Post bacc dental programs

[Lnguyen11]

Hello!

I was wondering if you get into a post bacc program do you re-apply to dental school during the year you are in the post bacc program? Will there end up being gap year or do you go straight into dental school if accepted after completion of your post bacc program?

So far the only schools I have read about that offer these programs are

1.) Boston U
2.) UCSF
3.) Baylor
4.) Barry
5.) Midwestern
6.) Temple
7.) Tufts

All help is very much appreciated!

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[periopocket]

All these things will depend on A.) Your current stats going into the program, B.) How you do your first semester C.) How prepared you are in other categories. You never know If you don't apply....Getting an MS is almost always better than doing a post-bacc program, and can also be completed in a year If you set your mind to it! Good Luck

 

[Biomajor1331]

I am looking into the post bac program at barry and it is a masters program. so we would be gettin an MS. I am wondering the same question you are. Have you applied to any post bac yet? Whats your BA major, gpa and DAT score? Hav eyo applied to dental schools and got rejected?

 

[Lnguyen11]

Thank you very much for your input!

@periopocket- so it means that some post bacc programs aren't master programs correct? You wouldn't be earning any sort of certificate etc. from it? I have read around and it said you would apply for dental school again either before the program or during sometime that first semester. I know some schools have a linkage system and there is a special system to apply for dental school?

@Biomajor1331- I have not applied to any yet but I heard Barry is a really good school for a masters and the acceptance rate to other schools are quite high. Their program is also a non thesis! I had just applied for dental school recently and I am a biology major with a 3.33 gpa and I recently took my dat and got a 14 which really sucked cause I should have studied more than I really did but I am going to retake it in November but I was planning on applying as soon as these programs are available. If you find out any more info on this please let me know!

 

[periopocket]

Hey! Yea there is a difference...You may obtain a certificate or an MS. However, Your gpa is right on that line, where a post bacc would be more appropriate. You should postbac it all this year, and then retake the dat and shoot for a 19+...GL

 

[Smurf12]

Hello!

I was wondering if you get into a post bacc program do you re-apply to dental school during the year you are in the post bacc program? Will there end up being gap year or do you go straight into dental school if accepted after completion of your post bacc program?

So far the only schools I have read about that offer these programs are

1.) Boston U
2.) UCSF
3.) Baylor
4.) Barry
5.) Midwestern
6.) Temple
7.) Tufts

All help is very much appreciated!

Assuming that you are Asian based on your username. You'll need to scratch Baylor off your list.

Baylor PBP

 

[aznboi89x]

Assuming that you are Asian based on your username. You'll need to scratch Baylor off your list.

Baylor PBP

just looked into that program and its only for URM. Last time I checked asians are not considered URM., especially in Texas

 

[kstoothfairy]

I'm currently as student at Midwestern-IL in their Master of Biomedical Sciences program. What I like about MWU is that they have a 1 year Masters of Arts in Biomed Sci program (non-thesis) as well as the 2 year Masters in Biomedical Science, which is thesis based. They also guarantee you an interview with the dental school if you maintain certain standards (GPA, DAT) in your program. For me, the 2 year program fit better since I didn't feel I had a competitive application without it. I'll take one year of courses, apply next summer between years, *get accepted*, and finish out my program before starting dental school in the fall of 2014. The one year program is great for people looking to fill a gap year, I guess, but you'd have to be comfortable with your competitiveness without the added bonus of the masters degree to get a pre-dec interview (IMO...)

 

[toyotasupra]

just looked into that program and its only for URM. Last time I checked asians are not considered URM., especially in Texas

You gotta check with the schools. Yes, MOST Asians are not considered URM, but that only applies to Asians who are Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, and Indian.

Southeast Asians are URM: Laotians, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Mien are still considered URM.

I believe it might of been Midwestern that clarified this the last time I checked.

 

[Lnguyen11]

I am really thankful for the feedback!

My science courses are actually okay. I have 2 Cs in a lab course and one C in ochem other than that I have aced my other science courses. My other miscellaneous courses is what brought me down. I am pretty insecure about my DAT score of course. I am defiantly retaking it when they allow me to again. I am currently taking cellular molecular genetics, biochemistry, and virology so hopefully that can help.

I am actually from Texas and that school is quite diverse. I know they do accept quite a lot of URM and I think they would accept vietnamese but it just depends on your situation i suppose. It doesn't hurt to apply.

@ktoothfairy- thank you for your feedback on your program! I have heard a lot about midwestern as well. If I can't get in this round I am hoping to get into a one year masters programs or post-bacc. Do you think being in the masters program has made you stronger in the sciences that you had before than being in a post bacc program?

Also does anybody know of people who have retaken the DAT and were able to actually get an interview later on?

If there are any other suggestions on post-bacc/masters programs I would love to know!

 

[kstoothfairy]

@Lnguyen11 I can't really say just yet, because classes just started today and I am in my first year of the program. But I can say that I anticipate that it will, for example, our Biochem class is taught with the DO/PT/PA/Pharm programs, so we're definitely getting a higher level of instruction.

 

[aznboi89x]

You gotta check with the schools. Yes, MOST Asians are not considered URM, but that only applies to Asians who are Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, and Indian.

Southeast Asians are URM: Laotians, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Mien are still considered URM.

I believe it might of been Midwestern that clarified this the last time I checked.

o weary? I have learned something new

 

[Lnguyen11]

@azianboi89x- Have you been accepted to any schools/interviews yet?

 

[aznboi89x]

@azianboi89x- Have you been accepted to any schools/interviews yet?

no one is accepted yet into dental school (don't know about Creighton). I'm not applying for any post-bac program even though I am a post-bac myself.

 

[m0chicheeks]

Are we allowed to apply to masters programs now although we are applying to a school's dental programs for the same semester?

Reason why I ask is because some schools aren't allowing applications for the same entering year even if its two separate programs.

But the thing is, I don't want another glide year. I want to use my time to attend school and I'd rather be part of a program improving my GPA or getting a Masters so that I can reapply to dental school if I don't get in. Thing is, is that, seems like I can't apply to a lot of the programs because I'm applying to their dental schools as well...?

Maybe I'm wrong? Can we still apply regardless?

 

[RegisBioMedMS]

Just a bump and a reply. It varies program to program if you are able to apply to schools during the post-bac. Many school specific programs will require that you withdraw all applications when taking the post-bac acceptance. Others that are more general and unaffiliated with a specific school (like ours at Regis) will encourage your applications and provide you with support and advising to help strengthen your profile. About 1/3 of our MS students are in the applicant pool now and 2/3rds will apply during the following cycle.

 

[lazyindy]

bump.

I'm considering some of these programs. I'm currently at a 3.43 cGPA and 3.36 sGPA, didn't take the DAT yet but expecting a really high score since I did well on the MCAT (34). Does any one have experience at any of these schools and how much did it help in dental admissions?