Pre-Dental Post Bac ... MANY ISSUES!

[a0thersummerday]

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First of let me preface this by saying how amazed I am with how helpful and genuine everyone on this site is. I am amazed with the detailed responses that everyone receives!.. Now on to my huge problem of a life.

I graduated undergrad with a 3.2 gpa and C's in bio, chem, orgo, and calc. I know it is really bad. But I have a lot of research experience and I shadow a dentist...I really want to go to dental school and I not sure what my best option is. I know a lot of people are in this position 🙁 ...

Should I 1) Retake bio, chem, orgo, calc 2) enroll in a masters program

I want to live at home, so this means either doing a masters program in NJ or NYC..

My choices so far are UMDNJ Masters in Biomedical Sciences, Columbia masters in human nutrition, William Paterson Masters in Biology, and Hunter Post Bac... What I really want from a program is small class sizes and a lot of advising.. Can any of you recommend a program over the other, or a different program? I think at this point the only thing that can save me is a masters program.. is retaking these course out of the question? I really want to spend as little time before dental school as possible (but then again doesnt everyone? haha)

Also something that really scares me is the fact that I am leaving a phd program, does this show that I am not really sure of myself... do these grades have to be submitted in the application to masters programs, can I leave this program out of my application? or is that fradulant? haha

once again, all of your advice is really appreciated, because at this point i am pulling my hair out of my head trying to figure out what to do!

THANKS!!

 

[scuzfly]

How far into yor PhD program are you? Why not take the courses to get your masters and apply then? If you're getting a PhD you can still get a DDS/DMD degree. Heck you could do dental research.

 

[SanOnofre2002]

A 3.2 isn't that bad. I had a couple C's in bio, Ochem, and some other stuff. Is your science and BCP close to 3.2 also or signifcantly lower? If you get 20's across the board on the DAT you could easily get in somewhere. I don't think it looks good to drop your PhD program and it's definately fraudulent to leave out coursework from any academic institution. That said, if you still have a really long time left to complete your PhD and you can't stand it, focus on acing the DAT to get out of there.