<p>It is a double edged sword when applying to medical school. The AMCAS calculated GPA includes all grades earned whether they were at a community college or a four year college so applicants who did their lower division medical school pre-requisites at a community college tend to have higher AMCAS GPAs than students who started out as a freshman at a four year university.</p>
<p>However, medical schools know that these lower division courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Calculus are much easier to get an A in at a community college than at a four year college or university and take that into account when making admission decisions.</p>