3 years or undergrad??

[Nendo21]

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i was just wondering how many of you current dental students got accepted to your grad schools after only completing three years of undergrad? also is it any easier to get in when you apply second time around to the same schools??

 

[Serge718]

Well will you get your B.S. after completing 3 years of undergrad? If no, then i would say you could still get accepted but it's much harder. I graduated in 3 years and I didn't have any problems getting accepted. I would say that if you will get ur BS then get a good GPA (3.4+) and good DAT (18-19) score to go along with some shadowing and you are in. If you won't have your BS then get a stellar GPA (3.6+) along with a very high DAT score (21) and don't forget to do research and a good amount of shadowing. Well Good luck.

 

[Temple2007]

I got accepted after only three years of undergrad and around 99 credit hours. My friend in my class also got accepted after three years of undergrad. I would apply you only have money to lose and after 4 years of student loans the 1000-2000 you spent applying will seem like nothing. My Dat score was 18 overall and Gpa 3.85. I applied when I was a freshman (not a good idea i had only like 30 credit hours) and didnt get in and then got in when I applied my sophmore year. Just take the prereqs and give it a shot!

 

[scandalouslj]

I know plenty of kids that got in after 3 including me. Lie the previous posts said if you are under 100 credit hours you will need better scores. I had 118 credits and a 3.55, with 18/19's.

 

[ItsGavinC]

My class currently has about 10% of the students who do NOT have degrees. ALL of them do have 90 credits (to my knowledge), however.

I don't think that any will be in that same boat with this incoming class, however. I think ALL of the matriculants will have degrees.

 

[mmapcpro]

I've decided to try to learn organic chem on my own with text books, solutions manuals, and study guides so I can take the dat this october.

That means IF I get accepted somewhere, I"ll still be about 2 classes short of a bachelor's degree by the time dental school starts. However, I'll have about 150 college credits, about 50 of them upper level, and most of them sciences (math, physics, chem, bio, engineering) by that time, so I'm hoping that will help tip the scales in my favor.

 

[River13]

I don't think you'll have any problems Mac. With that many science classes and credits, my bet would be you're just as competitive w/o the degree.