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I would appreciate any advice on my situation.
I graduated in 2008 and have applied this cycle to dental schools. I am pretty sure I won't get in this year because of my low DAT scores--and I honestly don't think I could do much better in a short amount of time (if I retook it before the end of this years application cycle). I wanted to take couple of classes at a community college to raise my gpa and then apply to post bac and masters programs this year. I have two options as of right now--i could a) retake four general classes that I did semi poorly in (second part of gen chem, second part of bio, third part of math, and physics) OR b) take more advanced science classes such as Anatomy, Microbiology, Bacteriology (that I have not taken yet). I am not sure if it looks OKAY to take these classes at a community college. I've been reading mixed reviews about this topic on SDN.
Can anyone please suggest classes that would help me become a more competitive applicant (by raising my gpa) and if you have any more advice on what else I could do this upcoming year, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks.
I graduated in 2008 and have applied this cycle to dental schools. I am pretty sure I won't get in this year because of my low DAT scores--and I honestly don't think I could do much better in a short amount of time (if I retook it before the end of this years application cycle). I wanted to take couple of classes at a community college to raise my gpa and then apply to post bac and masters programs this year. I have two options as of right now--i could a) retake four general classes that I did semi poorly in (second part of gen chem, second part of bio, third part of math, and physics) OR b) take more advanced science classes such as Anatomy, Microbiology, Bacteriology (that I have not taken yet). I am not sure if it looks OKAY to take these classes at a community college. I've been reading mixed reviews about this topic on SDN.
Can anyone please suggest classes that would help me become a more competitive applicant (by raising my gpa) and if you have any more advice on what else I could do this upcoming year, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks.