Hello guys, I am an international student from Korea..
I'm 18, and I'm planning on pursuing Chemical Engineering at Canadian university from this september. This post will be long, but I will appreciate it if you guys give good explanations...
1. I suddenly got interested in dental school, which is why I chose ChemE over CompE (my first choice was ChemE anyways). I heard that pre-med students usually go to pre-med schools or pure science majors such as biology & chemistry.. Is it that hard to go to dental school from engineering degree? because it is tough to get great gpa? I thought ChemE will be a great choice because I would have a good back-up plan just in case things dont work out. (could choose biotech option or bioengineering option if I want).. Should I change my major to something else if I want to become a dentist?
2. I googled a bit, and found out that I need great GPA+decent score on DAT+good recommendations+various volunteering/work experiences in the related field to get into dental schools. The problem is that I am interested in going to U of Waterloo, and they have co-op program that is mandatory for engineering students. If i do that, i won't have any time for volunteering/work experience in the field of DENTISTRY. What should I do?? Go to McGill or U of Toronto?? Is any of co-op experience going to be helpful?
3. I know that it usually takes 8 years to become a dentist. 4 years of university+4 years of dental school.. however, do dental students need any internship of residency after graduating dental school just like medical school students? If so, how long is it? Since I have a military duty to complete for my country, this could be a major factor..
If i go to waterloo, then I will have to complete:
5 years of engineering
4 years of dental school
n years of internship/residency
2 years of military.......................... 11 years + n years of residency..
This is ridiculous.. I will be 31+ by the time I become a dentist even if the plan works perfect for me..
4. is it worth it to go to dental school after getting engineering degree in terms of salary, career opportunity, and time?
5. another thing is becoming orthodontist. I heard I need 3~4 years of additional study and trainning to become a orthodontist. I am not particularly looking for that, but do they make much more money than general dentists??
6. what is the average salary of dentists in USA? Is it much higher than chemical engineers?
7. dont have to answer this if you dont know.. but would compE be better choice than chemE if I dont go to dental school? because compE will grow fast and will need good workers in the future...?
Thank you so much for reading my post, and I will wait for your replies...
I'm 18, and I'm planning on pursuing Chemical Engineering at Canadian university from this september. This post will be long, but I will appreciate it if you guys give good explanations...
1. I suddenly got interested in dental school, which is why I chose ChemE over CompE (my first choice was ChemE anyways). I heard that pre-med students usually go to pre-med schools or pure science majors such as biology & chemistry.. Is it that hard to go to dental school from engineering degree? because it is tough to get great gpa? I thought ChemE will be a great choice because I would have a good back-up plan just in case things dont work out. (could choose biotech option or bioengineering option if I want).. Should I change my major to something else if I want to become a dentist?
2. I googled a bit, and found out that I need great GPA+decent score on DAT+good recommendations+various volunteering/work experiences in the related field to get into dental schools. The problem is that I am interested in going to U of Waterloo, and they have co-op program that is mandatory for engineering students. If i do that, i won't have any time for volunteering/work experience in the field of DENTISTRY. What should I do?? Go to McGill or U of Toronto?? Is any of co-op experience going to be helpful?
3. I know that it usually takes 8 years to become a dentist. 4 years of university+4 years of dental school.. however, do dental students need any internship of residency after graduating dental school just like medical school students? If so, how long is it? Since I have a military duty to complete for my country, this could be a major factor..
If i go to waterloo, then I will have to complete:
5 years of engineering
4 years of dental school
n years of internship/residency
2 years of military.......................... 11 years + n years of residency..
This is ridiculous.. I will be 31+ by the time I become a dentist even if the plan works perfect for me..
4. is it worth it to go to dental school after getting engineering degree in terms of salary, career opportunity, and time?
5. another thing is becoming orthodontist. I heard I need 3~4 years of additional study and trainning to become a orthodontist. I am not particularly looking for that, but do they make much more money than general dentists??
6. what is the average salary of dentists in USA? Is it much higher than chemical engineers?
7. dont have to answer this if you dont know.. but would compE be better choice than chemE if I dont go to dental school? because compE will grow fast and will need good workers in the future...?
Thank you so much for reading my post, and I will wait for your replies...