Chances of getting accepted without a Bachelor's

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Hey guys,

I have a friend who is a registered nurse but is now taking pre-reqs to apply to dental school next year. He never got his Bachelor's Degree, instead he just went to nursing school. What are his chances? Should he go for a degree or just worry about his pre-reqs? Will being a registered nurse make him seem unique at all? Any advice for him?

Thanks

 

[OneThree]

Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure that a bachelor's degree is required for admissions.

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure that a bachelor's degree is required for admissions.

It's "required". Some people get in without a bachelor's but it's not easy. Most people (97% i would say) who go to dental school have one.

Hey guys,

I have a friend who is a registered nurse but is now taking pre-reqs to apply to dental school next year. He never got his Bachelor's Degree, instead he just went to nursing school. What are his chances? Should he go for a degree or just worry about his pre-reqs? Will being a registered nurse make him seem unique at all? Any advice for him?

Thanks

Tell your friend he should go get a bachelor's. Unless he feels like he's a special kid out of the thousands of people applying to dental school. Load up on the upper level sciences and not just the basic pre-reqs. Being a registered nurse already doesn't really seem that unique. Plenty of people have had alternative careers before deciding to do dentistry. Tell him to ace his classes and the DAT.

 

[doc toothache]

Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure that a bachelor's degree is required for admissions.

It would be a lot safer not to quote you.

It's "required". Some people get in without a bachelor's but it's not easy. Most people (97% i would say) who go to dental school have one.

There is a world of difference between "required" and most people being accepted having one.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=811268
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10838488#post10838488

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

There is a world of difference between "required" and most people being accepted having one.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=811268
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10838488#post10838488

I fail to see your point doc toothache? Most people being accepted having one = pretty much required. That's why I put it in quotes. It's more or less a requirement but not explicitly stated.

 

[slm266]

I fail to see your point doc toothache? Most people being accepted having one = pretty much required. That's why I put it in quotes. It's more or less a requirement but not explicitly stated.

Doc is right. Some schools flat out require it, while some will make an exception once in a while for those with very high stats, family ties to the school, etc...

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

Doc is right. Some schools flat out require it, while some will make an exception once in a while for those with very high stats, family ties to the school, etc...

That's what I said in the beginning? I think doc misunderstood what I said.

 

[bing12]

Check out volume 1, page 21-23. shows what schools have had matriculated students with various educational background.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=818601

Some of the Schools that did not have anyone matriculate with less than a bachelors
1.USC
2. Uconn
3. Howard
4.UF
5. Maryland
6.Harvard
7. Tufts
8.washington
9. South carolina
10. Meharry Medical College
11. Stony Brook
12. Columbia
13. Missouri

 

[dentalWorks]

Hey guys,

I have a friend who is a registered nurse but is now taking pre-reqs to apply to dental school next year. He never got his Bachelor's Degree, instead he just went to nursing school. What are his chances? Should he go for a degree or just worry about his pre-reqs? Will being a registered nurse make him seem unique at all? Any advice for him?

Thanks

Wait... isn't RN a degree? I know its not undergrad, but still.

 

[UltimateHombre]

Wait... isn't RN a degree? I know its not undergrad, but still.

Nursing education is so fragmented it is a joke. There are 3 pathways to becoming an RN:

1. Go to one year trade school to become an LPN (licensed practical nurse), then with years of exp and ce you can obtain your RN.
2. Do about a year of prereqs, then 2 years of nursing courses and get an Associates in Nursing
3. Enroll in a BSN program, generally 4-5 years.

I am assuming the OPs friend fall under 2. Either way i would suggest him going for his BSN or a bio degree, which ever he could graduate with faster.

 

[luvstosmile]

Nursing education is so fragmented it is a joke. There are 3 pathways to becoming an RN:

1. Go to one year trade school to become an LPN (licensed practical nurse), then with years of exp and ce you can obtain your RN.
2. Do about a year of prereqs, then 2 years of nursing courses and get an Associates in Nursing
3. Enroll in a BSN program, generally 4-5 years.

I am assuming the OPs friend fall under 2. Either way i would suggest him going for his BSN or a bio degree, which ever he could graduate with faster.

I had no idea...thanks for the info...I thought you had to go 4 years and get a Bachelor's...

 

[dentalWorks]

Nursing education is so fragmented it is a joke. There are 3 pathways to becoming an RN:

1. Go to one year trade school to become an LPN (licensed practical nurse), then with years of exp and ce you can obtain your RN.
2. Do about a year of prereqs, then 2 years of nursing courses and get an Associates in Nursing
3. Enroll in a BSN program, generally 4-5 years.

I am assuming the OPs friend fall under 2. Either way i would suggest him going for his BSN or a bio degree, which ever he could graduate with faster.

Good post, I didn't know any of that.

 

[Strongholder]

I applied a year early last cycle (after sophomore rather than junior year), and these were my results.

Overall GPA: 3.92
Science GPA:3.90
DAT: AA 21, TS 20, PAT 19

Applied to 5 schools, interviewed at 4, rejected at 1. Of the 4 interviews, I got denied at two and am still on the alternate list at 2 including my in-state school.

 

[dental815]

I applied a year early last cycle (after sophomore rather than junior year), and these were my results.

Overall GPA: 3.92
Science GPA:3.90
DAT: AA 21, TS 20, PAT 19

Applied to 5 schools, interviewed at 4, rejected at 1. Of the 4 interviews, I got denied at two and am still on the alternate list at 2 including my in-state school.

Right...

 

[Strongholder]

Right...

Meaning?

 

[dentalpath]

Well you didnt get accepted yet so I guess chances of gaining acceptance are 1% (thats what dental815 must have meant by "right")