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Hi everyone,
I'm entering my junior year in college this fall and I'm just a little lost.
Right now my cumulative GPA is a 3.66 and my science GPA is a 3.5. Its not the highest, but it isn't terrible either(hopefully lol ). Anyway, I am having trouble deciding whether to apply to dental school at the end of my junior or senior year. This summer I've got some great exposure working with a dentist and even assisting him at times. But other than this shadowing experience I don't have much else. I'm not the most outgoing person so I don't have ECs. My goal this year is to really work on that aspect. If I apply junior year I don't think I'll have enough time to work on any meaningful ECs. I wanted to do some research and include my junior and senior year grades.Also if I apply junior year, I will have to take the DATs while also taking a semester's worth of classes. It might be better for me to spend my whole summer studying in between junior and senior year and then taking it with time left for a retake if necessary. Is it too terrible to wait until senior year to apply? I've heard that applying senior year might even be beneficial since you'll have a degree already. I just need some guidance please! Thank you so much for reading this.
I'm entering my junior year in college this fall and I'm just a little lost.
Right now my cumulative GPA is a 3.66 and my science GPA is a 3.5. Its not the highest, but it isn't terrible either(hopefully lol ). Anyway, I am having trouble deciding whether to apply to dental school at the end of my junior or senior year. This summer I've got some great exposure working with a dentist and even assisting him at times. But other than this shadowing experience I don't have much else. I'm not the most outgoing person so I don't have ECs. My goal this year is to really work on that aspect. If I apply junior year I don't think I'll have enough time to work on any meaningful ECs. I wanted to do some research and include my junior and senior year grades.Also if I apply junior year, I will have to take the DATs while also taking a semester's worth of classes. It might be better for me to spend my whole summer studying in between junior and senior year and then taking it with time left for a retake if necessary. Is it too terrible to wait until senior year to apply? I've heard that applying senior year might even be beneficial since you'll have a degree already. I just need some guidance please! Thank you so much for reading this.