Guys! I need your Honest opinion!!

[johkid]

Guys. lf you have two options which one would you choose? (In other words, which has more probability of getting in Dental School as foreigner)

1. Finishing Dental School in Europe -> Advanced Standing program or IDP
- As I know, The probability of getting in ASP or IDP is really low if I am not well exprienced. (NBDE became Pass/Fail, GPA and letter of recommandation became more important, work experience became more important)
=> TO INCREASE %, I NEED EXTRA YEARS TO PRACTICE. (Not Good)

2. Going to US Nursing school(Madonna University 4 years) -> Applying for Dental School
- I want to go to high reputed dental school(UPENN, Columbia, Harvard, U Michigan). As I know it would be hard if I graduate from the school with low reputition regardless of my excellent GPA and DAT score. Is this true ? or is it only my worries?

In advance, thanks for your replies. If you guys have any ideas, plz let me know.
And, if there are any misconception, plz let me know! Thank you!!

Stats : No green card, no citizenship, Shadowing 2 yrs at military service

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[Kahr]

I´d pose this question over in International Dental:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=53

Personally I´d scratch your option of nursing school unless you are genuinely interested in nursing and potentially being a nurse for your career in the case that dental school doesn´t work out.

Furthermore, I´d start looking at schools who are known to be friend to international applicants, instead of simply going by the institutions reputation on a whole. This is about you getting into a US dental school, which should be your priority since you´re already disadvantaged as an applicant against all the other US and Canadian applicants.

If you´re set on dentistry, I would finish your foreign dental education first (you´ll be set to practice dentistry where you are/internationally), then if you´re still set on coming to the US, (again) look into dental schools known to accept or be friendly toward foreign dental grads.

Best of luck.