GPA for specializing

[DentalMan123]

So what is the average GPA for specializing?
Is there a minimum GPA for each specialty?

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[flapaTron]

no, class rank (Among many many other factors) is what's important.

For example, it would be better to be the highest ranked person in your class with a 3.5 GPA than 50/100 with a 3.9 GPA.

Besides, how would you evaluate a 3.5 from one school to another?

 

[Denty8]

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[DentalMan123]

so what class rank do you need?
what minimum ranking?

 

[Denty8]

what about if your school gives gpa but no ranking?

 

[DavesNotHere]

what about if your school gives gpa but no ranking?

If they have gpa they also have rank...it will come w the dean report

 

[youngmc27]

GPA is really important now that boards are PASS/FAIL. I went to a school that has grades and a GPA but they do not rank so then GPA is all a school would have to evaluate you unless theyt require the GRE for specialties soon.

 

[UBDent19]

Besides, how would you evaluate a 3.5 from one school to another?

Is it any easier to evaluate the top student in a class from one school to another? #20 from one school could conceivably outperform #1 from another school. That's one reason why I am a proponent of the pass/fail system.

IMO it would be much more effective to have a strong standardized testing system in place for specialization (or even job placement for that matter) - not simply multiple choice but something more advanced. Class rank tends to make students not want to work together and I think that's detrimental to the profession of dentistry as a whole.