A Pre Med Concern: Which Route Should I Go?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi there, </p>

<p>I am a junior going premed- and I have three courses left to fulfill. I was planning on taking the MCAT in May but my school does not have any MCAT classes nearby- so that posed a serious problem. I am still planning to take the MCAT in May but in Cleveland. The biggest problem is that my mother fell ill and will be having a huge operation come February. Now, I want to go back home for the next semester from Jan- May to stay at home and take care of my mother. However, I also want to finish my pre-med courses as a visiting student at either Case Western Reserve University or Cleveland State University because I still want to be on track for applying directly to medical school in the summer. </p>

<p>I know that medical schools heavily discourage students from taking courses outside of their home institution, but in my case, would it be a legitimate reason to take the courses at home as a visiting student so that I can get credit transferred and fulfill my premed requirements in order to apply to medical school directly? - This is a health related reason- my mother has a disease called ulcerative colitis-</p>

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<p>I’m sure it’s fine to take it at a 4 year university esp since your condition is special. You can check out Student Doctor Network to see what others say. I hope the best for your mother.</p>

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<p>Yeah, med schools just don’t want to see you taking required courses at community colleges, where they have a reputation of being easier than at four year Universities. Whether this is true or not, I have no idea, but this is the reputation I’ve heard at least.</p>