lot of the core classes done? Buckle under and just transfer, you will have to do it anyway. Don't stress it, it will pay off...

 

[AlteredScale]

Everyone says you shouldn't take Pre-reqs at CC, but if you waited until you transfer to a University, it'd be too late. So how do you complete all your pre-reqs without having to take them at a CC? Someone suggested being a guest student. Is there anything other way?

I only ask because I may end up having to do 1-2 years at a CC and then transfer to a 4 year due to problems with my transcript.

AdComs for medical school have no preference for where you take your pre-reqs, just how well you do in them. These classes will be oh-so-important as (if you are a biology major) it will be the vitality of the MCAT. Primary application cut-offs are all set on this statement "we only want applications above __ GPA and ___ MCAT score", not "We only want applications who took pre-requeisite courses from 4-years, not CC's".

In reality, AdComs won't even look at your transcript past the your cGPA and BCPM GPA as well.

I took my courses at a CC and found them to be more challenging than upper division courses at UCSD! Mainly because these pre-req classes at the CC now integrate upper division labs and other fun little obstacles to make getting an A a near impossible feat. There is no z-score calculation at CC's however and so expect a lot of B+/A- scores as a "top of class" type high schooler.

But you should still take them there, they will better prepare you for the rigors of medical school than a hugely curved pre-req course at a 4 year. Might as well get used to how hard classes will be from the get go.

Best of luck! 😳

 

[Solomon]

AdComs for medical school have no preference for where you take your pre-reqs, just how well you do in them. These classes will be oh-so-important as (if you are a biology major) it will be the vitality of the MCAT. Primary application cut-offs are all set on this statement "we only want applications above __ GPA and ___ MCAT score", not "We only want applications who took pre-requeisite courses from 4-years, not CC's".

In reality, AdComs won't even look at your transcript past the your cGPA and BCPM GPA as well.

I took my courses at a CC and found them to be more challenging than upper division courses at UCSD! Mainly because these pre-req classes at the CC now integrate upper division labs and other fun little obstacles to make getting an A a near impossible feat. There is no z-score calculation at CC's however and so expect a lot of B+/A- scores as a "top of class" type high schooler.

But you should still take them there, they will better prepare you for the rigors of medical school than a hugely curved pre-req course at a 4 year. Might as well get used to how hard classes will be from the get go.

Best of luck! 😳

Thanks, It's good to here it from someone that has actually done it before 👍