DiavoloAlighieri
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Like the title suggest, I was wondering what the deal was with medical school admissions and taking classes from multiple institutions.
My advisor at my 4-year institution told me that taking a course over the summer at a local community college could potentially harm my chances at medical school admission. She explained that institutions like to see that all courses are taken under one roof at one 4 year institution rather than a blend at a community college and a traditional 4 year college.
I am not sure of the veracity of this statement...maybe she is told to say that so that students spend more money on summer tuition, but I could be wrong and perhaps she is telling the truth.
I was set to take physics 1 this upcoming fall semester at my regular 4-year college but unfortunately due to my schedule I was unable to fit it as I am double majoring, so I am taking it right now at my local community college, where it will transfer over to my main institution and count for the credit. (I don't have the option of taking it at my main institution, as summer tuition is extremely expensive in comparison to where I am currently taking the class, and I also live over an hour away from my college and am home for the summer.)
Personally, I am very happy with taking the class now, as it gives me something to do over the summer to fill in the gaps between shadowing and finding a retail job, but I am still a little put off by the words of my advisor.
As such, I am curious. Will taking core classes at a community college negatively affect my med school admissions?
My advisor at my 4-year institution told me that taking a course over the summer at a local community college could potentially harm my chances at medical school admission. She explained that institutions like to see that all courses are taken under one roof at one 4 year institution rather than a blend at a community college and a traditional 4 year college.
I am not sure of the veracity of this statement...maybe she is told to say that so that students spend more money on summer tuition, but I could be wrong and perhaps she is telling the truth.
I was set to take physics 1 this upcoming fall semester at my regular 4-year college but unfortunately due to my schedule I was unable to fit it as I am double majoring, so I am taking it right now at my local community college, where it will transfer over to my main institution and count for the credit. (I don't have the option of taking it at my main institution, as summer tuition is extremely expensive in comparison to where I am currently taking the class, and I also live over an hour away from my college and am home for the summer.)
Personally, I am very happy with taking the class now, as it gives me something to do over the summer to fill in the gaps between shadowing and finding a retail job, but I am still a little put off by the words of my advisor.
As such, I am curious. Will taking core classes at a community college negatively affect my med school admissions?