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I agree. But it has to be coupled with reality.Sometimes, a little hope is just what he needs.
I agree. But it has to be coupled with reality.Sometimes, a little hope is just what he needs.
I agree. But it has to be coupled with reality.
I had a worse GPA than OP, got a great job worked for 8 years in NYC, great salary, quit and went back to school. Did my postbacc in a year (4.11) and scored a 22/23/22 on the DAT and applied after that same year. Got accepted and I am now finishing my first year of dental school. Don't waste time getting a job if you know what you want to do but are just settling for less. Just aim and don't look back. My biggest regret is not doing it sooner.No and your academic background is too weak to pursue any health professional schools. To be frank, the blame lies with you rather than your parents. Your parents were nice enough to pay for your college education and you couldn't even put effort into studying and now blame your academic failure on your parents.
Even if you can somehow change your study habits drastically and get 4.0 in postbac, which seems doubtful at best, there's a good chance you won't be considered due to your extremely low GPA. Save your money and time and go look for a job with your degree unless you know you can get all As in postbac, 22+ on DAT, and still face a lot of rejections.
I had a worse GPA than OP, got a great job worked for 8 years in NYC, great salary, quit and went back to school. Did my postbacc in a year (4.11) and scored a 22/23/22 on the DAT and applied after that same year. Got accepted and I am now finishing my first year of dental school. Don't waste time getting a job if you know what you want to do but are just settling for less. Just aim and don't look back. My biggest regret is not doing it sooner.
How did you do a post bac in a year if your gpa was lower than the OP? Just curious.
I took 2 science classes in UG but I retook them so my sGPA was high. During my postbacc, I took Gen Chem I & II over the summer, Orgo I, Physics I, and Bio I and their labs in the fall, Orgo II, Physics II, Bio II and labs in the spring, and then I took the DAT in June. Sent out my application early July. I continued taking classes the next fall, I took cell bio, A&P I, college writing, and biochem and then that spring I took A&P II, immuno, and precalc.How did you do a post bac in a year if your gpa was lower than the OP? Just curious.
I took 2 science classes in UG but I retook them so my sGPA was high. During my postbacc, I took Gen Chem I & II over the summer, Orgo I, Physics I, and Bio I and their labs in the fall, Orgo II, Physics II, Bio II and labs in the spring, and then I took the DAT in June. Sent out my application early July. I continued taking classes the next fall, I took cell bio, A&P I, college writing, and biochem and then that spring I took A&P II, immuno, and precalc.
Already did a few months ago, they told me how I was a disappointment to the family name and tried to convince me out of being a dentist. Said things like "they only make 150k at best, you want THAT kind of job?".
I mean what I say, I have everything resolved with my parents, they've learned to accept my decisions. They can no longer boss me around and tell me how to run my life, I grew a pair and worked all that out, my grades have been better for it.
Biggest issue on this thread was, I fear it might be far too late for me to actually get into dental school.
Hey OP, a couple things. As some of the people at the end of the first page said, you can get your GPA up with a year or two of post-bacc. But you should take @Bifenthrin 's advice seriously too. Take a breather from education for a few years and get a real job somewhere (ex: work in retail somewhere) for a year or two to help you appreciate a rewarding career more. I've talked to a few people in my class that didn't start dental school right away, and had intermediate jobs and they learned a few things:
- How to deal with people
- What they did NOT want to do with their lives
- Appreciation for a rewarding career like dentistry
- Separation from parents/being on their own helped them gain a better grasp on money/how to be fiscally wise
These things give them a much more passionate approach to their education that I lack. Why? I'm a 23 year old D1 that hasn't ever had a real job, and just has lived off my parents. Now, though I'm getting through school, it can sometimes just drag, and I don't have much direction, lacking maturity that I should have learned earlier in life. I really do regret not being more productive in my earlier years. It's something I'm going to learn eventually, but seems like I missed out big time. I'll never know what I missed, unfortunately. Think about it before you launch straight into a post-bacc; I think it would give you a chance to really grow as a person.
Regardless of your decision on how best to progress, best of luck.
start early finish early yo, srsly, my opinion, if you have the determination go straight in education and get what you want.
what is the point of having a real job when you Deal with the stress and the troubles when you are only there for 2 years (meaning you will not be motivated to advance and learn more). Other people join work force because they are clueless and have no direction. Here you say the otherwise lolzzz
congratz on ur army scholarship
how hard it is to get this type?
Most of my years college have been riddled with:
1. Overbearing immigrant parents who decided what major I will be in college and made my decisions for me when college started, I was a wimp for not standing up to them but I eventually did. Parental pressure and since they paid for my education I felt this need to please them. Probably the biggest setback but the one I have handled towards the end of college almost completely. After years of fighting I have this resolved and worked out to where it is a non-factor but man did it leave a beatdown on my transcript, I am beating myself up right now for not doing something about it sooner. Thought they knew what they were doing, I was dead wrong.
2. Lots of depression due to the above, mind was not focused on academics.
3. Transferring to a new and tougher school where the C's I was getting at my old and easier university (close to home) turned into D's in upper level science classes. Took one upper level science class, got a D in it, took it again, and got a D in it (it was cell biology). Happier here now and doing better because I am away from home. Basically at my older university I had around a 3.0 GPA or so but at my new university I will be finishing with a 2.3 GPA.
I have read stories of guys making it in with GPAs that were low like 3.1 low but not as low as mines. Only a year ago did I develop an interest in dentistry but the problem is that my parents wanted to push me to go to med school because it is "more prestigious".
I've finally got my mind together, grades are picking up, and I feel better mentally now. Finally after years of college I have found out what made my grades so low and am confident that I can do better now but I wonder if this mess can even be fixed.
I just feel like if it was a 2.7 or 2.8 there would be hope but a 2.3 from my current university college, it's like I feel hopeless....
Before you do anything, how much shadowing do you have and what about clinical volunteering, research projects, or any other documented activities of that nature?
As you've learned, taking anything from anyone always comes with terms and a price. Your parents paid for your classes so you felt an obligation to them as reinforced by people on this forum saying that you should feel so lucky. Based on my own life experience as a hybrid-gen (1 and 4), this might be a temporary detente before it comes back. Consider physically being somewhere else, not accepting their monetary assistance, and screening your phone calls/strategically scheduling interactions with them for your mental well-being.
Lastly, from here forward, live a life you don't need to make excuses for. Let your upbringing and past serve as a reference point people can use to gauge how far you have come since standing up for yourself.
Who will not listen to parents when you enter college without all the experience and directions?