questions regarding masters program

[ryahn]

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hi everyone
I am a second time applicant with a 2.7ish GPA.
since I've got only one more quarter left before I graduate,
I basically gave up on the idea of raising my under grad. gpa to
respectable figure.
My next option, according to the admission people,
is to enroll in a master's program and do my best in there.

My problem is, I do not have sufficient GPA to get into a graduate school,
and I don't think if I can deal with all the pre-graduate school stuff
(taking GRE etc.) while applying to dental at the same time. 🙁

Anyone has any advice for me regarding this matter?
any little input will be greatly appreciated.

thank you very very much in advance. 🙂

 

[Notoriousjae]

hi everyone
I am a second time applicant with a 2.7ish GPA.
since I've got only one more quarter left before I graduate,
I basically gave up on the idea of raising my under grad. gpa to
respectable figure.
My next option, according to the admission people,
is to enroll in a master's program and do my best in there.

My problem is, I do not have sufficient GPA to get into a graduate school,
and I don't think if I can deal with all the pre-graduate school stuff
(taking GRE etc.) while applying to dental at the same time. 🙁

Anyone has any advice for me regarding this matter?
any little input will be greatly appreciated.

thank you very very much in advance. 🙂

Well ryahn, you seem to be in the same predicament as me. you should probably start doing research on masters programs by looking at different schools that offer them. Some schools for example UMDNJ that offers a M.S in biomedical sciences will allow students to substitute the DAT score if you have it for a GRE score, while other programs would require you to take the GRE to be able to enroll in the program. Since your gpa isnt high enough to enroll as a matriculated student in a masters program, what you could do is apply as a non-matriculated student and take a full course load for one semester and after that, assuming you do quite well with your graduate gpa for that semester, you can reapply as a degree seeking student OR you could look for a school that has lower requirements to be let into a masters program for example FDU (Fairleigh dickinson Univ) has a min gpa requirement of at least a 2.5 for their masters of science in biology but FDU only accepts GRE entrance exam scores.
Check out http://services.aamc.org/postbac/ which lets you search by criteria that you're looking for and hopefully this should be enough to get you going. good luck!

 

[amartins02]

I was thinking of this also. But, for me, I have a 3.42 overall and a 3.6 science. I was going to take a master's because I have a year off. But then I realized that I was spending money on a program made to raise someone's GPA. I decided it might be better to continue research and get invovled in the community.

I was looking at BU. They have a Master's that doesn't require the GRE. Also, you take classes with dental students. So if you get accepted at BU your first year of dental classes is light because the classes you take for the master's will count. The person that runs the program said that there are a few seats left (as of yesterday). Oh, and the acceptance rate for Master's students is something like 80%

This is who you want to speak with:

Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas
Director, Division of Dental Public Health
Boston University School of Dental Medicine
Telephone: 617-638-4456
Fax: 617-638-6381
e-mail: [email protected]