Ochem at CC or when I transfer to uni?

[ZaneKaiser]

I will be transferring to university this coming fall, if I take Ochem 1 during the summer it'll help because it's a pre-req to many of my upper division classes. I am just worried because I've already taken all my other pre-reqs at CC, and dental schools would look down on it. On the other side, I'll be free to take more upper division classes when I get to uni.

So my options are:
1)Take the entire year Ochem sequence at uni, I will be limited in the upper div. I can take. And when I apply for Dschool end of junior year, they will likely only see Ochem and 1 or 2 other upper div grades.

Pros: Dschools will be more convinced in my abilities if I take Ochem at 4 year and do well. Plus they will be less irritated than if I took it at a CC.
Cons: I will not take many upper div science classes to prove to them I can handle the rigor. Also may have to take an additional summer semester at uni in order to graduate on time.

2)Take Ochem 1 during summer at CC, I will be able to take upper div. like Biochem and Molecular Bio concurrently when I'm taking Ochem 2 at uni.
Pros: If I can take many upper div and do well in it, they will be convinced I can handle the rigor.
Cons: I'm still taking Ochem at a CC, and may reflect negatively in my application.

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[Impulse155]

First off, see if your university will even take Ochem transfer credits from a CC.
Second, I would definitely take any major requirements (bio's, chems, physics) at the university.
Use the CC as a way to get rid of all those horrible electives.

 

[kingenamel]

If you can take it at the University take it there.

 

[b-rad12]

I will be transferring to university this coming fall, if I take Ochem 1 during the summer it'll help because it's a pre-req to many of my upper division classes. I am just worried because I've already taken all my other pre-reqs at CC, and dental schools would look down on it. On the other side, I'll be free to take more upper division classes when I get to uni.

So my options are:
1)Take the entire year Ochem sequence at uni, I will be limited in the upper div. I can take. And when I apply for Dschool end of junior year, they will likely only see Ochem and 1 or 2 other upper div grades.

Pros: Dschools will be more convinced in my abilities if I take Ochem at 4 year and do well. Plus they will be less irritated than if I took it at a CC.
Cons: I will not take many upper div science classes to prove to them I can handle the rigor. Also may have to take an additional summer semester at uni in order to graduate on time.

2)Take Ochem 1 during summer at CC, I will be able to take upper div. like Biochem and Molecular Bio concurrently when I'm taking Ochem 2 at uni.
Pros: If I can take many upper div and do well in it, they will be convinced I can handle the rigor.
Cons: I'm still taking Ochem at a CC, and may reflect negatively in my application.

I took Bio 1 and 2, and gen chem 1 and 2 at the CC. I was still accepted and nothing was ever said about it during interviews or anything.

 

[ZaneKaiser]

First off, see if your university will even take Ochem transfer credits from a CC.
Second, I would definitely take any major requirements (bio's, chems, physics) at the university.
Use the CC as a way to get rid of all those horrible electives.

Yes, the uni has an agreement with the CC and the Ochem class is recognized as transferable to the uni.

I've already taken Bio, Chem, and Physics at the CC. The only pre-req I can take at uni would be Ochem series.

I'm wondering if it would be looked upon more favorably if I took
Ochem with fewer upper division courses at university, versus, lots of upper division courses at uni but Ochem at CC

 

[Beargryllz]

Take it at a CC because it will almost certainly be cheaper. You can find out right this minute if they transfer (spoiler: they will) just by looking at the course catalogue of either school

 

[usero]

I'm not sure why CC have the stigma they still do considering the cost of both undergrad and d school. Especially when a lot of universities are moving to online type of courses.