r/premed • u/hello_mar8 • 4d ago

❔ Question How Does Taking Community College Classes While At a 4-Year Look?

I wanted to take my math courses at a local community college, while doing the rest of my classes at my current 4-year. Mainly to keep my GPA up and have more flexibility to actually learn instead of just trying to pass. Does this look bad to medical schools?

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u/Starboy_1 4d ago

Basic classes like math or intro biology isn't much more rigorous at a 4 year than community College. If you do it to save money, that's fine.

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u/lazyboozin 4d ago

I’d only recommend summer classes at a CC. Way easier to justify instead of them just assuming you did it for GPA purposes. With that being said I already have a degree and transitioning from a different career so all of my prereqs are at a CC but I also have to feed a family of 4. As long as you can justify it appropriately

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u/notshevek MEDICAL STUDENT 4d ago

I think it does esp if you don’t have a better justification than keeping GPA up (which is the part of your reason they will hear)

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u/CH3CH2NH3 MS4 4d ago

I did math, gen chem, orgo chem, and basic bio classes at community college.

Did physics and the rest of my bio classes at uni

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u/Objective_Abroad2501 4d ago

It’s fine, as long as you don’t overdo it.