Taking prereqs at a small state community college

[Mekchrious]

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Is this going to hurt me at all? I will be taking my chemistry, organic, and physics at a community college before transferring to our university. Now education wise, its fantastic. The teachers at the university are jealous of our department and equipment because it is top notch and our chem teacher is infamously difficult, but she makes sure you know the material. So I'm not worried about not knowing this stuff, and I'll be taking my third year prereqs, biochem and the like, at the university. I have an A in all my current classes and plan on keeping that throughout my other classes.

Is this going to hurt my chances? How about coming from a small state (Wyoming)?

 

[ozzi22]

Is this going to hurt me at all? I will be taking my chemistry, organic, and physics at a community college before transferring to our university. Now education wise, its fantastic. The teachers at the university are jealous of our department and equipment because it is top notch and our chem teacher is infamously difficult, but she makes sure you know the material. So I'm not worried about not knowing this stuff, and I'll be taking my third year prereqs, biochem and the like, at the university. I have an A in all my current classes and plan on keeping that throughout my other classes.

Is this going to hurt my chances? How about coming from a small state (Wyoming)?

if you are transferring to a university, then no problem, but if you already going to a university and decided to take those courses at cc, then yeah, you may have a problem.

 

[LizzyM]

Is this going to hurt my chances? How about coming from a small state (Wyoming)?

While applicants with legal residence in Wyoming are rare (only 2.2% of the entire pool), their odds of being admitted are about equal to all US applicants. (44 out of 93 over the past 2 years).

In some places, you might be considered to add a bit of "diversity" to a class that is otherwise full of city slickers.

 

[Juicec]

There is nothing wrong with community college courses. They are known as an easy way to pick up prereq's. Primarily because you can take evening classes after work for example, they are very well planned and laid out and just in general seem to be fitting for less traditional students. I made a point of contacting top tier schools to confirm my assumptions and they all agreed.

What would hurt obviously is if you enter university from a community college and don't continue with your quality GPA.

 

[munchymanRX]

Is this going to hurt me at all? I will be taking my chemistry, organic, and physics at a community college before transferring to our university. Now education wise, its fantastic. The teachers at the university are jealous of our department and equipment because it is top notch and our chem teacher is infamously difficult, but she makes sure you know the material. So I'm not worried about not knowing this stuff, and I'll be taking my third year prereqs, biochem and the like, at the university. I have an A in all my current classes and plan on keeping that throughout my other classes.

Is this going to hurt my chances? How about coming from a small state (Wyoming)?

Won't hurt you at all. As far as the adcoms are concerned, an A's an A. I know dozens and dozens of people who did something similar to what you're doing, and a good chunk of them got in this last cycle.
Keep up that GPA when you transfer and you're golden.

 

[kansaskid]

I think the problem is when you're at a four year institution and you select to take your prereqs at an "easier" program like a CC. Adcoms don't like to see that, I'd imagine! But going the CC to 4 year route isn't bad at all, just get those As!

 

[Adaggiote]

While applicants with legal residence in Wyoming are rare (only 2.2% of the entire pool), their odds of being admitted are about equal to all US applicants. (44 out of 93 over the past 2 years).

In some places, you might be considered to add a bit of "diversity" to a class that is otherwise full of city slickers.

I love you soo much LizzyM. You always come at the right time. Anyways, I am given up on the whole CC thing because nobody can directly answer my question. Too many people are divided on the issue. Apparently, it is not prestigious enough...

 

[Juicec]

I don't see any divide? Nothing wrong with CC to satisfy prereq's, actual adcoms agree. Save the money, you'll need it.