I will graduate from a 4 year university in the following year, and I have come to the decision of possibly deciding to start my path to dental school. Will it reflect negatively on my admissions if I take community college courses to fullfill my prerequisites?
My gpa at the 4 year is 3.3-3.4 with a liberal arts degree. (I also transferred to my 4 year from a community college, but didn't decide to look into dental school until now). The reason I'm choosing to take my courses at community college is because I won't be able to register for the prerequisite courses at my UC because many students register for these classes, and the cost of staying a few years to take these courses doesn't seem logical in an economic sense and I will be in excess of units. Community college is much more affordable and I will be attending a highly populated one with extremely high transfer rates if that helps.
So is it a bad idea to try this? Its basically my only path. Has anyone done this before? Also, if i decide to take other courses (Psych, Sociol, Poli Sci) at a community college out of interest, will that help my chances if i do well in them?
My gpa at the 4 year is 3.3-3.4 with a liberal arts degree. (I also transferred to my 4 year from a community college, but didn't decide to look into dental school until now). The reason I'm choosing to take my courses at community college is because I won't be able to register for the prerequisite courses at my UC because many students register for these classes, and the cost of staying a few years to take these courses doesn't seem logical in an economic sense and I will be in excess of units. Community college is much more affordable and I will be attending a highly populated one with extremely high transfer rates if that helps.
So is it a bad idea to try this? Its basically my only path. Has anyone done this before? Also, if i decide to take other courses (Psych, Sociol, Poli Sci) at a community college out of interest, will that help my chances if i do well in them?