Should I premed at UIC or community college?

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Okay I’m a high school senior and an aspiring physician. I have a problem though; I don’t know where to go to complete my premedical studies. I’ve been hearing that UIC’s premed program is a weed out process and many people are swamped out. I don’t want to be in that type of environment. My 2nd option is going to 2 years of a good community college and then transferring to Loyola Chicago and completing my premedical courses there. It’s not that I don’t think I can take UIC’s premed program it’s just I’m the type of person that wan’ts a good, serene, stress free institution and that’s where I feel I will do my best. So which route should I take, and why? What have been your experiences and what would you suggest. Can someone w/ personal experience tell me what they would suggest? THANKS

Lamar Hirthe · Accepted Answer

Yes, it is okay to attend community college for the purpose of transferring to Loyola Chicago. Just make sure that you fulfill your pre-med requirements (biology, chemistry, etc.) at Loyola Chicago. This is important for a number of reasons. A story on US News World & Report’s site can tell you why:http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-scho…

Lamar Hirthe · Answer

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Lamar Hirthe · Answer

In community college Japanese, I had 6 months to learn the Hiragana alphabet. At University of Merlind, I had 4 days. At four friend’s community college Intro to Computers class, they were told what a keyboard was, what the monitor was, and what the tower do. In Harvard’s intro to computers class, you have your first week to make a simple DDR or Mario-style videogame. Graded on orginality. Sometimes, fancy schools are more than just the name on the door. Trust me- community college will only hurt you in the long run, unless you are insanely driven. All of my community college friends work at Starbucks, Subway, and Papa John’s, while my University friends are doctors, lawyers, translators, engineers or programmers. I’d say maybe 2 out of 30 community college friends went on to good jobs, and neither is making more than 32,000 a year- but, they are making more than the $5,000-14,000 a year the Papa John’s kids make

Lamar Hirthe · Answer

https://shorturl.im/tI65bIt’s true that some schools have “weed-out courses” for pre-meds. However be aware many Med Schools to not recognize, or discourage pre-med courses being taken at community college. The best strategy for determined pre-meds is to start in a decent but inexpensive and low-pressure state university, maybe not even the flagship campus.

Lamar Hirthe · Answer

By the nature of the courses required, pre-med programs are going to be hard. If you cannot stand the stress of a pre-med program, you won’t survived medicine. Doing pre-med at a community college, can be harmful because many schools look down upon taking science classes at a community college. There is no such thing as a stress-free pre-med program.

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