#predental

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    Retake DAT? Gap year plans?

    Hi Everyone, I recently took my DAT and didn't do as good as I would have liked. I know people who have gotten in with the same/similar scores as me, but I want to make sure that my application is as competitive as possible. While I am not disappointed in my scores (besides OC which affected my...
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    DAT scores sent to schools (?)

    hey guys, I’m a little confused and was hoping someone could clear up something for me. I know that when registering for the DAT you can select every school to send your report to for free & pay $30 for additional schools after, but if you take the DAT a second time, is it still free to select...
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    GAP YEAR HELP!!

    hi everyone! I am currently a senior in college majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. I plan on taking a gap year before dental school to strength my application, gain more shadowing hours, do more volunteering, travel, work, save money, and just give myself a well needed mental...
  4. qj3434:)

    I need advice, nontraditional applicant with low gpa from non-science major🥲

    Hello, I just need some advice on what I should do because I feel like my chances of getting accepted into dental school is veryy low 😞 I am an econ grad with low gpa (less than 3.0). I settled with econ in college because I had really low science gpa in my first quarter of sophomore and they...
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    USC Dental vs UOP

    Hey everyone. I have recently been accepted into both USC and UOP for their DDS programs and I like each one for different reasons. The cost comes out to about the same for me and I have places of living taken care of at both. I'm torn on making a decision and was wondering what everyone's...
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    Housing in Professional School

    Hello, I wanted to ask those who are in dental school already about what do you guys do for housing? Do you all stay on campus, have your own place/roommates, do you pay for it with your school loans, and etc? I'm a senior looking to go to dental school but I was just curious about this part. I...
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    Dentistry or AA

    Hello, I am a non-traditional student and I am looking to make a career change. The careers that I am interested in are dentistry and anesthesiologist assistant. I have shadowed and done my research on both professions and I love them both which is why I am having a difficult time making a...
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    Question over GPA

    Hello Everyone! So I decided to apply for next years cycle and was wondering how they would calculate my science GPA. For context, I'm in my senior year of my bachelors with a BS degree and my GPA for my biology major is a 3.54 (from classes like bio, chem, physics, ochem, etc). In the...
  9. Ayana Vicks-Jason

    DMV Dental Shadowing

    Hello, my name is Ayana and I am a pre dental student at Howard University. I am looking to shadow any Dentist in the D.C./DMV area. Are there any dentist would be open to allow me to shadow throughout the school year?
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    Meharry Masters of Health Science Program 2021

    Hi, everyone! I decided to create this thread for those applying to the Master of Health Science Program (MHS) at Meharry this year for Fall admission! :)
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    Dental Schools I'm applying To?

    I am looking for help deciding if these schools are worth applying to with my current stats. I have a 3.62 overall GPA and a 3.35 science GPA. I have about 110 shadowing hours and a lot of volunteering hours. The only thing is I don't think my recommendation letters will be too strong. I'm also...
  12. jhadedouglas512

    Meharry Masters of Health Science Program 2020

    Hello all! I wanted to start this thread so people can ask questions about the program and to share their experiences! Let's be POSITIVE!!! :p
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    National Guard or ROTC prior to HPSP?

    I am currently a high school senior, and I will be attending Kansas State University in the fall. I am looking for something that can pay for three years of undergrad and can transition smoothly to HPSP.
  14. BlackStar90

    Meharry Masters of Health Science Program 2019

    Hey everyone! I'm posting this because I do not see a current thread for those who have been given an invite to apply or interview for this program. I applied to the medical school and was invited to apply for the program. I can't find much on what benchmarks must be made in the program to gain...
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    Class statistics

    Anyone have the link to the 2018 dental school stats that show applicant size, inveiews, in state and out of state applicants, etc... by any chance?
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    Interview with rejection chances?

    I’m kind of confused by how Western U’s class size is so small, but it seems like they give out quite a lot of interviews. Obviously I know acceptances are based off how interviews go... I’ve never read about anyone interviewing there and getting rejected so I’m just wondering what the chances...
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    DAT in one week! Kaplan full length vs. actual

    Hi everyone! Because I had taken all/a lot of the sections on DAT Bootcamp, I decided to try taking a full length from a different source. I just took Kaplans full length test 3 and score VERY BADLY (AA18) and am freaking out as my DAT is next Monday (7/23). This is my retake as I took the DAT...
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    Which pre-reqs to start with. Going to cc vs 4 year

    Hi guys! I just graduated from undergrad majoring in Sociology in May 2018. I'm really late to the game, since I decided on pursuing dentistry second semester of my senior year of undergrad. My overall GPA is 3.5. I'm deciding on taking all my pre-dent pre-reqs at a community college, but I...
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    C's in Biology

    I'm currently a student at Case Western and I just finished my sophomore year and unfortunately, I got a C in one of my bio courses this year and another C in another bio course my freshmen year. I have an overall 3.318 GPA and a around a 3.0 Science GPA. Should I even consider taking the DAT...
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    Should I retake DAT?

    My first time taking DAT Bio/GC/OC/PAT/QR/RC/TS/AA My scores are 20/18/21/23/22/19/20/20. I am a non-traditional students, my previous school I had 3.3 GPA and at my new school which i am currently attending which I have taken 80+ Credit Hours I have 3.6 GPA. Overall science I have 3.4 GPA...
  22. Ms. Anon

    What would be the best schools for Canadians to apply to?

    Hi guys I'll be applying to schools hopefully this summers and I'd also like to apply to the states. I'd like to maximize my chances by picking schools which are more open to accepting international students/Canadians. Any recommendations on which schools would be the best?? Money is not an...
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    Course-load change, advice

    I'm a senior now and applied to dental schools this cycle. On my application, I gave my schedule of classes for the upcoming semester. One of my classes was rather unrelated to dentistry. Instead, I feel compelled to take A&P, do you think prospective dental schools will care? I heard they don't...
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    Question about loans and financial aspect of dentistry in the US for a Canadian student

    Hi I'm currently a 3rd year sciences student in Canada. My plan is to go into dentistry in Canada however the schools here are very competitive so I'm definitely going to be applying to a lot of USA schools as well. I've been looking at the fees for a lot of dental schools and I've seen ranges...
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    Future Pre-Dental club position on AADSAS

    Hello everyone, I have been elected as a treasurer of the pre-dent club at my University for the 2017-2018 cycle. Although the positions will be 'active' in August, we are already working on planning activities for the next school year. Is it fair to include this position in my application?
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    How to I change my status? I want to change it from Pre-Health undecided to Pre-Dental?

    How do I change my status to pre dental?
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