questions regarding MINIMUM requirements and its effect on app

[spoog74]

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i know that dental schools have minimum requirements to be even considered for their program, but my question is;


If i only have the MINIMUM requirements such as bio, chem, orgo chem, and physics.... Is that a bad sign?

I dont have any math on my belt at all because i took a test that exempted me from it in school, and i havent taken any other upper bio or chem courses neither.

I was just wondering if this is something that they look at.
Also, this is my last and final year at my undergrad school and i just recently dropped Calculus because i realized i didnt need it for DS. Was that a bad move?

Any tips/help would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[CedarZ4]

i know that dental schools have minimum requirements to be even considered for their program, but my question is;


If i only have the MINIMUM requirements such as bio, chem, orgo chem, and physics.... Is that a bad sign?

I dont have any math on my belt at all because i took a test that exempted me from it in school, and i havent taken any other upper bio or chem courses neither.

I was just wondering if this is something that they look at.
Also, this is my last and final year at my undergrad school and i just recently dropped Calculus because i realized i didnt need it for DS. Was that a bad move?

Any tips/help would be appreciated. Thank you

Many schools actually do require one SEMESTER of Calculus, and another semester of Calculus (if you want) or Statistics.
Other schools, like Harvard, require a full YEAR of Calculus.

 

[wired202808]

Many schools actually do require one SEMESTER of Calculus, and another semester of Calculus (if you want) or Statistics.
Other schools, like Harvard, require a full YEAR of Calculus.

thats actually NOT true, there is a thread out there. most schools require No Math Courses, only a select few like BU, Stony and Minnesota require Calculus I + Stats, or Calc 1 + Calc 2.

Therefore math is only important if you plan to apply to those schools. Search the forum and find the thread and dont worry about it.