<p>I am currently a high school senior. I want to go to med school but want to save money in the process. So, I am planning on going 2 years to a CC for gen ed then transferring to a local university to finish my pre med courses then apply to their med school. Would going to the CC cause the med school to look down on me?</p>
<pre><code> Also, if thier any other disadvantages of going on this route please tell me.
P.S. The CC is Johnson County Community College and the Local University is University of Kansas, if it makes a difference.
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<p>This is something you should look into further. I can’t give you a good answer since I don’t know. However the number of classes required to apply to med school is fewer than most people expect. Mostly lower division chemistry, biology and math classes. So it’s possible to satisfy all the requirements at the CC.</p>
<p>Which I suppose could make a medical school question how rigorous the grading was for your required classes compared to those taking them at a four year school. Then on the one hand there’s the MCAT test which can show how well you’ve learned the material, which could equalize the classes in a sense. But on the other hand, from your perspective, if the community college classes aren’t that good then you won’t do very well on the MCAT either.</p>
<p>I hope somebody more informed responds. However one thing I’m confident they’ll recommend is to take some upper division science classes at the four year school to show you can do the work on par with the others.</p>
<p>I’ve got a link to a great article about a physician who started out at a community college on our PC, but Happydad is hogging it tonight and I’m writing this with Happykid’s laptop. I’ll try to post it here tomorrow. You might be able to find it by googling “from community college to med school” or something like that.</p>
<p>If starting at your local CC is the best way for you to get your education, don’t be afraid to go ahead and do that. </p>
<p>I know one person that went that route and another that is doing that right now. There is no ‘right’ way to get to med school. Go for it if it works for you</p>
<p>theleakers - When Happykid finishes college and/or gets a job that will let her up-grade, I think Happydad will get her current laptop, and I will get the PC. But since it is a MacBook, maybe I’ll get it after all!</p>