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Hi all, Im currently enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. Im a junior and am almost done with my prereqs for dentistry (only lab and a physiology class left). I have a 3.8 overall, 3.5 science gpa. I got test credit for all the early sciences (bio, chem), and got A's in both organics.
The thing is, I'm a business major and I struggled in physics, genetics, and currently biochemistry. I got B's in physics and genetics, and currently have a B in biochem despite studying my butt off. Does my struggles in these classes indicate struggles in dental school? Because I honestly have a lot of free time, and my business classes are so easy, I wonder if having a full load of pure sciences in dental school would just murder me...
Also, I took a practice DAT, cold turkey, without studying at all and got some nasty numbers (14 science, 20 Q, 18 reading, 15 PAT). If I studied in the summer, took KAPLAN course, would it be reasonable to see me improve to the 18-19 or even 20 range? And would that be good enough to get me into any of the 3 Texas dental schools?
Any feedback would be much appreciated...I have been stressing like crazy questioning if I would be able to make it as a dentist or not, whether I have what it takes just to get in, thinking if I should give up!!
The thing is, I'm a business major and I struggled in physics, genetics, and currently biochemistry. I got B's in physics and genetics, and currently have a B in biochem despite studying my butt off. Does my struggles in these classes indicate struggles in dental school? Because I honestly have a lot of free time, and my business classes are so easy, I wonder if having a full load of pure sciences in dental school would just murder me...
Also, I took a practice DAT, cold turkey, without studying at all and got some nasty numbers (14 science, 20 Q, 18 reading, 15 PAT). If I studied in the summer, took KAPLAN course, would it be reasonable to see me improve to the 18-19 or even 20 range? And would that be good enough to get me into any of the 3 Texas dental schools?
Any feedback would be much appreciated...I have been stressing like crazy questioning if I would be able to make it as a dentist or not, whether I have what it takes just to get in, thinking if I should give up!!