<p>I am going to UCLA, and will choose my major as pre-med.</p>
<p>i am aware of the fact that I need to take certain semesters of certain types of classes.</p>
<p>I have taken Intro chem/intro bio/intro physics at community college, and i've herad that most medical schools accept the community college classes. I am also planning to take molecular cell biology and organic chemistry over summer before i go off to UCLA at my community college.</p>
<p>Is this a good choice?</p>
<p>Also... I've heard so many people say that medical school is super hard to get in, and not many make it "alive". </p>
<p>For those who have gotten into medical school, how many hours per day have you studied? If youa re from UCLA , that would be extra great.</p>
<p>Are there any UCLA pre-med/MD people on CC whom I could discuss many questions with?</p>
<p>Please message me if you'd like to enlighten me.</p>
1.) Medical schools do not care what your high school recognizes and accepts.</p>
<p>2.) Medical schools ALSO do not care what your college does or does not accept.</p>
<p>3.) If your work was credited at ANY college ANYWHERE, medical schools will SEE your grades. Whether they COUNT it or not towards your premedical requirements -- i.e. whether they allow you to skip it at your four-year school -- varies considerably.</p>
<p>So let's say you jump from Diablo Valley Community College to UC Los Angeles and then apply to UCSD Medical School. If UCLA refuses to accept your DVC grades, it doesn't matter. UCSD will still see your DVC grades, and those grades will still impact your GPA -- even if UCLA refuses to include them in their own calculations of GPA.</p>
<p>Now, say you (against our advice) do not take Intro Chem at UCLA. UCSD might reject you on-face because you have not fulfilled their requirements in a satisfactory manner, since you took it at a CC.
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<p>Also, med schools look down on summer school classes. Basically, you have to either retake intro chem, bio, physics, etc at UCLA or you have to take higher level courses, but still need a year of bio, physics, orgo, chem, calc, and english.</p>
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how many hours per day have you studied?
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The answer to this question is irrelevant. They might be smarter than you. They might be stupider than you. They might have gone to different high schools than you. You won't be able to glean any useful information from their answers.</p>
<p>1) there is no premed major at ucla
2) don't take any more classes at a community college. you will DIE in the upper div biochem and molecular bio classes if you don't have a REALLY good foundation in organic chem. also it looks bad if you take too many science classes at a community college. sure med schools MAY (not all do) accept them, but it'll look like you took the easy way out.</p>
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The other unfortunate bit is that because some medical schools don't, you've effectively restricted the pool to which you can apply -- which is never, ever a good thing.</p>