Pre-Med Courses at a Community College...

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello All,</p>

<p>I earned my BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering, and will be earning my PhD in the same within a year or so. I know this sounds crazy, but I'd like to go to med school afterwards.</p>

<p>The problem is: as an EE, my undergraduate degree program could not fit in all the necessary pre-med courses. I took two semesters of physics and one semester of chemistry, but I'm missing a semester of chemistry, two semesters of biology, and two semesters of organic chemistry. </p>

<p>Furthermore, my graduate engineering research funding will obviously not pay for me to take those kinds of courses, and I cannot afford to take all the courses I need at the same institution I am earning my PhD. However, I CAN afford to take all the courses I need at a nearby state community college.</p>

<p>I'm sure I can perform strongly on the MCAT once I've taken courses in advanced chemistry, organic chemistry, and biology; as a baseline, I took a practice MCAT without these courses and without any studying/preparation and got a 25.</p>

<p>My question is: even with strong undergraduate and graduate GPAs in a rigorous major, several internships in industry and a national laboratory, a couple of engineering profession-related volunteer activities, and (likely) a strong MCAT score, will I still have a major problem with med school admissions due to the fact that I took most of my basic pre-med type courses at a CC instead of as part of my undergrad degree?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes. They want to see how you do in those pre-requisite courses.</p>

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<p>I already have A’s in a year’s worth of physics with lab and a semester of chemistry with lab from my undergrad engineering degree. I’m also certain I can earn A’s in the rest of the necessary prereqs whether I take them at a CC or four-year college/university.</p>

<p>Nevertheless, you’re saying that med school adcoms would like to see that I went back to an accredited four-year college/university instead of a CC to complete the rest of my pre-med courses?</p>

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<p>Yup. Avoid taking pre-req’s at a CC. Avoid taking pre-req’s in the summer.</p>