How important is undergraduate genetics in dental school?
I was unfortunately deferred from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine due to getting a C- in my genetics course my last semester. Due to personal reasons, I decided not to take the final in the course, which affected my final grade severely and ultimately my acceptance. Admission officers decided to defer my matriculation upon the condition of completion of 2 upper level biology courses that will help me in dental school of at least a B in both classes.
Due to my predicament, I will take those two biology classes. Since this was the only school I was able to apply to at the time, I would like to try to seek out other opportunities now that I have 1 year to grow and mature as a person and applicant. But how important is it that I should retake the genetics course in the eyes of admissions officers of other schools in my situation? I do not mind retaking the course to prove my ability as a student (I graduated Tufts University with a 3.6 GPA, Biology degree), but I would rather take a course that would actually help me during dental school such as anatomy and physiology, and immunology. Any advice would be much appreciated.
I was unfortunately deferred from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine due to getting a C- in my genetics course my last semester. Due to personal reasons, I decided not to take the final in the course, which affected my final grade severely and ultimately my acceptance. Admission officers decided to defer my matriculation upon the condition of completion of 2 upper level biology courses that will help me in dental school of at least a B in both classes.
Due to my predicament, I will take those two biology classes. Since this was the only school I was able to apply to at the time, I would like to try to seek out other opportunities now that I have 1 year to grow and mature as a person and applicant. But how important is it that I should retake the genetics course in the eyes of admissions officers of other schools in my situation? I do not mind retaking the course to prove my ability as a student (I graduated Tufts University with a 3.6 GPA, Biology degree), but I would rather take a course that would actually help me during dental school such as anatomy and physiology, and immunology. Any advice would be much appreciated.