Pochita
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Hello,
This is my first post on here. I always had an interest in going to Dentistry, however, due to medical issues from family and lack of money, I wasn't able to apply to dental school from undergrad. Due to this I ended up attending an accelerated BSN program, graduated in 2020, and received a 3.5 GPA. The good thing is that I received my BS in Bio in 2019 and graduated with a cGPA of 3.62 and sGPA of 3.39 and, thus, completed my pre-reqs for Dental School (Also if this matters, I received a full scholarship for bio undergrad so I have no debt from that as well as paid off all my loans from nursing school). After shadowing my dentist, this is something that I really want to pursue and go forward with.
Some background, I am currently am a 26 y/o ED nurse with 4 years of experience in a trauma level 1 center in the US. I am also BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified. Edit: I am also hispanic and speak both English and Spanish. In the ED I work in we have Oral & Maxillofacial surgery routinely come into the ED for consults for cases from dental abscess drainages to evaluations for pretty gnarly mandibular/maxillary fractures. While I haven't witness them correct the fractures I have helped assist them in I&Ds of multiple abscesses.
My question is since I graduated and completed my pre-reqs in 2019, will dental school still accept them or are they considered too old and must be retaken? I know I need a good DAT score in order to seem competitive but is my GPA in good standing as it is or will I need to do a post-bacc? Also was able to complete undergrad research from Sophomore to Senior year as a bio major, do volunteer work with the hispanic community from 2015-2020, ETC.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this and feel free to ask any questions for more clarity.
This is my first post on here. I always had an interest in going to Dentistry, however, due to medical issues from family and lack of money, I wasn't able to apply to dental school from undergrad. Due to this I ended up attending an accelerated BSN program, graduated in 2020, and received a 3.5 GPA. The good thing is that I received my BS in Bio in 2019 and graduated with a cGPA of 3.62 and sGPA of 3.39 and, thus, completed my pre-reqs for Dental School (Also if this matters, I received a full scholarship for bio undergrad so I have no debt from that as well as paid off all my loans from nursing school). After shadowing my dentist, this is something that I really want to pursue and go forward with.
Some background, I am currently am a 26 y/o ED nurse with 4 years of experience in a trauma level 1 center in the US. I am also BLS, ACLS, and PALS certified. Edit: I am also hispanic and speak both English and Spanish. In the ED I work in we have Oral & Maxillofacial surgery routinely come into the ED for consults for cases from dental abscess drainages to evaluations for pretty gnarly mandibular/maxillary fractures. While I haven't witness them correct the fractures I have helped assist them in I&Ds of multiple abscesses.
My question is since I graduated and completed my pre-reqs in 2019, will dental school still accept them or are they considered too old and must be retaken? I know I need a good DAT score in order to seem competitive but is my GPA in good standing as it is or will I need to do a post-bacc? Also was able to complete undergrad research from Sophomore to Senior year as a bio major, do volunteer work with the hispanic community from 2015-2020, ETC.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this and feel free to ask any questions for more clarity.
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