Master's Degree in Engineering...

[Jupman]

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I am currently getting my masters degree in civil engineering from a top public university. Due to a personal experience that recently happened to me, I cannot stop thinking about being a doctor.

I was thinking about taking the prereqs at the university I attend, but I will be done this semester. They also do not allow post-baccs taking premed classes. Since I will have my masters at that point, can I just take the needed classes at a community college? Being in Florida, they have actually changed the names of the community colleges to "state colleges". Is that an advantage?

I really need some advice.

 

[TheSeanieB]

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[Tekar]

Schools really like diversity. If you take your prereqs at a community college, do well on the MCAT, and look like good person on your application, you will have a 99% chance of getting in somewhere.

Sounds like a conversation topic for your interview and personal statement

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[Styria]

I was thinking about taking the prereqs at the university I attend, but I will be done this semester. They also do not allow post-baccs taking premed classes. Since I will have my masters at that point, can I just take the needed classes at a community college? Being in Florida, they have actually changed the names of the community colleges to "state colleges". Is that an advantage?

"Premed" may or may not be a major at your university, but it's a program and not a department. The prerequisites for medical school are in the biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and English departments. You are taking a biology course, not a premed course, and they can't keep you out of them for that reason. You can get to the required number of credits any way you want; it doesn't have to be (and is better to not be) "biology for premeds 1 and 2."

A bigger concern is whether your university will allow you to take undergraduate-level courses for credit. You might have to take 500-level courses instead. Most of those will be cross-listed with undergraduate courses and require a few more assignments on the side.

 

[Jupman]

Of course I know "premed" is not a department. My issue is that I am about to graduate with my masters and they will not simply let me linger and take undergraduate classes. Also, my plan (if all goes well) is to work full time so I can money and take the prereqs at a community college. All I was asking was whether or not I would still stand a chance by taking the needed classes at a community college and not a university. I know they usually do not like that, but I will have a masters degree in engineering from a good school.

 

[preDoGuy24]

Of course I know "premed" is not a department. My issue is that I am about to graduate with my masters and they will not simply let me linger and take undergraduate classes. Also, my plan (if all goes well) is to work full time so I can money and take the prereqs at a community college. All I was asking was whether or not I would still stand a chance by taking the needed classes at a community college and not a university. I know they usually do not like that, but I will have a masters degree in engineering from a good school.

Some schools don't like CC credits, some don't care. You have proven yourself in the sciences with a masters in engineering in my opinion. Depending on the community college (some don't have OCHEM) you should be good to go with taking them and applying ESPECIALLY if you have good grades in your masters/undergrad engineering degree, which has classes that are significantly harder than premed prereqs. If I were you I would call your top choice schools and ask their admissions departments specifically how they handle community college prereqs. Good luck my man. Side note, I have some community college credit and some prereqs done their, not a mention at any of my interviews thus far.