<p>My friend is finishing his pre reqs at a community college for 2 years then transferring to a university to graduate...do you think that'll get him into medical school if he made a 4.0 for pre reqs? Will med schools be able to see where he took the pre reqs?</p>
<p>Just curious cause he keeps telling me he'll get in for sure... sounds too good of a plan...</p>
<p>Others can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve heard that med schools are fine with students going to the first 2 years at a CC. </p>
<p>I don’t know if this is recommended, but if the pre-reqs are taken at a CC, it might be a good idea to take some higher level courses at the 4 year to further validate the CC grades. </p>
<p>Med schools don’t like it if you’re at a 4 year and you take your pre-reqs “on the side” at a CC.</p>
<p>That said, there are no guarantees, so your friend can’t be “sure” that he’ll get into med school…he doesn’t even have MCAT scores yet.</p>
<p>Pre-Reqs should not be taken at a CC.</p>
<p>So, are you saying that a student should take everything else, transfer, and then take all pre-reqs at the 4 year? </p>
<p>Are you saying the student can’t even take - say Cal I …or Bio I or Chem I? That seems a bit extreme.</p>
<p>Just my opinion, but I would take English courses and Calc and Stats and gen-ed courses at my CC, and leave as much of my Bio and Chem for my 4 year as I could. There are pre-req’s and then there are pre-req’s. 
If I did take my intro bio and chem courses at CC , I’d plan on taking upper-level courses in each to show mastery at the 4 year college level to remove any doubt of my abilities in those areas. I would not take organic at a CC. </p>
<p>In fact, if I was going the CC route, I’d probably be thinking about applying the summer after graduation (taking a gap year to apply) so I could be sure to have 2 full years of grades from my degree granting institution -just to be safe and to give my rec writers and pre-med committee a fair chance to love me. ;)</p>
<p>Hey curm,</p>
<p>I’d do the same. And I’d take it one step further, avoiding community college at all costs, and doing my best to earn some merit aid at a university I could afford so that I wouldn’t be at the community college at all with my medical school aspirations. </p>
<p>(yes, I know there’s more than money to consider with community colleges v universities, but it seems like $$$ is always a major concern)</p>
<p>Yes, I can see avoiding a CC if possible…maybe commuting to a nearby state school.</p>