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Hi! I meant state college as in CSUs, like CSU Los Angeles, CSU East Bay, etc.
From people I have talked to, like medical students and deans, they generally agree that you should not take your pre-requisites at a community college. However, of course, if you cannot afford to take the classes anywhere else, community college classes are acceptable. There is no set rule of where to take classes, but everyone on admissions has his/her own unintentional biases whether they explicitly state it or not while reviewing applications. Overall, you won't be penalized for taking classes at a community college, but my suggestion would be to classes at a CSU to avoid any potential biases admissions team may have on your application.
If you read the post by "bone apple teeth," he/she said
"Interviewed at UCI and they suggested I retake physics and calc as well. Community level is perfectly fine for those classes I was told during my interview. Especially if cost is an issue. I'm planning to retake those classes at my local CC this year and applying again in January for the postbacc again. I believe that is why I was waitlisted and received no other invitations. Those core classes need to be done in order to take advantage of the mcat prep each program offers. UCI was really the only school that would allow you to retake those courses cause their mcat prep wasn't until next spring. All other schools start with mcat prep in summer so if your core classes are low or not passing, chances are that's why they passed you up for interviews and acceptances (at least according to what UCI told me). Hope that helps!"
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