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Hello! Does anyone have any experience or have any stories of students who have successfully been accepted to dental schools after doing either a post bacc program or some master's program? Thank you!!

Hey everyone, I just finished taking my DAT today as an incoming Junior in college and recorded the following scores: PAT: 22 QR:19 RC: 23 BIO: 19 GC: 19 OC: 20 TS: 19 AA: 20 I currently have a 4.0 science and cumulative gpa (after sophomore year). My electives include being a volunteer...

Hello! I was on the ASDA Pre-Dental's official facebook page and came across the flyer for University of Penn Pre-Dental Academy program offered this summer for pre-dental students. Who else is going?

hey guys. I know tufts mentions that they don't accept any prerequisite are done at a community college, but Ive had 2 friends get interviews with them last cycle and they did their ochem/chem at a community college. Now they never got accepted, but I was just curious, are they serious when they...

I have been studying for the DAT now for 4 weeks and averaging a 18AA 19PAT overall. I would like more time to study so that I can get a 20AA. Would taking the DAT in the last week of July still be considered early? I submitted my application on June 5 and my gpa is verified and LOR are in. Plus...

ok guys im seriously confused now.. I submitted/paid my AADSAS application June 6th. Everything is in from LOR, as well as transcripts.. Since then I have just been sitting on my butt thinking I am supposed to be notified on what is next..However I am just finding out that places like Texas A&M...

Hello. I am applying to dental schools this year and most of them require biochemistry. During my undergrad years I was unabe to take biochemistry at my school. I have a community college near me that offers Intro to Biochemistry (CHM 260) If I take this course at the CC in person can it fulfill...

Hello everyone! I'm in a bit of a pickle here and unsure if I should apply this cycle or wait for the next given my current situation. I'm a senior and was planning to apply this upcoming cycle. I transferred from a community college to a 4-year university, so my GPA is a combination of both...

Hello everyone. I realize that there are different difficulties of DAT's and different averages from year to year. I was just wondering if anyone knew roughly how many problems you could miss per section and still clear a 19 in a section on the DAT. I take my DAT in 3 weeks. I would like to make...

Hello! So i just now completed my junior year at UT Austin. Did not go as well as expected. I tranferred over from a community college with a 3.7 GPA and my associates degree in science. I am now a psych major. First semester pre reqs at UT: ochem1 B-, Bio 1 B-. Second semester pre reqs: Ochem 2...

Hi guys, I am a non traditional student with an information systems major, I started my Dental School journey in Community College, knowing I wanted to become a Dentist. I chose IS as a major because I was good at it. Anyways, to the point. I will be applying to Dental School in the spring of...

Anyone with 18AA or lower get in this cycle? I'm curious. If so reply where u got in and ur GPA please

Hi everyone, This is my first time applying to dental school, I waited till I was ready, which is now hopefully. I graduated undergrad with a gpa of 2.68 in a BS in Biological sciences. My science gpa was pretty bad bc I failed a couple science course a few times due to some personal life and...

I am a little worried about this cycle. I graduated from my university with a 3.72 GPA. I have nothing but A's and B's on my transcript with the exception of a D where I retook the class the class and got an A. The problem is I studied abroad and came back with 3 C's and 1F and that brought my...

Should I fill out my application on June 1st and submit it even though I am taking the DAT June 20th? Is this considered "late," and will it hurt my chances? I have 3.72 sgpa, 3.76 overallgpa, 255 hours of shadowing, and 200 hours of volunteer, with good letters of rec. Also does anybody have a...

How do you guys do it? I mean how to do maintain a decent gpa and do research? What are the time demands for the research? Also, would research be good to have for applying MD non PhD? Honestly, I know people say don't check boxes but I'm not lab savvy at all and I honestly dislike labs...

In the fall semester of junior year (currently junior in spring semester) I was caught for colluding on online homework and was given a 0 for those assignments. One of my close family members had just passed away and had struck me in a way I had never felt before. I was very depressed and it was...

Hey everyone, I don't even know where to begin.. So in my biology lab I turned in my final report, a week later one of my classmates were struggling in finishing the report and kept texting me asking for help. I felt bad, considering he hadn't turned it in and it was going to be extremely late...

I'm from Texas so I'm applying to all school in-state no matter what. I have an overall gpa of 3.57 major gpa of 3.75. My DAT scores: PAT 21, QR 18, RC 21, Bio 20, GC 19, OC 19, TC 19, AA 19. I have over 100 hours shadowing, work experience, organization leadership, and volunteer hours. I don't...

Hey Everyone, I know this has been discussed before, but I was looking at the the science course list for 2010-2011 and it looks like they have Cognitive Psychology (Any Department) listed as a science course. Is this accurate? It also says statistics from any department would count towards...

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Trying to build my schedule for next semester. Plan on taking DAT afterwards. Which class will be more beneficial for the DAT- Biochem or human phys?

I'm currently looking for some books to help me prep for the DAT and I came across Dr. Romano's DAT destroyer and the Organic Chemistry Odyssey. I already have the DAT Math Destroyer and this book only has practice exams. Are the other Orgoman books the same or can anyone who has used these...

Hello, I am currently interested in the health field. I have always wanted to become a psychiatrist, but I have doubts about becoming a doctor. many people say it is hard and a dentist has a better lifestyle. You can have a flexible life and earn about the same as a dentist so this career has...

Hey Everyone, A few Questions: 1) Do classes taken in the MPH program count towards your science GPA? The reason I ask this is because I see that a lot of people here have completed a MPH and I was wondering if that benefits your application in any way? 2) Do classes taken in a Neuroscience...

About a year ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do with the Biology degree I would be obtaining after I graduate from my University. I was given the suggestion to look in to dentistry and turns out, I love it! I shadowed a few dentists and seriously see myself doing what they do for the rest of...

Hi everyone! I know making this account and being on this website may be a little too ahead of my age (since I'm a senior in high school), but I wanted some feedback and opinions on whether I should attend UC Berkeley College of Chemistry or University of the Pacific 2+3 Accelerated Dental...

Hey everyone. I am new on here and I am currently struggling in my school and in the process of transferring to a new one. I graduated from high school in 2014 and attended a private university as a freshman. I ended up becoming severily depressed and took a medical withdrawal. I returned in...

Hi guys, Just a quick question I cannot find an answer to anywhere. Would it look bad on my dental school application if I shadowed/volunteered at a dentist office or clinic everyday for three weeks? (I'm looking to shadow 8 hours everyday and get in a total of 120 hours over the 3 weeks)...

so long story short, my sophomore year of high school i got a car and my parents give mace to keep on my keychain for protection. my senior year one of my teachers noticed it and reported it to the principle and because i was on a high school campus and it's considered a weapon, i received a...

Just wanted to see if anyone has received any acceptances, waitlists, or rejections from Maryland since 1/20. The school has been silent and a lot of post December interviewees (including myself) are waiting to hear back. The expected wait time according to admissions was said to be not set and...

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Hi! Just wondering.. I'm currently a soph in undergrad and I'm finishing up this semester w/orgo 1, and I'm taking orgo 2 over the summer.. Would it be a good idea to study for the DAT at the same time and take it sometime July/Aug? I have all my other DAT prereqs done. Just wondering because...

Hi Guys, this is my first time posting on here and I apologize if there is already a thread like this one, but I tried reading some and non exactly pertained to me so I thought I'd go ahead and post my story and see what you guys think. Please if you have anything rude to say don't say it...

Hey yall, Is anyone in the Dallas area going to Houston's Pre-Dental Day? I haven't had any luck with getting a ride from any of the other pre-dents at my university and I doubt anyone will step up. :( I'm willing to pay for part of gas and parking aside from being a travel companion.

So I have the DAT tomorrow.... Is it better to cancel for 100$ or just not show up? And is there any consequences at all for not showing up other than losing the money which will happen anyways if I reschedule? Just trying to confirm it is better to skip

I am considering the SSP program from Upenn. Obviously Penn has an incredible reputation but I want to know how well this program helps pre-dentals get into dental school. Does anyone have personal experience or know any success stories? Thank you!

Dental school is not a good financial decision. The cost of attendance they hand you is about 30% lower than it will actually be because it doesn't include accrued interest, tuition increases, or origination fees. Here is the truth. I have practiced for over 15 years living paycheck to paycheck...

Hi guys! I haven't seen this thread yet, so I thought I'd start one :) I just got accepted and I'm really excited to start. Has anyone else heard back? Are there any current students that have advice about the program?

So I transferred from a CC with one quarter of O-Chem which counted as 30AL, 30A, and 30BL (20A/20B/20L completed). I am taking 30B right now but wanted to know if 30C/30CL are necessary for most dental schools that require one year of O-Chem and lab. I talked to my departmental counselor and...