Chances at an accelerated dental program

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First, I think it's worth noting that when I started reading I thought you meant senior year of college. I think you should specify.

Second, you sound like an over achieving little jerk that knows you will get into what ever program you want, yet want to make it seem like you're not sure. Seriously dude, you literally have a better-than-perfect GPA.

Ok, I came off a little strong there. Sorry.

Go to a school with one of those early acceptance programs and you'll be fine. Keep up what you're doing, you obviously have a great work ethic and care about your future, I commend you. Even if you don't get early acceptance, with that level of performance you will have many offers of admission to dental your first application year.
Keep up the good work.

Btw, anyone here watch Modern Family? You're ALEX.
 
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Nice work- If I were in your position, I would apply to UoP- they have combined 2+3, 3+3, and 4+3 Bachelor's-Dental programs. You are very competitive for that. You could have your degree in 5 years after graduating dental school!
 
schmoob said:
First, I think it's worth noting that when I started reading I thought you meant senior year of college. I think you should specify.

Second, you sound like an over achieving little jerk that knows you will get into what ever program you want, yet want to make it seem like you're not sure. Seriously dude, you literally have a better-than-perfect GPA.

Ok, I came off a little strong there. Sorry.

Go to a school with one of those early acceptance programs and you'll be fine. Keep up what you're doing, you obviously have a great work ethic and care about your future, I commend you. Even if you don't get early acceptance, with that level of performance you will have many offers of admission to dental your first application year.
Keep up the good work.

Btw, anyone here watch Modern Family? You're ALEX.
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I've seen kids with way better stats and ECS get straight out rejected from the accelerated med programs. Idk how competitive accelerated dental programs are, but I'm assuming they're up there with the med programs.
 
k.dot said:
I've seen kids with way better stats and ECS get straight out rejected from the accelerated med programs. Idk how competitive accelerated dental programs are, but I'm assuming they're up there with the med programs.
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You need to take a deep breath and relax. You're not even in college, yet you want to rush through it.
 
JLT223 said:
You need to take a deep breath and relax. You're not even in college, yet you want to rush through it.
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True, but I want to avoid the stress of having to maintain good ECs, outstanding test scores, and worry about admissions again in college...
 
k.dot said:
True, but I want to avoid the stress of having to maintain good ECs, outstanding test scores, and worry about admissions again in college...
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You think with this pattern of performance and expectations, you're just going to...stop?
 
try and find a 7 yr program that combines undergrad + dental school. San Antonio has one.
IF you cant get in one, college should be a piece of cake for you anyways. If anything, you have more options to look around different dental schools during interviews.
Here's what i suggest: maintain a 3.8 ish gpa, find a leadership position (i did TA) as early as possible, do some more shadowing + volunteering, and get around a 22+ DAT. No, research is unnecessary.
Do the above plus w/e you want to do in college and you should get plenty of acceptances.

The name of your undergrad college is meaningless, so dont go crazy on that.
 
k.dot said:
I've seen kids with way better stats and ECS get straight out rejected from the accelerated med programs. Idk how competitive accelerated dental programs are, but I'm assuming they're up there with the med programs.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
 
doc toothache said:
You do not "miss 100% of the shots you don't take"; you simply miss 100% of the chance to miss the shots.
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How do you miss 100% of the chance to miss the shots? That implies that you take the shot.
 
Exactly how many AP and honors classes have you taken? If you've taken nothing but advanced level classes, your weighted and unweighted GPA doesn't match up... Your weighted GPA should be in the upper 4.5-5.0 range.... Or that means you got low grades (B or lower) in those advanced level classes.
 
k.dot said:
True, but I want to avoid the stress of having to maintain good ECs, outstanding test scores, and worry about admissions again in college...
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Hate to break it to you, but many of these programs will still require you to maintain good ECs, a good GPA, etc. It's not really just an "ok I'm in and now I can **** around for a few years until dental school" type thing. And dental school is expensive. If you don't keep up the hard work, you'll have little chance for scholarships and be in massive debt.
 
Typical Average Student said:
Exactly how many AP and honors classes have you taken? If you've taken nothing but advanced level classes, your weighted and unweighted GPA doesn't match up... Your weighted GPA should be in the upper 4.5-5.0 range.... Or that means you got low grades (B or lower) in those advanced level classes.
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12 honors, and 4 APs so far, excluding mandatory gym and health classes). By the way, the scale is different at every school - our school weights honors out of 4.5, APs are 4.7. The highest gpa in my class is around a 4.2...nowhere near a 4.5-5.0 lmao.
 
hellofuturedentists said:
Hate to break it to you, but many of these programs will still require you to maintain good ECs, a good GPA, etc. It's not really just an "ok I'm in and now I can **** around for a few years until dental school" type thing. And dental school is expensive. If you don't keep up the hard work, you'll have little chance for scholarships and be in massive debt.
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Yeah I know about the DAT and gpa requirements (varies from program to program), although they seem be low compared to the gpas and dat scores of regular pre-dental students. (18 DAT and 3.2 vs 22 DAT and 3.6)
 
k.dot said:
Yeah I know about the DAT and gpa requirements (varies from program to program), although they seem be low compared to the gpas and dat scores of regular pre-dental students. (18 DAT and 3.2 vs 22 DAT and 3.6)
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The average DAT of matriculated students is nowhere near 22.
 
k.dot said:
Yeah I know about the DAT and gpa requirements (varies from program to program), although they seem be low compared to the gpas and dat scores of regular pre-dental students. (18 DAT and 3.2 vs 22 DAT and 3.6)
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JLT223 said:
The average DAT of matriculated students is nowhere near 22.
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Yeah. Like... A 15TS will get you into Columbia.
 
You get the point though, pre-dental students are expected to have a higher DAT score
 
do you know people who took the accelerated route? If so do you know their stats?
 
Typical Average Student said:
Yeah. Like... A 15TS will get you into Columbia.
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Seriously though OP. Your Math 2 scores are good, but you need to retake the subject test in bio. An 800 is in the 85th percentile so a 720 is pretty unacceptable. You'll need a 750+ (if not 800) to be competitive at top tier schools. If you're taking AP Bio right now, I would register for the test in June.
 
pikachurro said:
@FeralisExtremum got in...

Seriously though OP. Your Math 2 scores are good, but you need to retake the subject test in bio. An 800 is in the 85th percentile so a 720 is pretty unacceptable. You'll need a 750+ (if not 800) to be competitive at top tier schools. If you're taking AP Bio right now, I would register for the test in June.
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Just stop
 
pikachurro said:
@FeralisExtremum got in...

Seriously though OP. Your Math 2 scores are good, but you need to retake the subject test in bio. An 800 is in the 85th percentile so a 720 is pretty unacceptable. You'll need a 750+ (if not 800) to be competitive at top tier schools. If you're taking AP Bio right now, I would register for the test in June.
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Yeah I'm planning on retaking it the beginning of my senior year
 
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