Is there any chance for me?

[matinmatino]

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So im a sophomore at college with 53 credits taken. So far, my GPA is a 2.33. I know its very low and im very dissapointed in it.

Obviously i want to a Dental Shool by the time im done with my 4 years. Is there still hope for me? 🙁

 

[MedDevil]

Unfortunately, assuming you receive an A in every single course from now on, you may still have to apply after the end of your senior year in order to apply with a GPA over 3.0. Make sure all your prerequisite courses are also a C or above, so depending on your grades in those courses, you may or may not have to retake some of those as well. Dental schools look favorably upon students with upward trends in their GPA.
Of course, you'll also need a strong DAT score to help balance out your gpa.

 

[CurrySpice]

Why is your gpa so low? Did you party all the time, were too lazy to study, or took classes that were above your current ability level? You will not get a 4.0 gpa every semester, and you will have trouble even getting mostly Bs unless you change your study habits drastically.

You will probably not get accepted straight out of undergrad. But that's not the end of the world. You can work for a few years and show maturity beyond undergrad. Working a full time job is good for you 😉

 

[dentalWorks]

So im a sophomore at college with 53 credits taken. So far, my GPA is a 2.33. I know its very low and im very dissapointed in it.

Obviously i want to a Dental Shool by the time im done with my 4 years. Is there still hope for me? 🙁

Don't wanna sound harsh, but you won't get in if you keep up that 2.3

Assuming you spend the next 2 years of college taking another set of 53 credits, and 4.0-ing them, you'll bring up your overall to 3.16. Which isn't stellar, but the upward trend is nice and I bet the sGPA will be alot higher (3.3-3.4)

You have a huge hill to climb, but its doable. Your gonna have to prioritize your studying habits. By the way, If you seriously pulled your s*** together and 4.0-ed your last 2 years, you'll have a good shot of making.

all the best

 

[UICDMD17]

Don't wanna sound harsh, but you won't get in if you keep up that 2.3

Assuming you spend the next 2 years of college taking another set of 53 credits, and 4.0-ing them, you'll bring up your overall to 3.16. Which isn't stellar, but the upward trend is nice and I bet the sGPA will be alot higher (3.3-3.4)

You have a huge hill to climb, but its doable. Your gonna have to prioritize your studying habits. By the way, If you seriously pulled your s*** together and 4.0-ed your last 2 years, you'll have a good shot of making.

all the best

Completely agree. It is doable, but it will require an incredible amount of work. If you manage to do it though, I think it would be looked upon favorably by a dental school. Would it get you in? That's hard to say.

I don't want to be rude, but I also have to agree with the poster above. If you have known that you wanted to go to dental school since you started your undergrad, it's hard to understand how you let your GPA get so low. And if the want to go to dental was your motivation THEN, I don't know how much the want to STILL go to dental school will motivate you to study your ass off.

 

[DrRoyal Pains]

Completely agree. It is doable, but it will require an incredible amount of work. If you manage to do it though, I think it would be looked upon favorably by a dental school. Would it get you in? That's hard to say.

I don't want to be rude, but I also have to agree with the poster above. If you have known that you wanted to go to dental school since you started your undergrad, it's hard to understand how you let your GPA get so low. And if the want to go to dental was your motivation THEN, I don't know how much the want to STILL go to dental school will motivate you to study your ass off.

👍

 

[tannermcivor]

If its really what you want to do pursue it regardless of what anyone says on this forum. The dream will only stop being attainable when you give up.

 

[SN1]

Don't give up. Start taking your studies seriously now.