Physics 2 at Community College

[hopefullymedschool]

Hi all- as the title of this post suggests, is it okay to take Physics 2 at my local community college over the summer? Is this advised against or looked down upon? Physics 2 at my school is notoriously difficult, and it would help my schedule out a ton if I could take Physics 2 over the summer.

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[hopefullymedschool]

A single summer prereq at a CC will not kill you.

Do you think it will hurt my chances at all? If my sGPA will be about 3.6 and my cGPA will be about 3.8? Unknown MCAT

 

[Catalystik]

Do you think it will hurt my chances at all? If my sGPA will be about 3.6 and my cGPA will be about 3.8? Unknown MCAT

It will hurt you if the CC course isn't rigorous enough or sufficiently in-depth to prepare you well for related MCAT questions.

 

[MyOdyssey]

Hi all- as the title of this post suggests, is it okay to take Physics 2 at my local community college over the summer? Is this advised against or looked down upon? Physics 2 at my school is notoriously difficult, and it would help my schedule out a ton if I could take Physics 2 over the summer.

Is there a lower tier Physics 2 course at your school? Many schools have a physics sequence designed specifically for premeds that involves less math.

Is it possible to take a summer physics 2 class at a 4 year university in your hometown?

BTW, physics 2 tends to be harder than physics 1 and many struggle with it.

 

[ClimbsRox]

Assume CC Physics II is as hard as Physics II at your University. Are you confident you can get an A in an accelerated version over the summer? If so, then do it. If not, it could hurt you. CC courses have a reputation of being less rigorous, but that isn't a rule you can count on. Getting a B at CC looks worse than a B at your Uni no matter the circumstances.