hey guys i have recently given MCAT test.now i am confused that should i go for the dental or medical.wat u guys think which one of these has the better scope?
help me choose the field
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You are asking this in a dental forum?
so where shud i ask it then?
its my first thread here coz i just signed up here,so i dont know where to post it.i thought it wud go if i post it here.
did you not do well in MCAT? hence this question ..... just wondering
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Unfortunately there is a stigma with this whole process that there is a certain amount of runoff from Pre-Med students who can't make it into medical school or do poorly on their MCATs--that decide "Oh I think I will do dentistry! It's easier to get in!"
For me, Medicine was never an option so I could not accurately compare the "scope" of that profession against Dentistry. What I can say is that you need to do your research about what really interests you about both professions and come to your own conclusions.
People in this forum are pretty serious about their life choices and they have a tendency to bite off the heads of people who are sitting on the fence between these 2 very different fields. Good luck with your decision.
i have done not at all bad and not at all good(mean my result is 50-50)
i can get into the med-college but that wud be a bit difficult.as compared to med i can easily get into dentistry so my siblings r forcing me to take dental cause according to them its a comparatively easy field with a good scope.
i my self like med coz i like forensic medicine n in that i can only get into if i opt for med not for dental.yes u r rite its easy n thats y am forced to do it.
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What do you mean by scope? Medical field is a lot broader than dental. There are many more specialties that you can go into. Is this what you mean?
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Dental school is not easier than med school to get into. Sigh.
hey guys you didn't get me.what i was saying that i am confused in selecting my field.either should i go for dentistry or for medical?
yup black-wall you are right that dentistry is not an easy field but not as compared to medical.
n by scope i meant that more people are going for dentistry.
all my doc.siblings are in favor of dentistry for me.but lets see where i get admission.
buddies,thanks alot for your sincere replies.
yup black-wall you are right that dentistry is not an easy field but not as compared to medical.
n by scope i meant that more people are going for dentistry.
all my doc.siblings are in favor of dentistry for me.but lets see where i get admission.
buddies,thanks alot for your sincere replies.
hey guys you didn't get me.what i was saying that i am confused in selecting my field.either should i go for dentistry or for medical?
yup black-wall you are right that dentistry is not an easy field but not as compared to medical.
n by scope i meant that more people are going for dentistry.
all my doc.siblings are in favor of dentistry for me.but lets see where i get admission.
buddies,thanks alot for your sincere replies
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yup black-wall you are right that dentistry is not an easy field but not as compared to medical.
n by scope i meant that more people are going for dentistry.
all my doc.siblings are in favor of dentistry for me.but lets see where i get admission.
buddies,thanks alot for your sincere replies
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Stay pre-med. if allopathic schools are too hard for you to get into do a DO. you said you're interested in the forensic part of medicine so i find it difficult to believe that you would seriously be interested in dentistry
also sorry if this is rude, but i really hope you speak better than you type because if not no matter what you get into your patients wont be able to understand you
yes you are right i am least interested in dentistry.so i should go for medical.
okay thanks for guiding me.
BTW i dont know what problem do you people find in my typing?
If you're worried about getting into med school due to your MCAT and you're 50/50 apply to DO (doctor of osteopathic) medical schools. You'll be a doctor just the same in the end. You started off wanting to be a medical doctor for a reason, dont sell out b/c you're boarder line.
As far as scope - medical doctors have more. Apply to both MD and DO and become a medical doctor.
It's not your typing as much as your english.
As far as scope - medical doctors have more. Apply to both MD and DO and become a medical doctor.
It's not your typing as much as your english.
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ummm.....right!!....way harder...i could coast into med school (not that i want to or ever would)....dental is super hard because of guys like this.....i say stay on your med path and stop making dental school so hard to get into
before giving MCAT i wasn't confused,because by that time i only aimed for med and not for dental,but after my MCAT result i was confused B/W med and dentistry.i couldn't decide whether to go for dentistry or med.but after getting your remarks i think i must apply for both,but even then i would prefer med and I'll try to get into it by hooks or by crooks.
lol.my English is not strong because it isn't my mother tongue.
before giving MCAT i wasn't confused,because by that time i only aimed for med and not for dental,but after my MCAT result i was confused B/W med and dentistry.i couldn't decide whether to go for dentistry or med.but after getting your remarks i think i must apply for both,but even then i would prefer med and I'll try to get into it by hooks or by crooks.
lol.my English is not strong because it isn't my mother tongue.
Shadow and see for yourself. Find your phonebook and start calling dentists (even your own personal dentist) in your local area that are willing to let you shadow for a day or two. See if this is something you really want...don't jump ship just yet...I was once in your shoes and times like this takes determination, understanding, and patience. It's never a bad thing to be open-minded.
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Lol i go soo good at this based on writing i can tell where a person is from lol...
anyways you must be desi, which equates to family pressure...
1. just shadow so you can come up with a good reason for why dentistry.
2. you are not gonna get any good info b/c the way that you have started this thread offends couple people here.
3. do your own research there is plenty of info on the internet and try to find out why... b/c most people here will only give you BS of why not med and how Dentistry is compared to med etc... all bs... just go DO YOU OWN RESEARCH
THEN Choose your own field.
anyways you must be desi, which equates to family pressure...
1. just shadow so you can come up with a good reason for why dentistry.
2. you are not gonna get any good info b/c the way that you have started this thread offends couple people here.
3. do your own research there is plenty of info on the internet and try to find out why... b/c most people here will only give you BS of why not med and how Dentistry is compared to med etc... all bs... just go DO YOU OWN RESEARCH
THEN Choose your own field.
yes you are very right.i take your words and will do the same as you said.because before jumping into a field i should have a know-how of that field.yes these times makes us really impatient.
i am getting baffled now.huh?
and by the way what do you mean by the word "desi".in what context did u say that?
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You shouldn't not pursue a career because you did poorly on the test for that path. If you did badly on that, maybe you would do badly on the DAT too, and then what career would you do? Just study harder for your exam and redo the MCAT. Dentistry is completely different than Medicine, not "easier."
my siblings are all med doctors so if i go into dentistry then it would be a change.n the most valid reason is that i hardly can get admission into med.
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I doubt you will get into dentistry either with that attitude.
(Can I put down feeding troll as a community service hour?)
The MCAT i am talking about is of a good university,so thats why i am depressed,becoz i want to get into it.otherwise there are alot of universities and i can get admission into any one of them.The thing is not about getting admission into a med college but about the university i want to get into.
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Why apply to both dentistry and medicine when you don't even know if dentistry is for you? You seem to be more interested in medicine, so if you didn't perform as well as you would have liked on the MCAT, you don't necessarily have to start looking into other careers, but study and re-take the MCAT. It doesn't matter if you don't get into your top university, you'll still become a medical doctor.
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that is a very genuine reason indeed.yes i would be a doctor but still i wouldn't be called as a graduate of that university.any ways the time will tell where my fate leads me to,because the merit list is not issued yet.so i cant say anything that either would i get admission into it or not.and why i am confused in B/W dentistry and med is b/c i can get admission in dentistry in that top university.
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So you know for a fact that if you applied to that dental school you would 100% get in?
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Lets be realistic here. Who applies to just one medical or dental school? You could have the best scores and not get into your number one choice, that's called life. Thats why people apply to multiple schools. If you are serious about medicine, and you claim to have the grades and scores needed to get into A medical school, then why not focus on just medicine? Dont let your ego take over here, many people people don't get into their top choice school, they end up pursuing thier goal and still become doctors or dentists. Many of them end up being very happy with their decision.
i am 90% sure that i will not get admission into med and i am 10% unsure b/c merit list is not issued yet.
i am 90% sure that i will get into dentistry and i am 10%unsure b/c merit list is not issued yet.
lol.i will try to let go my ego and turn my aim to medical🙂
i will try to get into any med-school where ever i get admission.
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Ditto.
The reputation of a school does not matter at all - it's essentially a brand name. They all teach the same things. Focus on pursuing the career you feel best suits your interests. Dentistry is not associated with the medical profession for a reason...that's what you need to investigate. There's many differences between both careers.
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It seems like you just pulled those numbers out of nowhere. There is no guarantee for admission at any health-profession school, and unless you're the son or daughter of the dean of admissions, you can never be 90% sure you'll get into that dental school, especially when you have no dental experience and haven't even taken the DAT.
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o, sorry then it's a valid reason. i thought you were doing it on purpose for some reason, my parents arent from here and english is their second language so i should be more sensitive.
i still think you're interested in med more. whats wrong with DO school if you're really worried about MD?
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You were confused before you took the MCAT it's just that you didn't know and apparently the confusion is continuing.
WTF?????? TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is dumb... i wasn't going to respond back to the thread, but i swear... i guess you are freaking great at being a damn troll....
however, if you aren't a troll my apologies. i think you should just stick with med. go for it if you think you can get into other schools with your stats
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You need to retake your English Composition classes before applying to Medical or Dental School. You should look into a career as a physician's assistant.
In our country we don't have to give the DAT.here merit of medical-school is high than dentistry.so first the admission in med proceeds and then come the dentistry,where merit is not as high as med.but for the son or daughter of dean there are floating seats which are not included with that of legal seats on which the students having high score are selected.so my surety or unsureness was based on the merit.
i don't know why you people like to embarrass me all the time.by the why there aint any stats in med.the percentage sureties i gave here was a rough estimate.i know about the number of students who have passed the MCAT.and if i am saying something that is based on calculations.and my assertion is not just the dumb stat.
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1😎
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