major not related to science/ about how many extra hours would I need to take

[Buppy99]

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I am trying to decide on my major and if it should be biology or something not related to science at all. I might get a degree in elementary education. I think that it would be a good idea to choose something that I love, in case my plans to be a dentist don't work out. It might also be easier to make a really high gpa if my major isn't science related.
If I choose a major that is not related to dentistry, about how many extra hours should I take above the basics that every school requires?

 

[sfrice80]

Well basically if you choose a non-science field, you will still have to fill the pre-reqs required by dental schools on top of your degree program. I know what you are thinking with the gpa but schools also look at trend and strength of schedule, so dont think if you get a high gpa that you're in, they might consider someone who is a 3.4 chem major over someone who is a 3.7 elementary education major because of the difference in strength of schedule. I would do what you love and take all the pre-dental pre-reqs also. Sometimes if you are not a science major, you can really stand out in the group, my buddy got in this last cycle as a music major and everyone knew him for that, which is good cuz he stood out from a bunch of people.

Lastly, do you love elementary education more then dentistry? Those are very unrelated, unless you plan to do pediatrics.

 

[doc toothache]

I am trying to decide on my major and if it should be biology or something not related to science at all. I might get a degree in elementary education. I think that it would be a good idea to choose something that I love, in case my plans to be a dentist don't work out. It might also be easier to make a really high gpa if my major isn't science related.

Very refreshing since it is seldom that we read a common sense approach to choosing a major.

Well basically if you choose a non-science field, you will still have to fill the pre-reqs required by dental schools on top of your degree program. I know what you are thinking with the gpa but schools also look at trend and strength of schedule, so dont think if you get a high gpa that you're in, they might consider someone who is a 3.4 chem major over someone who is a 3.7 elementary education major because of the difference in strength of schedule. I would do what you love and take all the pre-dental pre-reqs also. Sometimes if you are not a science major, you can really stand out in the group, my buddy got in this last cycle as a music major and everyone knew him for that, which is good cuz he stood out from a bunch of people.

By that logic we might end up with dentists whose background are exclusively bio/chem and the statistics do not appear to support that notion.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=640363

 

[3puttinHacker]

Very refreshing since it is seldom that we read a common sense approach to choosing a major.



By that logic we might end up with dentists whose background are exclusively bio/chem and the statistics do not appear to support that notion.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=640363

That was my logic with accounting in the beginning and decided to just stick with it!!!