I was wondering is there a huge advantage of taking a lot of science classes in undergrads. For example do you think someone who only took 12 science classes in undergrads and had a gpa of 3.5 has a lot better chance of getting into a dental school then someone who took 20+ science classes but had a gpa of say 3.1?
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ADCOM doesn't care really, you can do some easy major and just do the minimum pre-requisite. I made that mistake, I did my undergrad in Biochemistry and had 3.5 GPA just with my pre-requisite. Then my upper level chemistry courses dropped my GPA to 3.1. In addition to my pre-requisite, I have done four courses of Biochem, A-chem with lab, P-chem with lab, toxicology, and pharmacology. If I were to do something different, I probably shouldn't have done Biochemistry major and did some easy Psych or Sociology major along with pre-requisites.
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In this case, the 3.5 is better. You must understand that at the end of the day, schools want to have higher stats for their school. BUT, a 3.4 with 20 science classes will prob look better than a 3.5 12 science classes. I think it might give you .1-.2(max) of "inflation" if you took a more difficult route. The moral of the story: try to get as high of a gpa as possible, while taking a reasonable class load.
