pre-dental

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...

Hello Folks, So, my previous threads will give you the ample background to understand that my undergrad experience has been quite interesting. For the longest period of time I have wanted to be a Dentist. My father is a Dentist. My uncle is a Dentist. I have grown up around this industry, and...

i don't know why i feel so nervous for dec 1st. It's so long from now. I am blessed to receive 6 pre dec invites and 1 on dec 6th! And i don't consider myself as a great interviewee but i am not bad at it either. People asked me how did i do after every interview and i always tell them that i...

I am currently taking Organic chemistry Lec/Lab, Cell Bio Lec/Lab, Anatomy&Physiology Lec/Lab at the same time. Of course I might do a little bit better in each one if I stayed in school longer to spread these out over more semesters, but as long as I do well in all of them will this help show...

So by the time I graduate (Spring 2018)..... Major: Psychology oGPA: 3.5 sGPA: 3.3ish (Brought this up substantially) DAT: Will be taking in January. Can't really say what I will score, but I am hoping for at least a 20. Shadowing: I have a good amount of shadowing hours (Around 100)...

Hello Guys, I am an international pre-dental student studying in the U.S. I have finished my freshman year as a Biomedical engineering major (GPA 3.96/4). However, my advisors suggest that I change my major to an easier major so that I can keep my high GPA till graduation. For instance...

I am from Arkansas so I know getting into state schools is harder because they only have a specific spots for Arkansas residents but I am getting alittle nervous because I have not heard back from 2/3(UMKC and Texas A&M Dallas) of the schools I applied to. I am a student athlete and have 150+...

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...

Hey everyone, just wanted to start a thread for people entering Barry’s BMS program for the Spring 2018 semester. I was just admitted to the pre-dental program. I will be moving to Florida from out of state and am looking for housing starting in Janurary. If anyone is looking for a male...

I'm in my junior year and I have cumulative GPA of 3.65. My science GPA is probably close to my cumulative GPA. Gen. Chem: -A/B Physics: A/waiting to do second semester Intro Bio: A/-A Gen. Psychology: A Ochem: Currently enrolled in semester 1 but I currently have a B Anatomy&Physiology...

Hello Everyone, So, a little background information. I am a Pre-Dental student with a non-Science major. Here is a low down on my Science courses thus far: Bio 1: C Bio 1 Lab: A Bio 2: C Bio 2 Lab: A Chem 1: B Chem 1 Lab: B Microbiology: B+ Anatomy: A- Genetics: B Chem 2 (Summer): W Chem 2 Lab...

Hello Everyone, So, a little background information. I am a Pre-Dental student with a non-Science major. Here is a low down on my Science courses thus far: Bio 1: C Bio 1 Lab: A Bio 2: C Bio 2 Lab: A Chem 1: B Chem 1 Lab: B Microbiology: B+ Anatomy: A- Genetics: B Chem 2 (Summer): W Chem 2 Lab...

Does anyone know if UNE Dental school will take Human Anatomy & Physiology + labs for the Anatomy + lab credit?

I'm feeling super anxious and would love any advice. I'm currently a third year undergraduate student with a 3.12 GPA. I know that's fairly low and I'm afraid my science GPA might be even lower. I haven't taken the DAT yet, and I'm not sure when would be the best time to take it. I was also...

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?

I'm currently looking at going into Dental School. I'll try to apply to as many as I can but specifically looking at UNLV (in case that matters). I started into Business Admin as my major for my first year and half, but if I look into getting into a science degree such as Human Biology, Biology...

So during my undergraduate career my family had a lot of financial hardships and I had to work. This unfortunate circumstance took an emotional toll on me and it made an impact on my grades. I ended up graduating with an overall 2.86 gpa and around a 2.6 science gpa. I majored in biology and...

So I realized after I submitted a few of my applications that I forgot to save my "how did you enhance your application if reapplying" answer, thus leaving it out of my application. Is there any way to have that fixed? Or what should I do?!

Here's a tl;dr about my situation: I did a year of pharmacy school at a pretty good university. Hated it. Got depressed, grades tanked, and I've basically quit. I moved to another city with my girlfriend because she's doing her PhD in Harvard now, and I'll be working meanwhile. Basically, I just...

Hi Everyone! I took the DAT on August 21, 2017. For some background: I am a junior majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Consumer Psychology. Prior to my exam, I had already completely the intro bio track at Penn, as well as the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses. I also had...

Hey all! I just took my DAT yesterday, and here are my scores: Perceptual ability: 20 Quantitative Reasoning: 21 Reading Comprehension: 24 Biology: 23 General Chemistry: 29 Organic Chemistry:26 Total Science: 25 Academic Average:25 That being, I just thought I would share a few tips about...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this whole pre-dental business as I just decided to pursue dentistry recently. I was just wondering how most US dental schools look at Canadian university courses to see if they are accepted as prerequisites. I go to University of British Columbia and some general...

So, it's been a while since i shadowed Drs. and upon asking if i would given a type of written doc. that specifies the hrs. of shadowing and other details? i was told that this is the first time a pre-dental student asked for that. Even though this might be a little bit late for me to ask, but i...

Is it ok that I included working as an orthodontic assistant in my personal statement for dental school?

Hello! I'm a junior this year, and recently found out that I could finish everything (all my dental school prereqs and major classes) by next spring and graduate in 3 years. :O I'm able to do this because of having a ton of transfer credits from taking college courses in high school. I'm not...

Hey Everyone, I have a kaplan book and I was wondering if going through the gen chem and orgo sections would be helpful. I've already gone through chad's videos but I want more practice and better understanding. Would this be beneficial? I always see people saying kaplan isn't a good resource...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and this will be my first time applying to dental schools. I am a Canadian citizen, born and live in Ontario, Canada, and will be applying to accredited dental school around the world. The Canadian dental association says that The Dental Council of New Zealand is...

Hey guys! So I just completed Bootcamp Tests 1-4 and my scores are as follows (not including biology, because unfortunately I had taken those subject tests before I took the full length tests). Gen-chem/o-chem/PAT/Reading Comprehension/QR Test 1: 23/21/20/23/19 Test 2: 23/19/19/23/19 Test 3...

For those of you who have taken online anatomy at UNE, which professor do you guys recommend- Roberto Rodriguez Baez or Thierry Bacro? Please let me know thank you!!!

Hey guys, So I just took my DAT and was super disappointed with my QR and PAT scores. Here's the breakdown: Bio: 23 O chem: 23 Gen chem: 22 QR: 17 PAT: 18 RC: 21 AA: 21, TS: 23 Idk if I have a good chance this cycle, I already applied last month, and got my secondary apps in. I have a 3.53...

Did anyone e-submit their application in mid to late august and not have any problems getting interviews/accepted?

Sorry guys, I am going to vent. I just got my third C of college, and I am so absolutely pissed off with myself. I decided to take Calc I this Summer. I was holding around an 84% the entire semester, and then I completely just bombed this final, and now I have officially gotten my third C of...

Does Tufts still require 40 hrs of shadowing documented in the recommendation letter? It doesn't specify on their website or on AADSAS.

Hi, I am currently at pre-dental student and I'm going to be a senior in the Fall. I haven't taken my DAT yet, but now I am wondering if I need to take a Master's Program. Here's my situation. My overall gpa is 3.24 and my science gpa is 2.8. I have previously retaken a biology course. I...

Sorry I'm late to post this but I've been out of town and after reading everybody's breakdowns I feel as though I should give mine : ) (sorry if it's kind of long but I just want to give all of the advice that I can). Let me just start out by saying I studied for 4 1/2 weeks for about 10-12...

Hello all, I take my DAT two weeks from today, bright and early at 8 AM. I have been using DAT Bootcamp and DAT/Math Destroyer. I plan to take and complete all questions/tests from all of these resources. Additionally, I have compiled a spiral notebook with key information and concepts that I...

Can I use highschool awards for my dental school application? Unfortunately, I don't have any significant awards besides Dean's list.

Hey everyone, I just graduated with a biology major this year, and have decided to take extra courses to boost my gpa at local university nearby. I plan on taking histology (w/lab), biochemistry 1, human anatomy 1 (w/lab), and cell signaling in host pathogen interactions. This totals to 15...

Hey everyone, I just graduated with a biology major this year, and have decided to take extra courses to boost my gpa at local university nearby. I plan on taking histology (w/lab), biochemistry 1, human anatomy 1 (w/lab), and cell signaling in host pathogen interactions. This totals to 15...

Hello guys, I've been lurking on these pages for a few yours now but since I'm in the situation I'm in now I figured I should finally create an account ask ask for some advice. So I'm in a pretty unique situation as of the moment, I'm currently a 2nd year chiropractic student preparing to take...