About community colleges.

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I've read a post earlier that involved the subject of med school adcoms avoiding applications of students with a cc background. I am in my freshman year at a cc. I chose to go to a cc for the cost, but I am regretting the decision after the post mentioned earlier. My plan is to take all the basics at the cc and then transferred to a university to do a molecular and microbiology major. All the classes I'm going to take at the cc are just basics including biology, but all of the higher science classes will be done at the university. The university I'm going to transfer to wont even let me transfer high science class such as microbiology and anatomy from the cc. So I don't see why the adcoms won't accept an application with a cc record because I am receiving the m&m major from the university, not cc. All the real work is going to be done at the university.</p>

<p>If that post about adcoms avoiding application with a cc record is true; should I just disregard all my credits from the cc and start over at the uni?</p>

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<p>It can be done, but it's a tougher sell. CCs, for all their utility, are the minor leagues. Your grades are not going to be given full weight on close analysis.
However, great soph and jr years at a good university (and maybe even good soph & jr yrs at a great univ) will help remove the stigma. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I'm going to the community college for sophmore year also, to get an a.a. degree, and then transfer for the junior and senior year for the m&m major. Would that be ok? I remember you mentioned a good sophmore and junior year, but what about a good junior and senior year?</p>

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<p>Your senior year will count much less as you will be applying long before those grades are known.</p>

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<p>hi, my name is shan. i am currently a high school graduate that will be an incoming freshman this fall. i have a bit of a dilemma i need to solve. i have the oppurtunity to go to UCI which is a pretty good undergraduate school, i also recieved a full scholarship for this school. however because this is not a very good undergrad school i was considering going to a junior college, such as mt sac because with their transfer program i would be able to go to USC, UCLA, or some other highly acclaimed school. but i do not know if there is much difference between USC/UCLA compared to UCI when applying to medical school if my GPA and MCAT are the same for either or. my last question is what classes should i take first semester at UCI or Mt Sac because i am a bio/chem major. i was going to take English 1C (analytical writing) honors, Math 181 (calc 2), chem 50 (general chem), and then sociology honors and possibly a 5th class. can someone please give me input on these topics. </p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>any help guys?</p>

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<p>whats wrong with UCI? like half the people there are premds. or maybe that's why there's a problem.</p>

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<p>Is it possible to go to med school straight out of community college? i'd like to find out if that is one of my options and whether or not its a good idea or too hard and what not.</p>

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<p>All US med schools require a BA/BS degree for application consideration.</p>

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<p>i am planning to go to a community college in CA and transfer to UC to finish off my BS degree.</p>

<p>I am a marylander and some said i should go striaght to U of Maryland to prevent the hassel.</p>

<p>Do you think that graduating from a renowned UC is better for me in long term of getting into a medical school?</p>

<p>thanks a lot.
i would be grateful if you guys can help me out a bit.</p>

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All US med schools require a BA/BS degree for application consideration.

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<p>That's not true. It is true that some med-schools do require a bachelor's degree. However, others do not.</p>

<p>Nor are the ones that do not necessarily no-name med-schools. UCSF, for example, is arguably the best med-school on the West Coast. Here's what they have to say about it:</p>

<p>"We strongly recommend that premedical students pursue a four-year undergraduate curriculum and obtain a baccalaureate degree before entering medical school.</p>

<p>However, we only require completion of three years (135 quarter units or 90 semester units) of acceptable transfer college credit from an accredited institution, including the required college-level courses listed below. Only 105 acceptable quarter units can be transferred from a junior or community college.</p>

<p>Students who enter the School of Medicine without a bachelor's degree may receive a bachelor of science degree in medical sciences after satisfactorily completing the first three terms of the curriculum leading to the doctor of medicine degree. "</p>

<p><a href="http://www.medschool.ucsf.edu/admissions/apply/gettingstarted.aspx#started_review%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.medschool.ucsf.edu/admissions/apply/gettingstarted.aspx#started_review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's UCLA Med's policy:</p>

<p>"Ordinarily a bachelor's degree is required for admission, but in certain instances students who have completed three full academic years at an accredited college or university might be accepted. "</p>

<p><a href="http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/admissions/?pgID=3#prereq%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/prospective/admissions/?pgID=3#prereq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine:</p>

<p>"Applicants must have completed 90 credit hours (using the AMCAS methodology) prior to matriculation from an accredited four-year degree-granting U.S. or Canadian college or university. A baccalaureate degree is not required but is strongly preferred by the Admissions Committee. "</p>

<p><a href="http://pritzker.bsd.uchicago.edu/students/index.html?content=prospective.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://pritzker.bsd.uchicago.edu/students/index.html?content=prospective.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Northwestern University (Feinberg School of Medicine).</p>

<p>"While a bachelor’s degree is not required, it is preferred. "</p>

<p><a href="http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/admissions/md/process/applying.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/admissions/md/process/applying.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i am going to attend cc this fall as a freshman, but i plan to transfer to a uc my junior year. So i would be at a disadvantage when i'm applying to med school even if i maintain around a 4.0 at cc? If i do well on the MCAT will that help me, considering that i will have a cc background?</p>