pre-dental

I recently graduate from undergrad with the intention of working at a dental office for the duration of my gap year. Well.... plans kinda fell through very last minute sadly and now I've kinda frantically been trying to figure things out this whole summer. Does anyone know of any gap year...

Hi everyone, 1) I appreciate whoever reads this and responds to me. I am almost 24 years old, and will have a BS in Health Sciences by this December. I have only taken anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and 1 year of general chemistry. I still have to take physics, Ochem, and General Bio, which...

Hi SDN'ers, while I am planing for my Fall class schedule, I am kinda having a conflict with which type of physiology class to take this Fall. One class is an intro to human physiology class with lab but it's a lower division class (btw, I'm going to be a senior student this Fall), so I don't...

Hey Guys! I just graduated from UCR and I don't know what to do with my situation. Should I go to a post-bacc or masters program to gain admission to Dental School? Or do I have a chance at getting in with my status right now? My stats; cGPA- 3.34 science GPA - 3.17 I haven't took the DAT yet...

So I've been hearing about all the horrid aspects of the oversaturated job market for pharmacists and the poor working conditions in retail and that getting a residency is nearly impossible. I go to a state school and just completed by freshman year. So far I've taken: Orgo I + lab Anatomy and...

Hi, I want to ask the wise SDNers about something as I have a question about sGPA vs. Minor completion priority. My sGPA as I am heading senior year this Fall is in the 3.2 range. I am thinking of applying to dental school right after my senior year, so I have to plan out my senior year schedule...

Hi everyone! I am considering attending the University of Edinburgh for a one-year Masters of Science program with a research component in medicinal and biological chemistry before applying to dental school. To give some information about myself, I first applied to dental school in 2014 and...

Hi guys, I am new to SDN. I just want to tell my story about how I got my very first LoR. I am a sophomore at a decent state university. Today, our provost (think COO, CFO in a company if you don't know what a provost does, all the deans report to him) offered to write me a LoR. I was so...

Hi everyone! I just finished my freshman year of college. Im interested to know what you all wish you could change about the way you approached being a pre-dent and what you could do over again if given a second opportunity to begin as a freshman again. Also, what do you advise me to be doing...

Hey! I was just wondering if ya'll think it is okay/ if you have ever put curse words in your Personal Statement if the context was right. Like if you were quoting someone else or something like that. Thanks!

Dear Pre-dents, The UF College of Dentistry's Dominican Republic Mission Trip is auctioning a KAPLAN DAT course to raise money for our trip AND to help you prepare for your upcoming DAT exam! Place a bid now and score HIGH on the DAT :) How this will work: We were given a 50% scholarship for...

Edit: problem solved!

So I really want to go to dental school, however my GPA is way too low (2.74) and I know that I need to take a post baccalaureate program before going into dental school. I didn't take any bio courses but am a chemistry major who took basic physics classes as part of my major requirement and a...

Hi Guys, I am working as a Mechanical Engineer currently and trying to get into dental school. I am having a little issues here about recommendations. So I could get some recommendations from my professors but since I graduated more than 5 years ago, I am not confident how strong the...

Hey fellow Pre-Dents!! UFCD DR Mission Trip is offering a FREE KAPLAN PAT PREP SESSION from the comfort of your home!Please sign up on both links below and learn how to tackle the PAT! What: FREE ONLINE PAT Top-Front-End prep session When: May 1st (Sunday) at 7 p.m. PLEASE SIGN UP ON BOTH...

Hey guys, 4th year Harvard dental student here (graduating in one month!). I've been on SDN for nearly 6 years and have also mentored a lot of pre-dents. I'm surprised at the amount of misconceptions people have about the application process, career goals, what it's like to be a dental student...

Hey all, I graduated from University of Maryland: Baltimore County in May of 2015 with a Biology B.A. degree. I am a pre-dental student who didn't perform to the fullest in undergrad graduating with a 3.2 GPA and a very low science GPA of 2.4 Upon graduating I took the DAT in early 2016 and...

Hey Everyone! I need some serious help. I really wanted to go to dental school. Currently, I am a junior with a 2.6 science gpa and a 3.13 overall. I have had really bad grades and there is no other explanation other than the fact that I don't know how to properly study and tended to...

Hello. I am currently a freshman at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. After much deliberation with my family I have decided that transferring might be a solid idea as I miss home. I am a Chicago native and am looking into programs that will fulfill my pre-requisites for Dental...

I am currently in a dental hygiene program at a community college that I plan to finish. It is two years and after I will receive my Associate's in Dental Hygiene. I had always thought I wanted to go to dental school, but now I am very seriously thinking about medical school as well. I chose...

So as a Canadian student, we have our DAT at certain times, either in November or February. Im planning on taking it this November, should I try and apply during this coming year following the DAT (I'll be in my third year with about a 3.2/3.3 GPA) or will I be a bit late, I know some schools...

How did interviews go today everyone? It was great talking to you all! You all seem like an upstanding group of people :)

Hello all, So I'm a bit confused about my dental application process right now. I'm current a senior in Biology and have already taken my DAT my junior year (2015). I also applied to dental schools the same summer as my DAT, and have been rejected. I am planning on re-applying again this summer...

Does the ADEA still use the 4.33 scale (4.33 A+, 4.0 A, etc?)

I took two years of AP English in high school, which gave me credit at my undergrad institution. It appears as 9 transfer credits on my transcripts but obviously don't have grades. Do dental schools generally accept this as the English prerequisite or would I need to actually take English classes?

Hello, Is statistics required prior to applying to Dental school? Can I still apply without having already taken statistics? Should I be enrolled in the course in order to apply? Thank you

Hi everyone! I currently work as one of the Supplemental Faculty for this year with the GeorgeSquared Advanced Biomedical Sciences Certificate Program. We wanted to make a post/thread on here to give information about our program and answer any questions about the program if anyone was...

Hello, everyone. I have a tough decision to make, I would like to hear your opinion. I need to decide between Maryland Dental and Upenn Dental. My feelings are towards Maryland. And also I am not sure if I am specializing or not. So, it would be great to hear from some of you had similar...

The Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University is hosting a pre-dental day for interested students. The day will consist of mock-interviews, hands-on lab work in the pre-clinic, and lectures given by various members of the school including admissions faculty, teaching dentists, and...

Hey everyone, I know this topic has been discussed before but wanted to get current feedback. I'm very thankful for my acceptances, but at the same time having to make a decision has been driving me crazy. Some background: lived in Florida my whole life, Nova is ~45 mins away from my home...

Calling all students interested in dentistry!!! UCSF ASDA is proud to announce our second annual Intro to Dentistry Day on February 20th from 8a-5p! Our one day course is a unique event that will not only give you insight into UCSF School of Dentistry, but will help prepare you to get more out...

Hi everyone, I'm a current pre-dental student and I'm a junior right now. I'll be applying to schools this June for fall 2017 matriculation. Lately I've been wondering what the application is like and I wanted to take a look at the application just to see what I'll need to do in June and try to...

Hi everyone, Can anyone who has experience taking a gap year offer me some ideas on what I should do in my gap year, how to go about it, and if there any helpful links pertaining to the job/volunteer/experience I can fill my gap year with - that would be much appreciated!!! You don't have to go...

Hello everyone, I'm posting this thread because I am genuinely concerned about my grades as I had gotten a few B's in some biology courses. Please post your thoughts, I take constructive criticism pretty well - but have a hard time executing what I need to do. Please help. Thanks

Hey guys, So, I've been extremely indecisive the past couple of months about what I want to study. I know for sure that I want to study something in the health field, there's no question about it. I have already finished one and a half year studying psychology, but then I realised that it...

Hello!! I am in need of some advice. I have been accepted to both Creighton and University of Louisville. If you have advice on which school you prefer over the other, please let me know. List below the Pros/Cons of Creighton and Louisville. How is the clinical experience and curriculum...

Hi, I am a pre-dental student and I was wondering if taking organic chemistry at a community college during the next two summers would be beneficial or if it would be looked down upon. A little about my background, I took my first year at community college (had to to help my mom after my father...

I have always want to be a dentist since high school. So I went to college, intending to major in Biology. I wanted to graduate in 4 years so I instead, minor in Biology and major in general studies. This I think was a mistake. I graduated undergrad in 2013. My overall GPA was a mere 3.0 and I...

Hey Everyone, I am confused about how dental schools go about cashing the checks we send in for the supplemental. None of my checks have been cashed by any schools, even the three schools that I got an interview from. When I called two of the schools that I did not get an interview from, they...