Having a bachelors degree

[predent9]

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[BruinDentist]

No, a majority of applicants and matriculates take the traditional route, which means they apply during their junior year so as to avoid a "gap year" after graduation. That being said, there is no significant advantage for those who already have a bachelors as opposed to those who plan on receiving one before they matriculate. However, both of those groups DO have an advantage over those who don't plan on earning a bachelors at all. You would have to have exceptional stats in order be accepted without a degree, and some dental schools list a bachelors as a requirement.

 

[Osity]

Is it better for someone who applies with a completed bachelor's degree, as opposed to someone who applies in their junior year?

No, the majority of people apply before they have finished their degree. At my school, only one of about seven or eight is applying after having graduated.

 

[predent9]

Thanks. What about: a person who has more courses/credits completed and have a grade for them versus someone who has less?

 

[two thirty]

Thanks. What about: a person who has more courses/credits completed and have a grade for them versus someone who has less?

Doesn't really matter(other than grades and that any pre-reqs are done.) It would be better to apply with 90 hours credit(junior year) with a 3.8 GPA than to apply with 120 that have a 3.7 GPA. GPA is more important.