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I wouldn’t worry about it too much. If you are doing it for the right reasons, you’ll be able to field any questions that come your way. Just move forward, shadow, and make sure that dentistry is really where you want to be.Hey guys,
I'm currently a 3rd year undergrad who is seriously considering the switch from pre-med to pre-dental. Since I have been pre-med up until now, a lot of my ECs are more directly related to MD admissions such as about 200h of shadowing physicians, 2 years of part-time EMT work, 300h volunteering in an emergency room, etc.
I'm afraid this is going to make it look like I switched to pre-dental because I couldn't get into medical school, even though I won't have even applied to any medical schools. I'm going to start shadowing in the Dental field soon, so I should be able to get a 100h+ before applying, which is a start. Anyone else have a similar experience or can offer any advice?
On the application there is a question that asks if you applied to any other health field's school, so it'll be clear you didn't apply to med school which is beneficial to you. Your medical related volunteering is fine too, it probably adds to your application if anything, but I would definitely try to get some dental related volunteering if you can.Hey guys,
I'm currently a 3rd year undergrad who is seriously considering the switch from pre-med to pre-dental. Since I have been pre-med up until now, a lot of my ECs are more directly related to MD admissions such as about 200h of shadowing physicians, 2 years of part-time EMT work, 300h volunteering in an emergency room, etc.
I'm afraid this is going to make it look like I switched to pre-dental because I couldn't get into medical school, even though I won't have even applied to any medical schools. I'm going to start shadowing in the Dental field soon, so I should be able to get a 100h+ before applying, which is a start. Anyone else have a similar experience or can offer any advice?