Summer Courses at Berkeley vs. Summer Community College Courses

[bluebayou]

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Why don’t people just take a whole bunch of CC classes to boost their GPA’s for the AMCAS then?

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<p>That’s a much more effective strategy for top law schools, which are nearly all numbers-driven. Med schools are more holistic and prefer that you take your science courses during the academic year at your four-year college. Now, there is nothing wrong with taking a general ed/distribution requirement, such as history, at a juco.</p>

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Well, I would say that 3 math classes would be a little over the top. From what I’ve seen, during the summer math classes meet every day with a 1 hr lecture and 1hr discussion daily. That is 6 hours a day, every day of the week, plus lots of work.</p>

<p>I would stick with 2. I would also say that taking them at a CC will probably not prepare you nearly as well for the next course, and the Berkeley ones will probably be much more valuable.

You’re probably right. It’s probably safer to take 2 classes since they’ll be the first Berkeley classes I’m taking and as of now, I won’t know how easy or hard they’ll be. I’m probably going to take Multivariable and Linear Algebra/Diff Eq. this summer at Berkeley, but I still need to consult my parents with the high cost. None of the community colleges around my area seem to offering anything higher than Precalculus. I might be able to commute and take classes at a different UC like UCI, but yet again, costs are the basically the primary motivator for summer classes.</p>

<p>By the way, it’s only 5 hours a week for each class, which seems manageable.</p>

[Ramblinman]

<p>Yeah, if you were going to take Math 55 in addition that would be pretty crazy.</p>

<p>I’m taking Physics 7B and English N1A, because I’m looking to relax, focus on studying for physics, and then read when I want to relax.</p>

<p>If you’re eligible for financial aid you can submit last year’s FAFSA (not sure if it is past the date yet). </p>

<p>The courses meet 5 days a week for lecture 5 days a week for discussion (1 hour each lecture and discussion). Both Math 53 and 54 are MTWThF, and they both have 1 hr lecture and discussions.</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>^ Yeah, you too! I was thinking about taking Physics 7B, but I figured that I’m a bit behind in math since there’s so many people who have taken multivariable their senior year or earlier.</p>

[Ramblinman]

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>I did AP Physics C, so I’m hoping I’ve done some of the stuff in 7B at least at some level.</p>

<p>I’ve done MV, but I sort of wish that I was able to take it at Berkeley level as opposed to a CC level.</p>

<p>I definitely think that getting math out of the way would be a good idea, so you can start taking courses for your major (unless you’re a math major).</p>

<p>I just hope that I can get in to Physics 7C for fall 2010.</p>