Post-bac questions and more

[customx]

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I've read about Temple and Baylor offering programs that guarantee admission into their dental school if you maintain certain grades. So does Creighton, but once again, these schools mention on their website that the post-bacc program is for students that have been denied admission to dental schools or they are students that faced hardships while an undergrad.
The same goes for the program at SFSU. And a lot of them require you to be a resident of the state that the school is in.


Sorry for all the questions, but I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

 

[UFRalo]

I would look up some in California. A couple people I went to undergrad with are in San Francisco now doing post-bacc work. They said that Pacific and UCSF love their program, though I am not too familiar with it. I think it is at SFSU btw.

It may be a good idea to move to California, but UW really likes in-state and WICHE people so it may be more advantageous to stay there if that's where you want to be. Maybe you can contact a pre-health advisor at UW and they can give you some good advice.

 

[sketo43]

I can't speak for most of the postbac programs you mentioned, but I can tell you that the program I did (Harvard Extension) is for people who have never taken the prerequisites. People come to Harvard Extension from all over the country, and the price is reasonable even though it's part of a private university. I don't know if you want to move across the country, but I think the program would fit your needs. I'd imagine UW would as well, but I don't know anything about it.

Offhand, I know that BU and Harvard require calculus. Most dental schools don't require it, but I'm sure there are a few more that do.

If you want to go to UCSF or UCLA, then getting California residency might help. If you want to go to UW, then I'd suggest keeping your Washington residency.