Post Bachelors..??

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hey everyone i was thinking of doing a masters in science or psychology OR a post bachelors degree to better my chances in getting into dental school. Now im a little confused into what is a post bachelors degree can someone explain it to me and which do you think would better my chances? HELP!!!:scared:
 
a post-bac program (if that's what you're talking about) doesn't give you a degree; it just allows you to take more science classes to boost your GPA. i, for example, continued taking classes for a year after i got my B.A.. i didn't end up with an additional degree, but i took classes such as A&P, behavioral neuroscience, etc, all which were suggested to me by the Baylor admissions committee. my official title at the university was "non-degree seeking graduate student"; all the courses i took were on the undergrad level, though.
 
I don't totally agree with meowx3. I got my B.S. in Biological Sciences from Northwestern's Post-bac program. I got this degree after changing careers from mechanical engineering. This post-bac degree was good enough that I got accepted to four d-schools this year.

All that really matters from a post-bac program is that you prove that you can get all A's & B's taking upper level bio and chem classes while taking a full load.

From what I've heard from several d-school adcomms in regards to post-bacs is that they prefer people to get a masters in science program, but a masters is not a requirement.

Even if you just get enrolled into your local university as a "non-degree" student, and spend a full year taking all bio & chem classes and get all A's & B's & score 20+ on the DAT, you will dramatically increase your chances for an interview. Also, you need to get a minimum of 2 rec letters from science profs. The small classes at Northwestern helped me get 3 rec letters from science profs.

The huge negative of not being a degree program/track is that you most likely will not get any financial aid or loans. That was one of the biggest reasons why I pursued a B.S. in Bio even though I already have a B.S. & M.S. Mech engineering.
 
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