Do I still have a shot at getting in after just 3 yrs. of college?

[jeninny44]

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This is pathetic to say the least. And, to brag about it is hitting an all-time low. This isn't "networking" as you call it.

Agreed. 👍

 

[Columbia07]

I didn't bother reading the whole article because I got into a far better school that is far cheaper than USC. I admit, USC was my backup school, and I did get accepted there, but turned it down the moment I had other options (later that day on Dec 1st). I don't need to concern myself reading additional details about what I consider to be an overpriced, second-rate dental school

I'm glad to see you didn't bother "reading" the entire page because you got into a better school. The time you took to even look at SC's website would suggest something else. Could you give me a link to where you read that SC' is a "second rate" school?

 

[PChemGrad]

For the record, this is the website for my school: www.colstate.edu (Columbus State University).

I will have to think up something to do about Physics. The woman that teaches it during the year is a monster; she has an unbreakable "no As" policy, because she claims that no student can ever be perfect. In fact, in her spring semester course, the highest grade earned was a 79. My Biology teacher was telling me about how he's losing funding for his summer Biology program, because the students that would be involved with that are instead taking Physics 1 & 2 with the other teacher. That is the only downside about going to a smaller university...subjects like Chemistry, Physics, etc. typically are taught by only one or two teachers, and if those few teachers are hard, then you're just out of luck!

Now he is just trying to be a troll.
Get over it dude. This is COLLEGE not HIGH SCHOOL anymore. you have to work for your grades, they wont hand them out on a platter anymore. You are the type of students teachers hate and for good reason.

 

[SHC1984]

thats NOT the point! I know what you are saiding. You are trying your best to have a 4.0 at your undergrad without having to work and study for it! You want everything for free. I know thats what you want and thats fine...
but my question is HOW IN THE HELL are you going to pass your dental school classes?? How are you going to pass your board exams????????? The state is not going to give you a 99% on the board b/c you are good at kissing ass!! okay? get it now?? You have to have a brain to be a doctor. Do you understand that?? Its hard for stupid people like you to be a doctor, even if you cheat, like you are doing now you might get into dental school but you will NOT finish it....

There ain't much there, yet, but I just checked the new Organic teacher's RateMyProfessors page:

http://www2.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=925768

So far, so good! (I think...)

 

[HenryH]

So I am supposed to sign up for her class knowing that the highest grade I can hope to make is a B? I did not make that up; check her RateMyProfessors page (last name is Webster). Why wouldn't I want to take it with another teacher so I can make an A?

 

[hotrod0917]

I admit, USC was my backup school, and I did get accepted there, but turned it down the moment I had other options (later that day on Dec 1st). I don't need to concern myself reading additional details about what I consider to be an overpriced, second-rate dental school

I don't really get why you have to be so criticizing of someone else's school. 🙁

 

[bionerd]

Well, it looks like I got a B in General Chemistry 2 this past semester; dangit! I got an A in the lab, though. Unfortunately, I also got a B in College Algebra. 🙄

I know that these grades aren't bad, but some of you may recall that I'm shooting to get into dental school after just 3 total years of college (I would be applying at the end of my sophomore year). I just finished my freshman year; these are my current pre-req. grades:

General Chemistry 1 Lecture/Lab -- A/B
General Chemistry 2 Lecture/Lab -- B/A (wish it was the other way around!)
Principles of Biology 1 Lecture/Lab -- A/A

This Fall, I'm scheduled to take Organic Chemistry 1 (w/ lab) and Anatomy and Physiology (for a healthy science GPA boost). The rest of what I take will be non-BCP.

If my calculations are correct, my BCP GPA is currently a 3.67. My overall sits dead at a 3.60. Do you guys think I will still have a shot at getting accepted after two years if I earn an A in Organic Chemistry 1 & 2 (shouldn't be much of a battle -- my uni. has a new teacher, and his tests are all open book, and he doesn't even give a final test), an A in Anatomy and Physiology and an A in Biology II? I will try to make an A in whatever the hell else I have, but I'll also be taking Statistics, and I suck hard at math.

Another dude on this forum told me he applied to MCG after two years with stellar stats: 3.7 GPA, 22+ DAT scores, ECs, etc. He was turned down! I plan on applying to every dental school in the country that accepts out-of-state white males.

Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks...

So many things wrong with this post that I don't know where to start....You want to get into dental school....yet you want to get in WITHOUT a degree...you got B's for G-Chem and College Algebra despite the fact that you attend a state university rather than Ivy League...you don't have any extracurriculars...WOW, your application seems SOLID!

I'm gonna go on a limb here and say NO, you won't get in. But by now, my message will sound just like every other response given...

 

[PChemGrad]

So I am supposed to sign up for her class knowing that the highest grade I can hope to make is a B? I did not make that up; check her RateMyProfessors page (last name is Webster). Why wouldn't I want to take it with another teacher so I can make an A?

You DONT NEED AN A to get into dental school.
I think you would fit in nicely with the pre-meds. stop waisting your time as a pre-dent, you have pre-med written all over yourself and your post.

 

[HenryH]

I already made Bs in College Algebra and Chemistry 2, which, apparently, are these super-easy remedial courses. I really don't want to risk making anymore Bs, because my GPA is slipping as it is. The average accepted GPA for MCG for the 2006 cycle was 3.5; mine is currently a 3.6. It will only take a few more Bs to drop my GPA below the average accepted. With dental school becoming increasingly competitive, I don't want to take any chances.

 

[muz]

sorry i couldnt read all the comments before mine...

my class of 2010 at the university of michigan:

1) 2 people graduated in 2 years
2) 3 of US graduated in 3 years
3) 2 didnt graduate and left after 3 years (1 did finish his degree this past april)

is it possible to get in after 3 years? yeah i did it and so did 4 others after 3 and 2 after 2 years of undergrad