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Hi Dr. Phan,
I'm an upcoming junior for undergrad and I want to pursue dentistry. I'm a little late because I did buisness for a bit. I'm planning to take my DAT next summer (before senior year) and apply for first batch after I graduate. I'm not sure if it's better to apply as soon as early, but I want to finish my pre reqs, raise my gpa, gain more experience to be more competitive. In addition, I don't wanna spend so much money applying next summer, apply for third batch depending when the DAT scores get processed and not have as solid gpa as I would after senior year.
I think I have a good plan, but I'm just not sure if applying a bit later would hurt me. Any insight?
Thanks
Hello,
You are not late at all. In fact I applied to DS when I was in graduate school after my BS in aerospace engineering. I would apply after I get my DAT score and complete the pre reqs. That way you can be prepared to take the test as well as evaluating your competitiveness. You are still young so there is no need to rush. DP