Help me avoid depression, please.

[Immuno-guy]

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I'm finishing my Ph.D soon and want to go to dental school as soon as I can.

I did my undergrad in the UK. UIC (#1 choice) stipulates applicants must have attended a US or Canadian undergrad college.

UIC suggested I simply take 90 credit hours at a US college to gain acceptance. I simply can't believe this is true.

I realize this question falls between categories but I figured someone in dental school must know of a foreign educated (undergrad) student. Did they re-take most of their classes in the US to gain entrance?

I would really appreciate your responses, as I am feeling pretty low about this newfound barrier. I'm committed to attending dental school in either '07 or '08.

Thank you for your help.

 

[rocknightmare]

we have an engineer in our class that did his degree in Iran. i think the only courses he took in the united states were the pre-reqs

now you said you finished your PhD here right?? -- how many credits is that?

 

[simpledoc]

i've heard of an engineer too, in a senior class many years ago..he had to do the same..clear all pre-reqs and he was accepted..clearing pre-reqs may also help you in your DAT i guess..
ps: i also heard that he was one one the brightest guys of their class!

 

[MD2b20004]

i've heard of an engineer too, in a senior class many years ago..he had to do the same..clear all pre-reqs and he was accepted..clearing pre-reqs may also help you in your DAT i guess..
ps: i also heard that he was one one the brightest guys of their class!

I can't help you getting admitted, but advise you to finish your PhD if you're close to being done, and for the depression seek medical treatment before it becomes worse.

 

[Immuno-guy]

Well thank you for all your responses.

I guess I'll have to (re) do a few classes. Oh well. I initially thought I would have to do a full 90 credit hours worth; but I'm pretty sure it'll just be 4 classes. And yes, I expect I'll benefit from it.

I'm near the end of my Ph.D, which has been counted as 37 hours of GPA grades and 180 of pass/fail. This is a very modest estimation of the real amount of time as we are only allowed to sign up for 12 hours research a week. 12 hours equates to a day and a bit a week, a far cry from reality.

Thank you all.

PS. I was using depression figuratively, but thanks for your concern.