pre optometry courses

[optics2020]

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Hi everyone,

do you think the admissions committee really cares whether you take your science courses in a two year college or four year college? I am currently in a two year college and was thinking of taking some of the pre requisites so that I won't have so much courses to take when I go for my bachelors, what do you guys think?

 

[EyezonU]

Hi everyone,

do you think the admissions committee really cares whether you take your science courses in a two year college or four year college? I am currently in a two year college and was thinking of taking some of the pre requisites so that I won't have so much courses to take when I go for my bachelors, what do you guys think?

Being a pre-optometry student myself, take this with a grain of salt: I'd guess most schools would prefer courses being taken at a four year university as opposed to a community/technical/two year college. You might want to check with the school's you're hoping to get into to see if they have a preference.

 

[Ag2010]

I talked to the admissions head from UHCO concerning Organic Chemistry at a community college, because I dropped the class last semester, and he strongly suggest that I take it at my university.

 

[FLCBRUIN84]

I talked to the admissions head from UHCO concerning Organic Chemistry at a community college, because I dropped the class last semester, and he strongly suggest that I take it at my university.

It really depends on the preferences of the optometry school you'd like to attend. I went to UCLA but retook many pre req courses at various community college in my city. SCCO actually advised me to take pre req courses at CC's because the courses at UCLA are so impersonal and impacted (UCLA science lectures are always 300++ students). Also, the courses are much more cost efficient. I even received 3 letters of recs from 3 science professors at the CC's that were probably more meaningful than my letters from my UCLA professors.

So, call the schools that you want to apply to and ask them.

btw: I did end up getting accepted at SCCO this year.

 

[minx1004]

From my knowledge and experience, I know that community college courses are counted as AP credits at PCO... but I do not know about other optometry schools.