How hard is it to become a doctor if...(please read circumstances upon response)?

I went to community college for 2.5 years, achieved a 4.0 GPA, and was offered a scholarship to the 4-year university I transferred to. I am one semester away from graduating and have recently been accepted to dental school.

I completed every single one of my prerequisites at a community college and still landed 6 interviews and 3 acceptances.

I also have a friend who did his prerequisites at CC and received an interview from UPENN.

My advice to you if possible, is to avoid taking medical school prerequisites (general chem, bio, organic chem, physics) simply because some medical schools do frown upon them. However, I have met plenty of students who took their prerequisites at community college and had no problem getting in. The key is to apply to schools that accept CC prerequisites (I can count the ones that don't accept community college with my fingers) and make sure to keep up your grades at the university. Also, prepare well for the MCAT.

I would look to transfer to your state university. They usually have agreements with your CC as well as scholarships available.

Also, don't major in chem (unless you enjoy chem that much that you want to take physical chem). You should continue majoring in biology at the university so you can continue taking upper level classes that you will most likely take in medical school such as biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, physiology, anatomy, etc..

good luck!

From what I remember they don't care if you went to a community college as long as your grades are good, you took all the prerequisite classes for admission to their medical school, and you received high scores on your entrance exams for med. school. If there is a particular medical school you are interested in attending, then visit their website for admission details.

Worse case scenario:

If you can't get into med. school (I'm assuming you're in the U.S. since there is no flag displayed on this Y!A question), then you can always attend medical school out of the country. When you come back you will have to take tests to be able to practice in the U.S. As long as you pass all the exams you can practice medicine.

You need a bachelors degree to apply to medical school, and you can't get one from a community college. You'll need to transfer, and the sooner the better, because not all medical schools will take premed classes from community colleges. Medical school is going to be very expensive; you need to take out loans anyway, so you might as well start now. Your state university is the least expensive option.