Hey guys,
So I’m planning to take Psychology, Anatomy and Physiology, and a few other courses at my local community college over the summer. My target college is Holy Cross in MA.
Would this be a good idea, or would colleges overlook it and consider other APs instead? In addition, I am looking to take 4 APs next year and I am taking 2 this year.
Thanks again.
Why are you doing that? I assure you that those courses in medical school are quite suitable.
It is okay. They may or may not accept the credits. And be sure you don’t take any classes after you graduate from high school. You will have to send official transcripts from the CC (so you do need to get good grades, colleges WILL look at them). However… are you sure this is how you want to spend your summer? What about volunteering, earning some money for college, or doing something else besides taking classes?
Thanks for your replies @JustOneDad and @intparent.
To @JustOneDad: I don’t quite understand what you mean.
To @intparent: Last summer I volunteered at a hospital and only earned around 25 hours. Its not much, but I also felt like I didn’t really benefit. Those research medical trips that I could go to over the summer are also WAY too expensive (thousands of dollars). So I said to myself, why not take extra classes? What would you suggest I do? I am also selling online and making good money doing so, so I do have some funds to begin college (would that count at work experience?)
Oh also, @JustOneDad I am doing this mainly because my school does not offer AP Psych, or an Honors Anatomy Class (just a regular one which doesn’t help at all).
Anatomy and Physiology would be nothing compared to what it will be in medical school. Take something different…interesting.
Sign Language would be better, or Spanish for medical workers.
It is fine to do, but I don’t think it will make much of a difference either way in terms of college admissions, especially if you are taking 4 APs next year. These are classes you can take once you get to college. And not every 4 year college accepts credits from a CC so be careful.
If medical school is your goal, remember that all college courses and grades count toward GPA for medical school application purposes, even if the four year school you attend does not accept them for transfer credit, or accepts them without grades. So if you take any college courses while in high school, work hard enough to get A or A+ grades in them. Otherwise, you will start out in a GPA hole for medical school purposes.
Thanks everyone for your responses! They were super helpful 