Taking Calculus II at Community College for Summer

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I'm a freshman at UT @ Austin and just finished taking Calculus I. I was wondering if any future medical school I applied to, would look down on me for taking Calculus II at the local community college in my hometown for the summer? I'm a biology major if that helps.</p>

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<p>Why are you even taking Calculus II? You would be better served by taking Stats as many of the schools that require a year of Math will accept Stats and some schools are making it a requirement (see Harvard and some Texas MS’s) in addition to, or in place of Calculus. See list below:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/slife/pre_med/Math_Req_for_Medical_School.pdf[/url]”>http://www.swarthmore.edu/Documents/slife/pre_med/Math_Req_for_Medical_School.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m not an expert here, but I seriously doubt it would be a problem. Especially since med schools only require through Calculus 1.</p>

<p>I’m assuming you are taking this class as a pre-req to other classes in your major? And taking the class in the summer will help to keep you on track for future course registration? My D. is pre-med, but majoring in bio-chemistry and she had to take math up through multivariable calculus and linear algebra. So for her it would have made sense to take Calc 2 in the summer.</p>

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<p>I don’t think two semesters are required for Bio majors, at least it wasn’t for my son. He only needed one semester of upper level math.</p>

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<p>Regardless of whether or not you need to take calc ii, the answer to whether you should take it at a community college instead of your undergrad is: [The</a> Office- Michael Scott No God No - YouTube](<a href=“The Office- Michael Scott No God No - YouTube”>The Office- Michael Scott No God No - YouTube)</p>

<p>Med school’s will 100% look down on it.</p>

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<p>@ Brown ^^^^ totally LMAO at your [YouTube] answer</p>

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<p>It’s actually a double negative: 1) not good to take premed prereqs over the summer; 2) not good to take premed prereqs at a much lower college that the one you regularly attend. And it will be strike three if you do take it and earn anything less than an A.</p>