<p>I was wondering if going to a city college and then transferring to a major university will affect med school admissions?</p>
<p>good question but i've known a couple of ppl who have done that and they've been accepted to med schools</p>
<p>bump- I have the same question</p>
<p>me too...</p>
<p>i hate this 10 letter thing!</p>
<p>In general it's not the preferred method, but I think most medical schools understand that there are some very real reasons why students go this route. </p>
<p>Some general comments:</p>
<p>1) You'll want to explain the reasons why you went this route in interviews or personal statements. I'm of the opinion that you want to be as transparent as possible with admissions committees and not leave anything to their imagination. Hopefully you have a legitimate reason for going to a Junior/community college and aren't going there simply because it's easier and you'll get a higher GPA.</p>
<p>2) Try to take as few pre-med requirements as possible at a CC (especially the science ones). Again, the perception is that they're much easier than equivalent courses at a 4 year university. If you have already signed up for/taken a lot of these courses at a CC, you need to make sure that you take some upper division science courses at your four year university to prove you can handle the more rigorous material at a more rigorous speed. </p>
<p>3) Keep it in the back of your mind that you have to do some little extra things to prove yourself, and yet you end up at a 4 year university already behind the 8 ball as you try to get involved in campus and community activities that are necessary for a solid application. Kids who start out at a 4 year school as freshmen are thus already at advantage. When you get on campus, you need to make sure you jump right in - to clubs, volunteering, shadowing, finding research opportunities, etc.</p>
<p>4) Don't get discouraged. I have one really good friend who did the JuCo thing and is now a first year medical student, and there are certainly plenty of stories out there. If this is what you really want to do, you'll find a way.</p>