Taking pre-med classes at two different schools

[zander135]

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Hello,

I graduated with a bachelor's in a non-medical field from Cal State Northridge and am looking to take my pre-med classes now. I am located in LA and have looked into USC and LMU post bacc, but both are too expensive for me. Would med schools look down on me splitting some of my pre-med classes at both UCLA Extension and Cal State Northridge? Would it be better to simply pick one of the two and take them all there or does it really make no difference? I've heard that I should stick with taking classes at the school I graduated from because the difficulty would be the same, but I've also ready some good things here about UCLA Extension.

For me, splitting is probably easier as I will have more flexibility about my schedule, but if it will hurt my chances then I won't.

Thank you for your help.

 

[operaman]

They are both four year universities so I don’t see any real difference between them. Do whatever allows you to take a rigorous courseload and still make As. Pretty sure organic chemistry is basically the same everywhere.

 

[DrHubby]

I split mine and it didn’t make any difference. Never came up in interviews and I’ve been accepted. Do whatever is easier but make sure you get the grade!

 

[ptm33]

It's called "DIY" post bacc for this split-able nature. I was actually recommended by a MD / medschool faculty advisor to take different courses at THREE different institutions, one of which is UCLA Extension too.

 

[holdthemayo]

This should be a non-issue. I think I ended up with 6 transcripts when all was said and done. It never came up at interviews. I split my DIY post bacc between two schools because I was a non-degree seeking student so I had trouble getting in to Ochem at one university and had to take it somewhere else.

I think the rules tend to be different for non-trads. If you are a sophmore and you take your most difficult courses at community college in hopes of a better grade, that looks bad. If you have already graduated, moved, and are trying to fit in classes around a job/life, then it's a completely different story.

 

[Medic2MD4me]

I had transcripts from 6 schools! One of my interviewers chuckled at it but no one really cared. Just get it done.