Outdated Credits? Please Help.

[vberries]

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I graduated with bachelor in 2007 and plan to apply to dental school 2012. So most of the pre-reqs credit will be over 5 years. I heard that 5 years is the limit for dental schools. Is that true? And does this rule applies only to BCP or all the pre-req (ie math, physics)

Also, if I do retake the pre-reqs class. Does anyone know whether the new grade will completely replace the old grade or will it be like the average of the two?

Thanks.

 

[Osity]

I graduated with bachelor in 2007 and plan to apply to dental school 2012. So most of the pre-reqs credit will be over 5 years. I heard that 5 years is the limit for dental schools. Is that true? And does this rule applies only to BCP or all the pre-req (ie math, physics)

Also, if I do retake the pre-reqs class. Does anyone know whether the new grade will completely replace the old grade or will it be like the average of the two?

Thanks.

The best thing to do is call the admissions of the schools that you are going to apply to. They will give you any info you need. A few of mine were close to five years old, but nobody had any problems with them.

 

[youknowthedrill]

Each school has a different philosophy, so I'd call them.

The new grades with not replace the old ones- both will be used to calculate your GPA.

 

[AcesInTheSky]

I graduated 5 years ago and was worried about the same "outdated credits" issue. So, I called one of the schools and they said so long as my courses weren't 15 years old or close to it, then I would be fine. I was accepted by this school for c/o 2015. 🙂

 

[dentalWorks]

I graduated with bachelor in 2007 and plan to apply to dental school 2012. So most of the pre-reqs credit will be over 5 years. I heard that 5 years is the limit for dental schools. Is that true? And does this rule applies only to BCP or all the pre-req (ie math, physics)

Also, if I do retake the pre-reqs class. Does anyone know whether the new grade will completely replace the old grade or will it be like the average of the two?

Thanks.

This 5 year pre-reqs deal isn't true for most dental schools. The reason is... well, thats why they have an expiration date on the DAT (most schools require the DAT to be 2-3 years old and not more)

Its best to contact the school individually and ask them, I really believe that most of them won't mind if you have a recently taken DAT date

 

[quillow]

This 5 year pre-reqs deal isn't true for most dental schools. The reason is... well, thats why they have an expiration date on the DAT (most schools require the DAT to be 2-3 years old and not more)

Its best to contact the school individually and ask them, I really believe that most of them won't mind if you have a recently taken DAT date

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I graduated a few years ago. Some of my pre-reqs are about ten years old (gen chem, calc). It wasn't a problem for me (though my DAT was very recent and I did well on it). Like dentalWorks said, if you're really interested in certain schools, contact them individually.

 

[vberries]

Thanks for all the response thus far.

Well, with my situation, I was hoping the preqs would expire and if I do retake it that they'll completely replace the old grade instead of just averaging it.

B/c this year I was doing an informal post bacc at a local cal-state to raise my gpa, but with the budget cut lots of upper division sciences classes are not being offered. And many of the ones that were avaliable were those that I've already taken at university (I graduated bio major), plus were extremely difficult to get into.

That's why I was considering going into a 2-year dental hygiene program and perhaps get some of the science classes through there to help with my gpa. I understand a DH program is difficult, but I'm at a loss to how I can raise my gpa.

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dentalWorks]

Thanks for all the response thus far.

Well, with my situation, I was hoping the preqs would expire and if I do retake it that they'll completely replace the old grade instead of just averaging it.

B/c this year I was doing an informal post bacc at a local cal-state to raise my gpa, but with the budget cut lots of upper division sciences classes are not being offered. And many of the ones that were avaliable were those that I've already taken at university (I graduated bio major), plus were extremely difficult to get into.

That's why I was considering going into a 2-year dental hygiene program and perhaps get some of the science classes through there to help with my gpa. I understand a DH program is difficult, but I'm at a loss to how I can raise my gpa.

Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

I don't have too much knowledge about hygiene sciences. But if your current school isn't offering you the sciences you need, have you considered doing your post-bacc at another school?