Taking Physics lab at community college

[Celebi]

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I currently enroll in a university but the physics courses here are really bad, and by bad I mean the professors are horrible especially for labs. I read reviews on rate my professors and asked various sources and they all recommend to take the lab at a CC. I am taking the lecture at my university, but I'm afraid the lab will end horribly. I know taking at the CC will definitely give me an A. However, I'm not sure if taking the lab at a CC will negatively impact my application. Please offer your advice, thank you.

 

[thisguy88]

I took all three terms of physics lecture and physics lab at a CC. I still got in. You'll be fine.

 

[Celebi]

Wow that's great, thank you for your reply 🙂

 

[Commando303]

I currently enroll in a university but the physics courses here are really bad, and by bad I mean the professors are horrible especially for labs. I read reviews on rate my professors and asked various sources and they all recommend to take the lab at a CC. I am taking the lecture at my university, but I'm afraid the lab will end horribly. I know taking at the CC will definitely give me an A. However, I'm not sure if taking the lab at a CC will negatively impact my application. Please offer your advice, thank you.

If you're asking whether it can matter to an admissions committee not only which courses you took and what grades you received, but where you took the courses, the answer is yes.

 

[lzdng]

I graduated with a B.A in Sociology & took all of my pre-reqs at a community college. I was accepted to Pacific and ICO! As long as you do well on your OAT--I don't think it matters where you take your classes.

 

[adb1215]

As long as you do well on the lab, it shouldn't matter where you took it, but also don't make it a habit of taking all of your pre-reqs at different colleges. Taking a couple of classes outside of your university should be fine.