predental

Just thought I'd make a forum to see when people start to hear back from these post baccs !

Hi guys! So, I've been a lurker for quite some time. I'm in a bit of a dilemma. My decision to do dental was a fairly recent one, and I want to apply this cycle (I'm going to be graduating this spring). I was going to do PA before, but I changed my mind. So, stats: Overall GPA: 3.5 Science...

hello, i am a freshman (and a half) kinesiology major desiring to attend a dental school. i graduated high school in May 2016 and I've been going to school year-round since. I plan to graduate a year early which would be in 2019 and I want the keys to success to being able to enter dental school...

Hi everyone, I am 25 years old and working as a construction engineer for a general contractor in Califonia. After working for more than two years in the industry, I have realised I don't want to do it for the rest of my life. I want to switch career and pursue my dentist dream so I want to...

Calling all students interested in dentistry!! UCSF ASDA is proud to announce our third annual Intro to Dentistry Day on February 18th from 8a-5p! We have revamped our day with exciting new speakers, sim lab activities, a scavenger hunt and break out sessions with our dental students. All...

So.. I have recently taken the mcat n I don't think I did too well. I have and still want to be a doctor specifically pediatric cardiologist. I am extremely passionate about this field. however, after taking the mcat i feel really discouraged and disappointed. Now, I'm debating about studying...

SO...ANYONE KNOW THE DATES THE DAT IS BEING OFFERED FOR 2017???

As a predent who had to figure out a lot on my own, I thought this thread would be helpful for future predents.

Hey everyone! So I started studying for the DAT early December and it's scheduled for February 8 (about 2 months of studying). The first month I spent about 6 hours a day in average studying and have been studying 8-10 a day since the beginning of January (1 month before test). I've seen some...

Happy New Years Everyone! My name is Dr. Katherine Loi. I am a current Army Dentist and graduate from USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. As an army dentist, I frequently get asked a lot of questions about how to become a dentist. Using my own experience / frustrations during my...

Hello all i'm considering this year applying to Dental School. My GPA is a 3.61 (Biology major) rn will be probably around a 3.63 by the end of next semester my AA for my DAT was 23. Where should I consider applying/ should I take a gap year to beef up my application a bit? My chances for Stony...

This upcoming semester I am enrolled in 5 courses, 13 credits. But I want to drop one course bringing it down to 10 credits as I am not really interested in the course and I don't think I will do good in the course(labour studies). It should also be mentioned that I am in my second year and I...

I messed up pretty badly my first attempt in undergrad as a bio/pre-med major. I had taken 12 credits (orginally 15 but I dropped a class). Out of high school I had a 1200/1600 SAT and 3.2 GPA (did not study very hard ever). My grades for that semester resulted in my GPA being at a measly 0.45...

Hey guys I'm about to make teacher submit my letter of rec on inter folio for dental school is there any thing specific about the signature.. like all my professors are doing are writing sincerely, and there name... is it required to have a hand drawn signature or something ?? and if so, how do...

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place, but I'm currently in the Master of Medical Science program at LECOM. We have the same guidelines as the post bacc students (get 3.0 or better in the fall semester and don't fail any classes), which if are met will grant us an interview at...

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Anyone in the same boat or have advice on what to do? I applied to UCLA, UCSF (rejected already), Columbia, Harvard, Penn, NYU, Pacific, Texas A&M, UIC, and UW For some background, I am a Cali resident, went to UCLA, was premed but changed to predent last year. I have about 100 hours of dental...

Hi guys, Thanks for helping and answering questions. It's an excellent moral support. A little background, I am a post-bac student meaning that I have a BA in psychology. However, I am enrolled as a "degree seeker" for financial aid purposes. Therefore, I don't know if I should apply next...

Hey Everyone, I am thinking about taking Physics 1 online at a CC. The final exam is proctored on campus, and I would take the lab portion at my university. Would this look bad to dental schools? Also how would dental schools know I took this class online? I looked at my transcript, and it...

I have a decent application I think. The only thing was that I wasn't able to finish sending in my application until mid July. I realize that isn't the earliest date to submit, but it isn't late right? I'm starting to get worried so if anyone could give me more information or direct me to...

Hey guys, I'm new here. Currently a junior math major, and physics/chemistry/biology minor. I took AP Physics in high school a couple years ago, and I'm just realizing now that many dental schools (including one of my top choices, UMDNJ) do not accept AP credit. It didn't occur to me that I...

"Why do you want to be a dentist?" Me, I went in for the prestige and for myself mainly. And yes, I went after it for the money as well. Being completely honest, talking about community service and all of that never really fit well with me. I never volunteered for anything in high school and...

It's like everyone was killing it this summer. Then all of a sudden it got bad. I think the ADA playing us y'all. Cuz you guys be talking bout questions are straightforward. THERE WAS NOTHIN STRAIGHTFORWARD BOUT MY BIO THET SHIZ WAS HARDDDD. Ada PLAYIN us. They made the summer version easier...

hey guys. i took my DAT about a week ago and i still cant get over how bad i did. when i saw that screen my jaw literally dropped. I dedicated my entire summer to this and i can honestly say that i did my best. there is nothing i would of changed..so why did i do so bad? I knew going in QR was...

Hello, I am currently on the 18th month-track at Barry BMS. Please feel free to ask any questions in regards to the program specifically admission requirements, classes, acceptance rates and etc.

Hello SDN friends! I am in a bit of dilemma and I would like some input. I currently am a senior at Virginia Tech. I am a Biology major with a 3.32 overall GPA and I scored a 22 overall on the DAT this summer (22 AA 22 PAT 22 TS). I am definitely fighting what I feel is an uphill battle with...

I am currently doing an informal post-baccalaureate program, and am wondering, would it look good to go get a Masters or an accelerated nursing school program? I am looking to raise my science GPA but don't know if nursing would be a good option. I'm just trying to think of options in case I do...

2 weeks left.. what did y'all do in ur last two weeks fml i want to vomit

um is this an error.. like the half circle CLEARLY has those two straight parallels under it making it stick out.. how can the answer be like that with just a little bit of the half circle out i don't get it.

seriously all of my time has been put on the stupid QR section i cant take it. its disgusting i hate it soooooooo BAD words cannot explain. i find myself spending 4 hours to do ONE destroyer test. then i get to bootcamp and get 14-15 on this section. i don't know what else to do I'm literally...

what does it mean by SN2 reactions are pentavalent transition states?????

How long average it take y'all to finish entire DESTROYER bio and get it. ???

Which of the following are the correct quantum numbers for the 13th electron in chlorine’s electron configuration? the answer was just what i regularly would of put for cl.. WHAT does this mean "13th electron"??? as in Al??????

bootcamp in its explanation said NH3 is a strong base... last i checked it isn't.. so which is it this was the text " To illustrate this, think of ammonium, NH4+. Ammonium is a weak acid, but the conjugate base of ammonium is ammonia, NH3, which is a strong base. " is it..... or what man

Hi All- Thank you in advance for the responses! I graduated in May with my bachelors in biology and minor in chemistry. My overall GPA is a 2.9 with retakes calculated in (3.1 with retake grade replacement). I have two options to increase my chances of getting into dental school... do an...

how are u guys going thru dat destroyer bio.. it has nothing to do with cliffs.. like theres so many random things on it i never saw in cliffs. like first 20 questions are just stuff never mentioned in cliffs. is this normal. how am i suppose to study this there just random facts jumbled up...

for those of u who did good in bio.. how to i utilize destroyer bio the best most efficient way.. every question is kind of random so like how did u set up notes while u answered questions.. did you make flashcards or what. even the answers i get right, have some info that is useful so its like...

I know basicity goes <---- this way so the least electronegative the stronger base but one of chads quizzes there was an exception where the NH2 was more basic than c triple bond SO I WAs wondering if its same for all N compared to C

I always get confused with these two!???? When is it that i put a zero for things in elemental state like Br2, H2, Cl2 ..????

An unknown metal of 50g is intially at 100C and dropped into a beaker of 200g of water at 30;C. The final temperature of the system is 40C. Find the specific heat of the metal if the specific heat of water is 4.2 J/g ;C. Answer: 2.8 J/g &#730;C Heat lost by metal = Heat gained by H2O m c...