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eh.. i know you guys hate threads like this. but i cant help it. i need different opinions.
so i had HOPES of getting in dental school without a bachelors degree (90 credits) my pre-health advisor said i might have a chance.
current GPA - 3.7
i have not taken the DAT. and from past experiences, i know that i am not that great of a test taker. so i def. know that i need to study hardcore to get 20+
so i thought that if i scored 20+ and applied EARLY.. like in May. then i would have a somewhat good chance of getting in.
BUUUUUUUT...
im currently doin the gateway to denistry program at UMDNJ. and the admissions committee gave a lecture about the application process.
they said that no one in the past 4-5 yrs have gotten in without a bachelors degree and he made it seem rather impossible.
but i do know SEVERAL people who have done this .. just not at UMDNJ. (maybe its because its a state school?) argh i dont know. i just feel highly discouraged now.
anyway..
so i was thinking about applying in May anyway just for the heck of it. (only to UMDNJ tho, 1st/ONLY choice) and taking the DAT in august and just see if i get in or not.
or
should i just wait another year and apply for the 2009 cycle? this would give me this whole summer to study for the DAT without being pressured to get my application in time for Dec.1st acceptances.. and it would let me get more shadowing hours in, and maybe even pull up my gpa a little more..
argh i dont know.
what do you guys think?
wait for 2009 cycle or try and stick it through and apply for 2008 cycle?
so i had HOPES of getting in dental school without a bachelors degree (90 credits) my pre-health advisor said i might have a chance.
current GPA - 3.7
i have not taken the DAT. and from past experiences, i know that i am not that great of a test taker. so i def. know that i need to study hardcore to get 20+
so i thought that if i scored 20+ and applied EARLY.. like in May. then i would have a somewhat good chance of getting in.
BUUUUUUUT...
im currently doin the gateway to denistry program at UMDNJ. and the admissions committee gave a lecture about the application process.
they said that no one in the past 4-5 yrs have gotten in without a bachelors degree and he made it seem rather impossible.
but i do know SEVERAL people who have done this .. just not at UMDNJ. (maybe its because its a state school?) argh i dont know. i just feel highly discouraged now.
anyway..
so i was thinking about applying in May anyway just for the heck of it. (only to UMDNJ tho, 1st/ONLY choice) and taking the DAT in august and just see if i get in or not.
or
should i just wait another year and apply for the 2009 cycle? this would give me this whole summer to study for the DAT without being pressured to get my application in time for Dec.1st acceptances.. and it would let me get more shadowing hours in, and maybe even pull up my gpa a little more..
argh i dont know.
what do you guys think?
wait for 2009 cycle or try and stick it through and apply for 2008 cycle?