Pre-Dental Student

[sheth33]

Hey guys!!
Im kinda new to this, Im a Sophomore Biology major. Ive gotten pretty good exposure to the dental and medical field. Ive done a lot of volunteer work in a hospital, shadowed an Orthodontist, even gone to my Uncles in COnneticuit to get more shadowing. I am currently working at a a office as a sterile technician(cleaning the tools). The reason im so stressed out is that I went to a 4yr University for 1semester and went to a junior college for 1 yr. I am going back at the end of this semester and I feel like this might of been a mistake. I also wanted to know if they calculate the GPA from your junior college at the end of your 4yrs. Another question was about the amount of time I spend in school, Im thinking about staying for 41/2 yrs, I wanted to know if this was to long. The reason I want to stay longer is so I can do a Dental Enrichment program at Baylor University in Dallas. I aslo wish to spend more time towards my classes so i can do well in them. What kind of GPA and DAT score do schools look for in Texas. Thanks and sorry for all the questions, Im stressed out!!!!

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[ricegirl]

It's going to be okay! you still have a long time to make your application stellar.

first of all, are you a TX resident? TX schools like that (every public state school prefers their own residents).

the avg gpa is about 3.3-3.4, avg DAT is between 18-19. For more indepth numbers, get the ADEA book on admission requirements (there is another thread about this).

4.5 years is not too long - if you want to graduate earlier than that, you could go to summer school.

lastly, the Baylor Enrichment program is in the summer - I'm not sure how this will influence the length of time you plan to stay in school.

you can email me if you have further questions - I am a TX resident and soon I'll be finished with interviewing at the TX schools. Don't stress out! it's still early.


ricegirl