AustenNut:
Paging @WayOutWestMom , because my understanding is that if you repeat classes that you’ve already taken (and by having dual enrollment classes, they will be on a college transcript) that medical schools may take that into account when you retake the classes. I believe (though I am not the expert…wait for someone who is to weigh in) that it might be better to continue in the sequence, taking more advanced classes (even if it goes beyond the requirements for med school) in the subjects where you took community college classes. That way it shows that the grades/credits you earned were legitimate and that you have the necessary skills expected from having completed those courses.
@AustenNut is correct. Repeated classes are marked as such on the application transcript that is sent to medical schools. Repeating classes is not a good look to adcomms. It looks like grade grubbing–which med schools unofficially but universally dislike. Med schools prefer that students who have already earned credit for AP/IB/DE classes take an equivalent number of higher level courses in the same department as the transfer credits to prove a) mastery of the material and b) the any CC grades are not flukes or due to less rigor and less competition in those classes.
See this pinned thread in the Pre Med forum:
Frequently asked questions from pre-meds in college and prospective pre-meds in high school often involve AP/IB/etc. credit and college or dual enrollment courses taken while in high school. This page hopes to answer some of these questions. (Thanks to @WayOutWestMom for help writing this page.)
A. Course requirements and policies relating to the issues described here for specific medical schools can be found in the Medical School Admission Requirements™ (MSAR®); see https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/applying-medical-school-process/medical-school-admission-requirements/ (requires subscription or payment to see that part of each medical school’s profile). Medical schools may also list some information on their own web sites. Due to variation in requirements and policies, check the requirements and policies for each specific medical school that you are interested in.
B. Medical schools commonly require or expect applicants to have completed a set of pre-med…
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