prerequisite problems/questions

[siistipoika]

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I am a non-traditional applicant. I have good grades 3.8+ and good DAT scores (21). The problem I have is I have to pay out of state tuition at my school and I am missing some of the prerequisites. I have to work to take care of my family/ pay the bills. I am wondering if dental schools ever allow admission without some of the prerequisites. How are online courses viewed?

I am just trying to figure out how to proceed.

Thanks.

 

[floydthefish]

Prereqs are required. I haven't heard of any schools making exceptions. But I took many of mine at a community college that was very inexpensive, since I already have a degree from a university. For someone in our situation, community college is definitely the way to go.

I am a non-traditional applicant. I have good grades 3.8+ and good DAT scores (21). The problem I have is I have to pay out of state tuition at my school and I am missing some of the prerequisites. I have to work to take care of my family/ pay the bills. I am wondering if dental schools ever allow admission without some of the prerequisites. How are online courses viewed?

I am just trying to figure out how to proceed.

Thanks.

 

[tinman831]

I am a non-traditional applicant. I have good grades 3.8+ and good DAT scores (21). The problem I have is I have to pay out of state tuition at my school and I am missing some of the prerequisites. I have to work to take care of my family/ pay the bills. I am wondering if dental schools ever allow admission without some of the prerequisites. How are online courses viewed?

I am just trying to figure out how to proceed.

Thanks.

I don't know about online courses but it's impossible to matriculate into dental school without having completed the prerequisites Have you tried to apply to
obtain in-state status?

 

[siistipoika]

I don't know about online courses but it's impossible to matriculate into dental school without having completed the prerequisites Have you tried to apply to
obtain in-state status?

Yes, but because I originally came here for school and have not been out of school for at least one full year I am still considered a non resident.

 

[aphistis]

If they weren't required, they'd be called "recommended coursework" instead of prerequisites.

 

[siistipoika]

If they weren't required, they'd be called "recommended coursework" instead of prerequisites.

I understand that. I guess my question/comment should be more in depth. I took a basic physics class and a Bio 1 class as an undergrad. But, when I took these I did not have dental school in mind. After graduating with a bachelor's and Master's degree, I decided on dental school and have taken a gen chem class, organic 1, and another basic bio class. I am wondering if schools will allow me to count those earlier classes towards the fulfillment of my prereqs because I don't want to have to take them again if I don't have to, especially because I did well in them.

Thanks

 

[tinman831]

I understand that. I guess my question/comment should be more in depth. I took a basic physics class and a Bio 1 class as an undergrad. But, when I took these I did not have dental school in mind. After graduating with a bachelor's and Master's degree, I decided on dental school and have taken a gen chem class, organic 1, and another basic bio class. I am wondering if schools will allow me to count those earlier classes towards the fulfillment of my prereqs because I don't want to have to take them again if I don't have to, especially because I did well in them.

Thanks

Of course those earlier classes will count. Well...how long has it been since you've taken them?

 

[reapply2007]

At Loma Linda all prereqs must have been taken in the five years immediately before matriculation.