My future plan schedule.

[Californian]

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Summer😳chem1 at CC
Fall:bio1,ochem2 at CC
spring: bio2 at CC
summer: Take DAT and apply Dental school at the same time.
I will take biochem,physics1,2at CC after I apply
I will have my BA.
Does this sounds like a good idea? I know that taking CC doesnt matter too much except Tufts.

 

[Kahr]

Sounds good; though I'd try to knock out physics 1 or Ochem 2 in the second session of your summer school, unless you have a specific reason for only taking ochem 1 (no 2nd session, want time off, etc); just so you don't have as many classes post-application to deal with, not sure how the schools view 3 pre-reqs incomplete, I wouldn't be surprised if they asked about them at an interview maybe.

 

[Californian]

thx for your repsonse... yah my school don't have ochem 2 during summer... I wish they did 🙁 and I thought if i finish my pre-req before I enter dental school I am fine.
and ochem1 and bio1 conflicts during summer 🙁

 

[mx41]

So.. all your pre-reqs will be done at a CC?

 

[Californian]

yup 🙂 🙁 .... but i will have BA

 

[Kahr]

So.. all your pre-reqs will be done at a CC?

Another fairly active poster, VicViper?, claimed to have done this successfully and has been accepted (?) to dental school just fine I believe. I can't see how doing pre-reqs at a CC could really be an issue, as long as your DAT scores were good along with the grades received.

 

[Californian]

but my question is would CC pre-req course prepare me to do well for DAT..?

 

[Danny289]

but my question is would CC pre-req course prepare me to do well for DAT..?

yes, if you study hard, there won't be any problem. GL

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

but my question is would CC pre-req course prepare me to do well for DAT..?

How good you prepare for DAT depends on how much you study on your own anyways. I don't think pre-req courses taken at CC will give you a disadvantage when preparing for the DAT compared to if you take pre-reqs at a 4-year university.

 

[Californian]

oh good stuff... what a relief.... I just cant wait to finish my pre-req's and study for DAT!
Question: I know it depends on the person but ususally how long people study for DAT? is it 2-3months? I am planning to study for DAT during summer without any classes. Just mad focus on DAT! NO JOB also! my GOAL at least 20

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Well, it depends how much you study every day. I took the test December 1st but started studying for it in mid August (so that's 3.5 months). However, I work full-time and do many other things outside so I wasn't spending my whole time studying for it. I still did pretty good.
If you have a month or 1.5 months and you study every day as much as you can (at least 8 hours a day) you can get all of your scores above 22. It also depends on your studying skills. Some people study 3 weeks and get AA >22, others study much more than 3 months and do average on the test.

 

[notin]

I would be surprised if it doesn't raise eyebrows that you're purposefully dodging taking all your difficult pre-reqs at your own school. might not hurt you if you get good grades but i can't imagine admission committees would be loving it.

 

[water88]

You probably shouldn't apply to Michigan:

Is it okay to do all of my prerequisite work at a community college? No, the admissions committee prefers to see prerequisites taken at a four-year college or university (http://www.dent.umich.edu/prospective/faqs.html)

 

[Californian]

You probably shouldn't apply to Michigan:

Is it okay to do all of my prerequisite work at a community college? No, the admissions committee prefers to see prerequisites taken at a four-year college or university (http://www.dent.umich.edu/prospective/faqs.html)

michigan response is confusing. it says NO. but it says "prefers" LOL

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

michigan response is confusing. it says NO. but it says "prefers" LOL

ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools says that Michigan accepts community college pre-req credits. Don't worry about it, just ace the classes and then the DAT.

 

[Californian]

thx for ur response, I just cant wait to apply dental school..... and take DAT! Hopefully I will ace the pre-req classes...