dental school

I have a 2.8 gpa right now, will probably get up to 2.9 after this semester (last semester and hopefully this one above 3.7). My sGPA isn't so great, probably around 2.5. I have been studying for the DAT for a while now and am confident (or at least hope) that I will get around a 23 on it. For...

Hey everyone, I could use some serious advice. I am a D2 student in dental school and have recently failed my NBDE Part 1 with a score of 72. I think the main issue was that I had very poor time management skills and ended up taking much longer in the sessions than I should have. I am a little...

Hello everyone, I am currently a second semester sophomore and I feel really overwhelmed about my prospects of dental school. I feel like I am not going to get into dental school with my scores and it is stressing me out. I see many students who have much higher GPAs than I do and I just...

I am a high school senior. I recently got an interview for the VCU Guaranteed Dental program. Are the interviews for these programs different than the interviews for dental school? Do you guys have any tips specific to the BS/DDS interview?

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Currently in pre-dental , I recently wrote the Canadian DAT and scored as follows : RC:21 Bio:20 Chem:22 PAT:19 AA:21 oGPA 3.93 sGPA 3.87 I am fairly confident I could do better on my PAT as I was rushed because I spent too much time on the keyholes (due to the fact there was no visible...

I am going to start studying for the DAT on Monday and I'm getting excited to start going. What are the most effective ways to take notes while studying? My friend uses OneNote for his MCAT prep notes, but I'm more of a paper and pen person. Although using the computer it will be a lot easier to...

Hello everyone. I'm freaking out. After going through one of the most stressful fall semesters of my life, I was caught and given a citation for possession of marijuana. Here in Virginia, this counts as a misdemeanor. My court date is in February and I will try to get the case dismissed (doing...

Hello I hope you all are doing well. I have three questions regarding rec letters for dental schools. 1. Will dental schools accept committee and rec letters that were previously for med school? 2. Can I use Interfolio to send rec letters? 3. Are the requirements pretty much the same as...

Hello all, I just recently Q-dropped genetics. I was taking 12 hours and dropped down to 9. This is my first drop and I did it because as of now, I have a 3.2 GPA. I transferred to UT Austin with my associates degree and a 3.7 GPA from a CC. I was probably going to get a C+ in genetics and is...

This is her second time applying, and it was her second DAT. Her first DAT was an AA of 21, but she had a lowish science score. I believe it was like 18-19. As far as her GPA goes, it's not astoundingly high...I think it lies somewhere around 3.4 now. It used to be 3.33, but she took 8 credits...

Hi, I am a junior in college, up until this semester, I was pre med. I am considering switching to pre dental because of a life experience. In 2016 I was diagnosed with a tumor in my mandible and in the summer of 2017 I went through the process of getting my tumor removed and I am currently...

Hey guys, So may be an odd question but I will be graduating here in the next week. I will have about a 6-7 month time gap period before dental school starts. Have any of you had this similar thing happen? I'm mainly curious about what you did during your gap time like regarding jobs. Does the...

I am a senior taking DE Multivariable Calculus. I made a bunch of stupid mistakes on a test and now there is a chance that I might end the class with a B. However, I there is alot of time to pull myself back to an A. If I get a B how much will it hurt my odds of getting into dental school or if...

I've recently been accepted to both Michigan and Penn. I'm a Michigan resident and even received Michigan's scholarship, so financially I feel like I should attend Michigan. However, my interview at Penn was amazing and I fell in love with the school. I'm not sure if all that extra debt is worth...

I watched this week's "the good doctor" and saw how Melendez and Sean used VR to simulate surgery on a patient. This seems like a great way to practice one's skills and I was wondering if there are any VR softwares for dental students to practice what they learn in clinic after hours.

I, as well as a few others, received an email from USC saying that I am a post-interview candidate. Does anyone have any knowledge on this type of status? They said it's not a "waitlist" because there are still spots available, but I'm wondering the chances of still getting in are. Also, if...

Hey everyone I was wondering whether there is an option for dental hygienists to become dentists in Canada and specifically Ontario. If you complete a dental hygiene program at George Brown College for example can you go to dental school after? Does anybody know how it works? Thanks! :))

I did not see a thread for The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry.

I was just curious if anyone knows if immunology is a course that has to be taken in dental school and if I should take it in undergrad. To be honest, my plan was to have a relaxing spring term for once in my life (have had 18 credits almost every semester) and enjoy my spring. However, if...

Pay closes attention to these words, spoken in 1987: "Many of the 57 other dental schools in the United States have cut back the size of their classes, unable to attract enough qualified applicants. According to the American Association of Dental Schools, applications have dropped by almost...

This is my first post on SDN. I am a senior living in Northern Virginia and I applied to Gannon university's BA/DDS program with LECOM. I am positive I want to be a dentist. I applied on a whim because there were no application fees. My question is that even if I got into the program, should I...

I know the goal of the game is to go to the cheapest school that can, but my state does not have a state dental school, so I'm forced to go to somewhere private. Right now, all the schools I've visited have been nothing but expensive. Yeah some schools offer scholarships, but those aren't...

Hello everyone! I took my DAT in August and I'm currently in the interview process for dental school this year and debating whether I should retake it. I have applied to 14 dental schools and have gotten 5 interview invitations. At some interviews I have been asked "Do you plan to retake the...

Retook my DAT today and these are my scores: First attempt: AA18. TS19. Bio19. Orgo 19. GC 19. RC 16. QR 18. Pat 20 Second attempt: AA19. TS20. Bio19 Orgo 21 GC20 RC16 QR17 PAT19 English is my second language so I am having trouble with reading. What do you guys think of my chances of getting...

Hey all, I am currently a recent graduate of a top 10 university on my gap year doing clinical research. I was involved in a pretty serious incident the fall of my senior year. Basically what happened was, I was at a bar (not intoxicated) and some drunk dinguses picked a fight with me and...

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here is a very interesting analysis from financial expert's point of view. After working my butt off for a few years, I found that I only paid back the interests* of my students loans that have been accumulating from my first day at dental school. Now, I still have long ways to go to pay back...

I've been reading through the classes to take on many dental school websites, and a lot of them state that to be competitive you should have advanced science courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Histoloy, Evolution etc... I was wondering if other upper level science classes also count...

If I am fortunate enough to be accepted into a dental school, is it possible to take undergraduate courses at that university as well (assuming this school is part of an undergraduate university)? What I'm thinking is that I'm a Spanish major who would like to continue to take classes in the...

I am scheduled to take DAT november 2nd 2017 however i am nowhere near ready, I have searched so many pro metric centers even in other states and can't seem to find any dates past nov 4... i thought DAT was offered year round? I already send in my application what should i do ?

Are there any individuals out there who would be willing to share their personal essays. There mindset when writing the essay. How they decide which events in life they felt was significant enough to be worthy of mentioning, writing style, fitting everything in the limited space and making it...

Hi everyone, This may be an obvious/redundant question, but I was just wondering how the process of submitting letters of recommendation is when applying to dental schools? When I ask my professors to write one and they agree, do they have to upload it directly on to AADSAS, or would they give...

Hi all, I am just wondering if most dental schools have GPA cutoffs? My BCP GPA is lower than my science and overall GPA so I am just wondering if schools have a cutoff for the BCP GPA. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I was wondering if its still okay to apply to dental school now? I am taking my DAT in a few weeks hopefully. I have already completed a good portion of application, I already have my LOR and transcript in, i did not click submit yet. Feeling nervous about it being the end of september.

I applied to 8 dental schools and so far have only heard from one. I was wondering are there any schools still worth applying to? My stats are 22 AA, 23 TS, 23 Bio, 21 Gchem, 25 Ochem, 21 RC, 19 PAT, 19 QR 3.61 overall GPA and 3.53 science

Hello- I am new to SDN and this is my first post, I would love any recommendations for my situation. I graduated undergrad with a veryyy low GPA, overall 3.0 and sGPA around 2.7 due to some bad things that happened to me, and depression as a result. I definitely showed an upward trend was i...

Hi everyone! So I just received my MCAT score on Tues and I scored in the 10th percentile!! :( It was really devastating for me considering this is the third time I've taken this exam with **minimal** improvement. Nonetheless, I took a practice DAT and I made a 20 and that was with little...

My GPA is 3.49. I have an AA 19, TS 20, PAT 20 What schools should I add to my list?? (some of these are reaches so I need some realistic ones) UCSF UOP USC UCLA Western UWashington Oregon UNLV MWA NYU Tufts UMichigan

BU has a calc pre-req. I want to apply there but I have not taken calc and will not take calc because it is not required by my major. Does anyone know of anyone who has been excepted into their program without taking calc?