getting into dental school

[DATslim]

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hey whatsup everybody, im currently a new member here at SDN, and i wanted to know if everyone else feels the same as i do as far as being pre-dental , with the constant repetition of asking yourself if your grades are good enough. my question is, what is sufficient for applying?

 

[pbure]

hey whatsup everybody, im currently a new member here at SDN, and i wanted to know if everyone else feels the same as i do as far as being pre-dental , with the constant repetition of asking yourself if your grades are good enough. my question is, what is sufficient for applying?

you have a lot of reading to do. but...if i had to put it in a nutshell for you i'd say 3.2+ and 18-19+ on the DAT's is quite safe..but by no means a guarantee. Some people get in with 2.9's but they either have really high DAT's or exceptional experience/extra curriculars.

 

[Sprgrover]

you have a lot of reading to do. but...if i had to put it in a nutshell for you i'd say 3.2+ and 18-19+ on the DAT's is quite safe..but by no means a guarantee. Some people get in with 2.9's but they either have really high DAT's or exceptional experience/extra curriculars.

Love the new avatar, pbure! Oh, and I pretty much agree with what pbure stated as far as what is 'needed' to get into dental school.

 

[Smooth Operater]

Hey guys, I go to a Canadian school (UBC), and my school give out our grade in % with letter grade. What would 3.2 translate to? B-? B+? Thanks 😀

 

[Sprgrover]

Hey guys, I go to a Canadian school (UBC), and my school give out our grade in % with letter grade. What would 3.2 translate to? B-? B+? Thanks 😀

Probably a B (not a + but higher than a - )

 

[fouyboy]

Probably a B (not a + but higher than a - )

I think that was a typo, i think u mean higher than a B- NOT an A-

 

[The Musketeer]

What Sprgrover meant was 3.2 gets you to around a 'B', which is between B+ (3.4) and B- (3.0).

 

[t12kim]

What Sprgrover meant was 3.2 gets you to around a 'B', which is between B+ (3.4) and B- (3.0).

since when B- a 3.0. B- is 2.7 and B is 3.0.

 

[Rezdawg]

since when B- a 3.0. B- is 2.7 and B is 3.0.

Correct...and B+ is a 3.3.

 

[Dentist 2 be]

THERE'S A GREAT HAND ON PROGRAM WHICH I PLAN ON PARTICIPATING IN THIS JANUARY. ITS IN NEW JERSEY DENTAL SCHOOL. HERE IS THE LINK IF YOU WANNA CHECK IT OUT.

http://dentalschool.umdnj.edu/gateway.htm

 

[Sprgrover]

I think that was a typo, i think u mean higher than a B- NOT an A-

The 'a' is an article (i.e. "the") and not a letter grade. Sorry, I guess I should have placed a "b" before the "+" and "-" for clarification. 😀

 

[Biogirl361]

i don't think a 3.2 is "quite safe". of course people get in with this and lower, but to be "safe" i think you'd want no lower than ~3.4. just my experience/opinion.

 

[Dentist 2 be]

I agree with you Biogirl. I think a 3.2 is safe for BU or NYU.

 

[Rezdawg]

3.2 and 20 would get you into a bunch of schools....just look at the acceptances on this board.