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What are my chances of getting into Medical school?

Im an excellent student with a 4.6 GPA in high school. However, due to monetary reasons, I plan on attending a Community College in the fall before transfering to a 4 year school. How would that effect my chances of gettin into medical school once I'm done with my undergraduate education?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No it won't affect your chances of getting into medical school. However, it's kind of complicated because there are so many ways to go about this. You can go to a community college, take your science courses, transfer to a university, and get your bachelor's degree, then apply to med schools.

    BUT it's not always that easy. Some 4 year Universities/State College premed programs will make you take the bio, chem, physics again if they're not "transferable"...so be careful! Always ASK ASK ASK first before you do anything. I suggest you call the University of choice and ask if the classes you will be taking at the Community College are transferable to their premed program.

    You can also ask the University about their financial aid, grant, and loans program. There are usually a lot of scholarships granted to students with high GPAs like yours. Who knows, with that GPA, you might be able to get a full scholarship to a University! Just try and don't let money be in your way unless there's absolutely no way out of it. There are TONS of financial help out there...go search for them.

    this site will help you a lot!

    http://www.studentdoc.com/medical-school-requireme...

    GOOD LUCK!

    Source(s): Been there, done that.
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Find out from the medical school you will be attending on transfering to see if transfer to medical school is accepted.Most schools do not accept transfers for medicine and pharmacy.Find out about it before you get into a community college because you might be making a mistake.Do apply for federal aids and other scholarships if you don't want to apply for a loan.When you meet an advisor at the community college,make your plans clear to him/her and remember to get a transfer course sheet to help you know courses you should or should not take.Good luck,Chris.

    Source(s): I'm doing the same.
  • 1 decade ago

    I don't think that the fact that you are going to community college would hurt your chances of getting into medical school. Just get excellent grades in college, and transfer to a decent university to get your bachelors and try to get top gpa, good recommendation letters from professors, MCAT score, and a nice personal statement. You can explain your situation in your personal statement.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, you should be fine as long as it doesn't look like you're trying to take all your premed science courses at the CC, which will give the impression that you're taking the easy way out and that's not what they want in a doctor.

    So we don't really have enough information at this point -- since you're not even in college -- to say what your chances are. It's too early to tell.

  • 1 decade ago

    undergraduate education is usually 4-5 years and medical schools usually only accept those with a Bachelor's degree

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't think med school will care that you went to a community college, as long as you pulled top grades. I don't think they care where you go at all actually as long as you pull top grades.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Chris is your name. Sounds like you're a white guy. You're screwed, your chances are terrible. If you were from another country or a woman, your chances would be much better.

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