<p>^^^ We never visited nor talked with any CA med schools, so they may indeed look at things differently. However, we made our plan based upon the med school admissions folks we listened to here in the east and midwest. It was not merely one person giving us that advice. From having been on college confidential for a while I, personally, feel the community colleges in CA might be a tad higher caliber than those in the east. Perhaps not. I have no experience with them at all.</p>
<p>The med school admissions folks we listened to told us cc pre-reqs weren’t the kiss of death - they allowed some leeway for them for students who decided later in life to do med school (vs the current high school students/parents they were talking to), but taking those classes when starting pre-med leaves a big nick on the application if they have others they are considering without them and it’s all based upon the perception that those students purposely chose the perceived easier way - a trait they didn’t want.</p>
<p>I should probably have noted it was private med schools who said this. The one state med school did not address it. I’m not against state med schools in the least. In our planning we just opted to not burn bridges, so made plans accordingly.</p>
<p>It’s also possible they were just saying that and didn’t really mean it. Who knows? I’m not risking it.</p>