Pre-Req's vs Recommended

[Sleepyincan]

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Hello. Please have full honesty, but I would rather fact more than opinion on this matter.

I am currently finishing Organic Chem II and this class was fun but very difficult (will most likely end with A-) I have chosen to not to take Anatomy and Physiology senior year. I will have every pre-req completed, although a lot of my schools that I am applying to like to see A&P. Will not taking A&P hurt me?
I will have taken only physiology.

 

[predent2024]

I didn’t take any of the recommended classes other than Cell Bio and Microbiology and still got accepted to 3 schools. But then again, I didn’t apply to Harvard lol

 

[Dr Dimbsa]

I was a chemistry major so didn't have time to take A&P, got accepted already. Just don't apply to the schools that require A&P...Midwestern, UNE, UNLV all require it just to name a couple

 

[SoftGel]

I took zero recommended classes, not even microbiology, and still got multiple acceptances this cycle.

 

[Sleepyincan]

I was a chemistry major so didn't have time to take A&P, got accepted already. Just don't apply to the schools that require A&P...Midwestern, UNE, UNLV all require it just to name a couple

Wow thank you! UNE was on my list of schools so I’ll just take that one out.


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[Sleepyincan]

I didn’t take any of the recommended classes other than Cell Bio and Microbiology and still got accepted to 3 schools. But then again, I didn’t apply to Harvard lol

Thank you! And congrats!!!!


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[Dr Dimbsa]

Wow thank you! UNE was on my list of schools so I’ll just take that one out.


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If you really like UNE, they have an online A&P class specifically for those that don't have the prereq if that interests you.

 

[NewEngland123]

A&P is not required by most dental schools for acceptance, but you will have a much easier time in D1 classes if you have taken A&P in undergrad.

 

[princeafrica]

Speaking from experience, I would recommend taking anatomy. It will give you a much much easier time in dental school. I pretty much failed anatomy at my undergrad and have found 1st year dental school anatomy to be much easier than I thought it would be because I have already been exposed to anatomy.

But you can get accepted without taking recommended classes no doubt

 

[nightowl54]

Recommended classes are just that, recommended. Taking them can only help you and not taking them will not hurt you.

If there is one class I could go back and take before dental school, it would 100% be anatomy. It would've made learning this material a lot easier since I’d be seeing it for a second time