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"In certain circumstances a limited amount of online course work not required for the major and not a prescribed course for application to medical school may be considered." The University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Medicine

"It is NOT recommended that any of the required prerequisite courses be taken through an online course. Any courses taken online to fulfill the required prerequisites MUST be pre-approved by the Assistant Dean for Admissions. Students must also demonstrate a compelling need to take the course online as opposed to in class course. All requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis." Translation: That is academic speak for you've got to be kidding. Office of Student Admissions : UNM Health Sciences Center

"Biochemistry is the only prerequisite that may be completed online due to the lack of a laboratory requirement." Prerequisites - MD - Mayo Medical School - Mayo Clinic

"Online courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis and preference will be given to applicants who have done the majority of their preparation at the senior college level." Don't count on it. FAU - About Admissions to the College of Medicine

"The OSU College of Medicine and the Admissions Committee prefer that courses be completed in a classroom setting. However, the Committee will consider online coursework as fulfilling our listed prerequisites for lecture courses only (not laboratory courses)" How do you think online courses from a mediocre community college compare to courses taken in person at a top tier university? There are lots of superqualied people applying. Prerequisites

"Since many prerequisite courses include a laboratory requirement, online courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis." Translation: We will review your online science courses that have labs in a fair manner and pick someone else. Ask OU - Medical School Admissions - Oakland University

"In some cases, the UC Irvine School of Medicine does accept online courses for prerequisites. We do not accept online laboratory courses for any prerequisites." FAQs | Admissions | Medical Education | School of Medicine | University of California, Irvine

"The College of Medicine will accept off-campus/online courses which are offered through an accredited university to fulfill some of the premedical course requirements; however, a bachelor’s degree in residence is required." University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

"In general, courses taken on-line will not be accepted to fulfill WCMC admissions requirements. Exceptions can be considered on a case-by-case basis. In these instances, the applicant should provide evidence that the coursework is rigorous." They have thousands of applicants. They don't need to accept the applicant who took online courses from a community college. Medical Education at Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Admissions

"Online coursework is not accepted in fulfillment of prerequisites." Admissions - Requirements

"On-line or correspondence coursework is not accepted." Requirements - Admissions*- LSUHSC School of Medicine

"The University of Toledo Medical School Admissions does not accept virtual online lab courses." The University of Toledo - Medical School Admission

"Online courses and community college courses are not acceptable...CLEP credits may not be substituted for any course requirement" Prerequisites and Requirements| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine M.D. Admissions

"All science courses used to satisfy a prerequisite must include a laboratory component, so online coursework will not be acceptable to substitute for hands-on lab credit" http://www.rowan.edu/coopermed/students/...isites.php

"Although traditional face-to-face courses are required for the prerequisites, we will consider higher-level coursework taken on-line as a substitute for prerequisites older than 10 years. Please keep in mind traditional face-to-face courses may be viewed as more competitive than on-line courses.

On-line education courses, although meeting some programs’ requirements, do not always translate into a “highly competitive” application. Many programs, including Tufts, look at the overall rigor of a college’s curriculum as well as the student’s individual grade when considering applicants." http://publichealth.tufts.edu/Academics/...%20Courses

"Science courses taken must be designated for science majors. Please note: Distance learning or online courses obtained through accredited institutions in the U.S. are recognized to meet the prerequisite requirements. Courses requiring laboratory sections cannot be completed online." https://www.bcm.edu/pap/prerequisites

"CLEP, exempt, correspondence courses, or online courses cannot be used to satisfy the pre-matriculation requirements." http://www.uams.edu/com/comcat/2012-2013...licant.pdf

"Coursework must be taken in a traditional classroom setting. Online courses, CLEP and IB are not acceptable to fulfill the prerequisites." http://www.usuhs.mil/medschool/somadmiss...ments.html

"Since most prerequisite courses include a laboratory component, courses taken on-line will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The laboratory component should not be taken online." http://medicine.fiu.edu/admissions/md/faq/

Read the research on how medical schools actually view online courses: The Acceptability of Online Courses as Criteria for Admission to Medical School

More research: https://www.aamc.org/download/277172/dat...isites.pdf

This plan does not give you a fighting chance. Medical school admission is extremely competitive and medical schools aren't going to waste their time with online community college students. There is a big difference between courses acceptable for an application and the courses that the accepted applicants actually took.