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GPA question
Started by nomorelaw
nomorelaw said:
Yea but if you went to law school and now want to be a dentist you def. dont know what you want in life.
thats what I would be worried about.
course when you get sued you can be a fool and rep yourself
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nomorelaw said:
I didnt go to school for 8 years to be an accountant I went 4 just as everyone else here that is applying to dental school. Are you talking smack to everyone in on these forums?
Didnt you have to go to college for 7 years? Going back for 4 more?
I OBJECT !
hahahahahahaha
Seriously, good luck though.
eddiescott said:
nomorelaw, I have to disagree w/ eddiescott. I don't know how your law gpa will be factored in, but I think having a jd will only reflect positively on you. As a lawyer, you are obviously very determined individual. There are plenty dds/dmd's w/ jd's. I think it's great. Also, having volunteered at an optometry and a dental office, I can say that law has a visible impact on how practices are operated (and not just to avoid lawsuits). Good luck w/ your pursuit of dentistry.
bouncy_ball said:
Thanks for the reply. I have several friends who have both JD/DMD, but they have been out of school for decades and they are not up to date on adcoms (like me with law school). From what I have read on this forum, I don't think taking most classes at a CC will hurt, especially since I have a graduate degree. Now, I just hope my wife will understand! Funny, I don't think I was talking smack. In fact, I hardly say a word on this forum. Thanks for the help.
nomorelaw said:
Well I cant blame you for changing professions. I worked with lots of lawyers the last few years on tax issues. I think they were the only guys that worked more than I did and I put in alot of hours!!!
nomorelaw said:
Yeah, I've also heard from many it doesn't matter where you take your classes. However, the only concern you should have regarding CC is that many schools limit the number of CC units to 60. You probably want to make sure that you don't exceed this limit, or apply to schools that don't have limits if you have already exceeded it.
There is a really helpful guide sold through ADA.com called ADEA Guide to Dental Schools which will give you detailed infor on requirements on all accredited dental schools in the US (includes gpa/dat stats, applicant stats, matriculant stats, and financial aid info). It's updated annually and costs around $35. For me, it was worth every buck. I'm suprised more people don't buy it!
I have a friend who is currently applying for law school. Do you happen to know when applicants usually get their acceptances/rejections?
Also, just to let you know in 2000, there were several PhD's that entered dental schools. The number of PhD's matriculated was low, but I imagine it was b/c the number of applicants w/ PhD's was low. The schools which accepted them were UCSF, UConn, BU, UDM, UMDNJ, UNC, U of OK, UPenn (excellent schools). I think, even though you have a JD not PhD, you would be considered like them. I stand by my initial opinion that you are more competitive as an applicant with your JD than without it.
I think some schools work differently. I know one school I was thinking about, i mentioned a possiblilty of going on to masters to get more science classes and she said that a masters in biology would not be added into the overall science gpa. just ask all the schools good luck!
