What should I do for Fall 2012?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>I am currently a sophomore in community college (Santa Monica College) and have been accepted to USC for the Fall 2012 semester. I have completed 62 units (I am still considered a sophomore at USC) and as many of you know, USC will only accept 64 transferrable units. In the past few months I have also decided that I want to pursue dentristy as an occupation which poses an issue because I have not yet begun the slew of pre dentristry courses. My main issue lies in these next few scenarios:</p>

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<li><p>I go to USC in the Fall 2012 semester and continue there, taking my chemistry and biology pre requistes for dentistry school and then completing USC in 2 1/2 years, then returning to community college for a semester while completing my physics courses in a semester. </p></li>
<li><p>I defer USC until the Spring 2012 semester and continue at community college, only taking 8 units (A Chemistry and a Biology course) in the Fall 2012 semester. None of those units will be counted towards my Unit count, but I will get dentistry pre requisite credit (so it counts for th epre reqs at dental school). I would complete all my physics at USC this way, knocking out a biology and chemistry at SMC, but only taking 8 units which would not count towards my unit count.</p></li>
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<p>I am confused as to which scenario I should follow. If anyone could help it'd be GREATLY appreciated.</p>

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<p>You should speak to someone in USC’s pre-med/pre-dental advising office about your concerns and choices right away.</p>

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<p>Of the 2 choices, I would definitely choose option 1.</p>

<p>I don’t know if this is a viable option for you, but I suggest taking all your required science classes at USC. It just looks better for dentistry admissions, as it is competitive. You really don’t want to return back to a community college after already finishing USC, unless you realized you needed to fulfill a Communications course requirement or something of that nature. Why can’t you do physics at USC? </p>

<p>You’ve payed your dues at community college. Move on and do as much excellent work as you can at USC.</p>