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[beatnik10884]

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Well, I just finished my semester (at a CC) of 14 credit hours and my cumulative gpa is a 3.47, I got an A in biology I and the lab, and Orgo I with a n A in lecture and lab. My question is that how do you think I am doing so far? I have 61 credit hours.

 

[JawBreakerGTP]

I think you should buy a dog. They seem to have the best 'gushy' feedback and satisfy any type of affirmation possible.

 

[Rezdawg]

I would try to do your science courses at a 4 year college/university, not CC. Im not sure how much of a difference it makes, but I would assume it looks a lot better.

 

[dyarhea]

I think you should buy a dog. They seem to have the best 'gushy' feedback and satisfy any type of affirmation possible.

agreed

 

[Jone]

are all 61 credit hours from the CC?

i got my undergrad degree at a university.
then i later completed ALL my pre-reqs at a CC (i was a career changer).

schools didn't seem to care about the CC (i got into 3 out of 6 schools). however, like i said i had a BS degree from a university.

Well, I just finished my semester (at a CC) of 14 credit hours and my cumulative gpa is a 3.47, I got an A in biology I and the lab, and Orgo I with a n A in lecture and lab. My question is that how do you think I am doing so far? I have 61 credit hours.

 

[ems5184]

3.47 from a CC is not so hot - CC's are supposed to be easy. You should be pushing a solid 4.0 with no trouble.

 

[Al-Qahhar]

3.47 from a CC is not so hot - CC's are supposed to be easy. You should be pushing a solid 4.0 with no trouble.

I can vouch for CC being extremely easy, although I hope that doing coursework at a small college will not affect one's application.

In my case, my command of the English language is not sufficient, so I decided to attend a CC in order to improve my diction as well as written skill before I attend a university. (Example would be whether to use an or a in front of university. English has many exceptions to rules which is pretty confusing)

On an aside, I am on schedule to take Biology 101-02, Chemistry 101-02, and Calculus 1-2 at the CC, should I retake these at my university next year or not worry about them?

 

[jlway777]

are all 61 credit hours from the CC?

i got my undergrad degree at a university.
then i later completed ALL my pre-reqs at a CC (i was a career changer).

schools didn't seem to care about the CC (i got into 3 out of 6 schools). however, like i said i had a BS degree from a university.

Jone, did you get a transfer degree at CC or did you just take the prereqs?

 

[luder98]

There are some CC professors that expect a lot from their students. It is not correct to say that all CC's are easy. Both Bio and OC classes that I took from this JC are way tougher than one would expect from a CC or JC. For the Bio class, we ended up with 11 students (1/3 of the original number). Half of OC class dropped after the first two exams. A 60 in this OC is equivalent to a B. BTW, I had received a bachelor of science from UC Davis, which is a decent university. Don't look down at all CC's. Some schools deserve some credits.

 

[gabrielmeraz]

I did half of my prereqs at CC and finished the junior and senior requirements at a university. Well, it so happens that my chem, bio, and calc from JC was way harder than university. I guess generalizations are not usually applicable when it comes to JCs

 

[t12kim]

I did half of my prereqs at CC and finished the junior and senior requirements at a university. Well, it so happens that my chem, bio, and calc from JC was way harder than university. I guess generalizations are not usually applicable when it comes to JCs

which university do you go to???

 

[Profchaos]

CC? You should do better

 

[gabrielmeraz]

which university do you go to???

I went to UCSD (University of California San Diego).

 

[calbear14]

I too am a career changer. I went back to a CC to complete all the pre-reqs (the reason why my science gpa is higher than my overall). My advisor told me to do well on the DAT to make up for attending a CC. At my interviews, the interviewers told me that it is important for the GPA and scores to match up. People always bash majors and the rankings of schools, but I feel that the DAT helps level the field.

So beatnik, keep up the good work and focus your studies in a way that prepares you for the DAT.

 

[wimmcs]

Yes, as a previous post indicated, I did ALL my pre-req work from a CC (super school w/excellent teachers) after a career change. I already had an undergrad degree from a university, and was able to pull straight A's at the CC with some very hard work... (not easy as some might imagine). I got into 4 of the 5 schools I interviewed, so I wouldn't sweat it. Make sure you do well on the DAT and that you finish your degree at a University. Good luck!

 

[Derock]

I have been specifically told by the director of admissions at a dental school that CC credits are looked down upon. Its not that they will not accept you with CC credits, bc I got in with about 45 of them. I think they at least like to see you take most of your science classes at a four year university.

 

[dexadental]

I think it depends on the community college, its rigor and academic repuatation within the state (ie. how many students it sends to universities, and other programs). As for myself, I attended a cc for two years, one of the toughest ones in Florida and then transferred to University of Florida...no one knows this but myself, and those I tell and/or admission comittees...thats why I never understood admissions to college...if you can knock out two years and do stellar, or even sub-stellar, you still can attend a university and get your degree from there. Of course I would have loved to of gone away my freshman year, but my parents moved and it just wasn't going to work. When you do transfer however, knock out that first semester at the university, to prove you are capable of both levels of course work. I did this and am sure it will help my application look more solid. Good luck...and personally, I'd take as many courses as I could at a cc, though wait and take organic chemistry at the university level, it just looks better (don't ask me why, I think a cc is just as fine as a university in creating good dentists to be). Just my opinions...

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

I think it depends on the community college, its rigor and academic repuatation within the state (ie. how many students it sends to universities, and other programs). As for myself, I attended a cc for two years, one of the toughest ones in Florida and then transferred to University of Florida..

I hope you are not talking about FCCJ or Valencia...bec those schools are huge and not hard at all. My brother is...well lets say not so bright and he got near all A's at FCCJ and my friend that got a 750 or so on his SAT did killer good at Valencia

 

[J2AZ]

You will have NO problem with your CC classes so dont listen to the hype. Many of the individuals on the adcom have themselves or have friends and family that have gone to JC/CC. In the real world not everyone can go to Harvard. Ones school is no indication of intelligence. However, what you need to do now is transfer to a four year school. If you are not majoring in a science you should take atleast two or three of the following: Biochem, Cell Bio, Microbiology, Neurobiology, Molecular, genetics...etc. Be prepared to bust your butt. Also, do well on the DAT. You will want to score 18 or above. In the end it does not matter where you take your classes just as long as you learn the info.

 

[dexadental]

I agree with the poster before me, and as for myself, i went to edison community college in fort myers, a pretty tough community college but I did well, then transferred to UF, where I currently attend (university of florida) and major in chemical engineering. Like the poster before me said, not everyone can go to harvard, with me, it wasn't a money issue, it was just that I simply did horrible in high school, didn't have the SAT scores to get me into good schools, and parents had moved senior year which confused alot of stuff.

 

[grinningrice]

Yes, as a previous post indicated, I did ALL my pre-req work from a CC (super school w/excellent teachers) after a career change. I already had an undergrad degree from a university, and was able to pull straight A's at the CC with some very hard work... (not easy as some might imagine). I got into 4 of the 5 schools I interviewed, so I wouldn't sweat it. Make sure you do well on the DAT and that you finish your degree at a University. Good luck!

I also took a few pre reqs at a community college during the summers. I did so I could graduate early and save a little money (credits were about 60 bucks a pop versus the university I go to is 20gs a year). The classes were a little bit easier than classes I took at a university but they were still fairly challenging. I still got interviews and a acceptance, so I also would say dont sweat it. Best of Luck 🙂

 

[Sprgrover]

Well, I just finished my semester (at a CC) of 14 credit hours and my cumulative gpa is a 3.47, I got an A in biology I and the lab, and Orgo I with a n A in lecture and lab. My question is that how do you think I am doing so far? I have 61 credit hours.

You are doing just fine. The argument about the ease, or lack thereof, of community colleges aside, several dental schools require that a certain amount of courses/prereqs be taken at a four year university or college. If you haven't done so already, you might want to start looking into transeferring and finishing up elsewhere.