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Hey dent heads!
So this past year I've seriously debated going to medical school vs dental school. I like medicine but I want a more hands on approach and a reasonable lifestyle. I genuinely have an interest in raising the self-esteem of others and I'm not choosing dental school solely because of the money (I would have gone into finance if I was crazy about money). Here are my stats:
cGPA: 3.45
sGPA: 3.36
I took the MCAT and got a 34 (11/11/12). I'm a good test-taker so with enough time and effort I should be able to do well on the DAT.
My GPA is the problem here and I can't decide if I should do a post-bac program like Rutgers? I will take dental school courses and If I perform well I can show adcoms I have what it takes to handle a rigorous curriculum. Also are there any opportunities to shadow dentists while you're in a post-bacc program? I have no dental shadowing experience...
So this past year I've seriously debated going to medical school vs dental school. I like medicine but I want a more hands on approach and a reasonable lifestyle. I genuinely have an interest in raising the self-esteem of others and I'm not choosing dental school solely because of the money (I would have gone into finance if I was crazy about money). Here are my stats:
cGPA: 3.45
sGPA: 3.36
I took the MCAT and got a 34 (11/11/12). I'm a good test-taker so with enough time and effort I should be able to do well on the DAT.
My GPA is the problem here and I can't decide if I should do a post-bac program like Rutgers? I will take dental school courses and If I perform well I can show adcoms I have what it takes to handle a rigorous curriculum. Also are there any opportunities to shadow dentists while you're in a post-bacc program? I have no dental shadowing experience...