<p>Hi, I plan on taking chem at a community college over the summer. I am currently an undergrad at a 4 year school. My school will give me credit for the chem class but it will not incorporate that class's GPA into my cumulative GPA. </p>
<p>Do you guys think this will be a problem for me when I apply to med school?</p>
<p>Yes. A minor one, but yes.</p>
<p>I think it can especially be a problem if you are an undergrad at a 4 year school and take the prereq at a CC. Kind of looks like you are looking for an easier grade. My daughter may take some CC classes some summer if needed to graduate on schedule (though the likelihood of her ever being at home long enough during any summer to do that seems remote at this point so she may take an extra semester so she can do study abroad)) - but will limit them to gen ed requirements that are not pre reqs for med school (such as history or polisci). Do you have a class you can take during the summer that is not a med school requirement.</p>
<p>I have a question similar to this one. I will be an incomming freshman this fall, but I have already taken General Chemistry I and II and Organic Chemistry I and II at a Community College. Could taking these courses so early (and at community college) hurt my admission chances to medical school?.... If so I guess I wouldnt mind (much) taking them over .... Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, a little. I'm not sure you should retake them. Might be a better idea to take higher-level courses instead -- biochem and pchem.</p>
<p>I heard somewhere on SDN that if you're applying to UC med schools and attended a CCC for the first 2 yrs, it doesn't matter. Because UCs know that a sizable portion of undergrad premeds attend a JC for the first two yrs. After all, UCs support the California Master plan. It would be hypocritical penalize students for attending a JC.</p>
<p>swimcatsmom: well the reason I am taking these classes during the summer is because I recently decided to go pre-med. </p>
<p>I think I will just take the courses at my own school during the summer. It will be more expensive but I don't have to worry about transfer of credits and other mumbo jumbo </p>
<p>:(</p>