Finding a masters program

[worknhard]

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For those of you who were not successful in earlier attempts to gain admission to dental school and choose gradute work to fill the year before the next attempt, how did you choose a program. Will any graduate program do or are there some that are clearly better for dental school hopefuls?

Is there anything in particular to look for....research/non-research, biology/other. Seems as though it will be necessary to have a strong graduate GPA, are there programs where this is easier, any to avoid?

I'd be really grateful for some input.

 

[Dizzle4Shizzle]

My school (USF) offers a one year master's in medical sciences program. It's a pre-professional track so it's like the first and second year of medical and dental school academically. To verify my friend who goes to UPenn (he's starting his second or third year) for dental told me he's taken the classes the program offers. Hope that helps!!

 

[premolar9]

For those of you who were not successful in earlier attempts to gain admission to dental school and choose gradute work to fill the year before the next attempt, how did you choose a program. Will any graduate program do or are there some that are clearly better for dental school hopefuls?

Is there anything in particular to look for....research/non-research, biology/other. Seems as though it will be necessary to have a strong graduate GPA, are there programs where this is easier, any to avoid?

I'd be really grateful for some input.

Do you do research? I'm not sure, but maybe talk to your research advisor if you do? Or talk to research faculty in your college. As in, if your major is biology, talk to research faculty and mention that you may be interested in a research/graduate/masters/phD program? And then do your own kind of research? Not sure. I'm using a masters as a back up plan with my research advisor...I guess talk to research faculty. I think dental schools just want to see a strong science graduate/masters gpa. So go for something you'd be interested in. UMDNJ has an oral biology masters...if you're interested. Check in your own college first though, because I wasn't aware I had an open option until I talked to my advisor. So check things out 🙂

 

[Longcatislong]

My school (USF) offers a one year master's in medical sciences program. It's a pre-professional track so it's like the first and second year of medical and dental school academically. To verify my friend who goes to UPenn (he's starting his second or third year) for dental told me he's taken the classes the program offers. Hope that helps!!

USF as in University of San Francisco? I know there's another USF out there..i think it's south florida or something.

 

[Dizzle4Shizzle]

USF as in University of San Francisco? I know there's another USF out there..i think it's south florida or something.

Oops I should have specified. University of South Florida.. Also I'm doing it now for my gap year!!