<p>I am majoring in EE at UT Austin but I'm considering doing pre med as well. I would take the pre med courses here at the same time but I'm not sure I can handle all the work. Would that plan work? Do med schools even consider community college classes? And do they look at only your pre med gpa or overall as well?</p>
<p>Taking your prereqs at a CC is a BAD idea, ESPECIALLY while enrolled at a 4-yr school. 'Nuff said.</p>
<p>I agree with apumic. And now that I am completing secondary applications, I see how important it is to take all your courses at your 4 year school. No doubt about it. Even the way the applications ask you to submit this information, suggests that the schools do not like it. Period.</p>
<p>If you do, be ready to explain. Some secondaries ask you why you did it !</p>
<p>What do you say about english having been taken at a CC, but not while enrolled at 4-year college but for dual enrollment as a high schooler. I know this is a recurring topic but there has never been a definitive answer; bringing it up again in case there is new insight.</p>
<p>I’m going to UT in the fall!</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard (from talking to admissions people and such), it’s alright if you take a general science course like General Chem at a cc as long as you take a higher level class at the university level. For instance, I am taking General Chem I and II this summer, but I plan on taking Organic Chem and Biochem at UT.</p>
<p>Well, that’s what I heard.</p>
<p>What about government and history classes?</p>
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<p>Who are these “admissions people?” Are you very confident they are very qualified to give a sound advice? The consemsus on this board seems to be: avoid taking any prereqs at a cc.</p>
<p>Did you mean University of Texas when you referred to UT?</p>
<p>In a sense, the admission game (in terms of stats) is like this: the adcoms at medical schools may want to see how you perform academically among a group of “good” students. Since there is higher concentration of “good” students at University of Texas than in a cc, the adcoms will value your good grades at University of Texas more.</p>
<p>I know this game may not be fair for the students from a school which is lower ranked. But it is better to take important classes like prereqs from a top-100 school in order to demonstrate your academic capability.</p>
<p>Don’t do it.</p>
<p>I just posted the following on another thread, but it should have really been here. </p>
<p>I just finished sending my Boston University Supplemental Application, and this is what it says, verbatim:</p>
<p>“We encourage applicants to pursue a broad academic experience in the humanities and in the sciences. While we consider each academic record in its entirety, the BUSM Committee on Admissions generally prefers that applicants avoid using AP, CLEP, Community College, Junior College, foreign institution, or long distance/on-line course work in fulfillment of requirements”.</p>
<p>I do not believe there is much room for interpretation within that statement. Later on, they even go further, defining “Preferred Institutions = US and Canadian 4 year accredited universities”.</p>