I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences in 2016 with a 2.99 GPA. My plan was to apply to dental school but my GPA is really low and I took the DAT in March 2017 and got an average score. My plans are to retake it in November 2017 and score higher. However, I feel like I need to improve my GPA majorly which is why I applied for a BMS and got rejected due to poor grades and DAT. Therefore, I was thinking of doing an MPH degree because at least if it does not help me get in, I can at least work with it. Any advice?
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If you want the MPH mostly to help you get into dental school - and if not, as a backup plan - my advice is don't spend too much $$ on the MPH. I think it's a workable plan if you're also interested in public health outside of dentistry. Though what concentration do you plan to choose?
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An MPH will not help you get into dental school. Only do the MPH if you're interested in public health (i.e. public health dentistry). If becoming a dentist is your only goal, take science-heavy undergrad classes to boost your GPA and forget the MPH.
