After reading this ENTIRE argumentative thread, I feel like I have just had an argument with one of my children! The most important piece of information that you have yet to answer is......when you called the dental school and spoke with them regarding whether or not they accept CC courses, did you tell them specifically that you are wanting to take these course AFTER you sucked at you undergrad courses from your 4 year university. Meaning, there are two VERY different ways this could have been phrased when you called them. One-"Hi, I am just calling to ask whether or not "insert dental school" accepts community college credits as acceptable in meeting the pre-req courses?" Two-" I am currently attending a four year university and didn't apply myself at all and now I have a VERY low GPA and am thinking of applying this cycle to "insert dental school" but I know that I do not meet your average GPA of the matriculated student. I am going back to kindergarten (community college) to try to boost my GPA just over the receommended number. I wanted to make sure this is ok with you?"
Do you see now where we are going with this???? I am also a non-traditional student and have worked my butt off while raising six kids and it gets very frustrating to see people post, asking for advice, yet never take it. You are what we call ASKHOLES(someone who asks for advice and never takes it). Yes, it's true that many schools accept CC courses. However, that is for prior to screwing up your 4 year GPA. NOT for going back to fix the last four years. You are telling adcoms that you couldn't handle your undergrad so you are going backwards to try to take easy courses just to boost numbers. That is not what they are looking for. They want someone that can handle the dental school courseload and you would not be showing them that. The only way to do that is to own your screw up, accrue more debt to fix it, work your butt off in a Master's (yes, that means you will have to retake the DAT), and apply next year or the next or the next. This is something you messed up. They need to see that you are willing to own your mistake, regardless of the consequences, and be a grown up and fix it the right way. Not the "easy" way. They do not want lazy people in their program. Dental school is a business. They are partnering with you and no one wants a lazy partner.
This is exactly what I would say to one of my children if they were in your shoes. This is life and just how life works. It sucks but sometimes, it's just what you have to do when you have made a mistake in life. Take it from those of us who have lived long enough to have made mistakes and learned the hard way. And before you say anything about how I haven't commented very often on SDN, that's because of two reasons 1) I'm usually only on here for about 10 mins tops to just update myself on those that I like to follow in their dental school journey because I am usually STUDYING and 2) Most OP's take the advice that is given to them so there is no need to repost something that has been said by someone else already.
Lastly, if you HAVE changed to a new name......let me give you this advice, as well. People can sniff that crap out! Again, if you screwed up under another name and are trying to take the easy way out, stop! Own it....say yes, I was a jerk under another name and I created a new account because I want a new start. Don't just create a new name and continue being the same rude person. It will get you no where in life. Obviously, if that's what you are doing, you are the issue because people have an issue with your attitude, not your screen name or avatar. Be a grown up about this and do things the right way. People on SDN, most of them anyway, care about other people and want to help them get into dental school. However, we want to be surrounded in dental school by like-minded people, not lazy slackers.
Now, I hope this helps you and you make wise life choices from this point forward. Parenting........done for the day!
