Recommended course pre-req meaning?

[hawkerhr]

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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knew what dental schools mean by "recommended" when talking about pre-reqs? Is it recommended in the sense that it would help you succeed once you're in, or recommended in the sense that they look for it on your transcript? Thanks.

 

[BeaverLover]

both

 

[ajj70]

Recommended really means required but if they really want you and you don't have the class, it gives them an out for accepting you 🙂.

 

[Faux]

Recommended really means required but if they really want you and you don't have the class, it gives them an out for accepting you 🙂.

not really. After almost finishing D1 fall, you don't really need any of the recommended classes. I took most of them like AP, biochemistry, but they go into more detail in DS to the point where it was pointless to take. I took nursing for biochemistry, hardly remember anything and I'm almost at an A for dental school biochemistry.


take the ones you know you can do well in.

 

[cacajuate]

not really. After almost finishing D1 fall, you don't really need any of the recommended classes. I took most of them like AP, biochemistry, but they go into more detail in DS to the point where it was pointless to take. I took nursing for biochemistry, hardly remember anything and I'm almost at an A for dental school biochemistry.


take the ones you know you can do well in.

I've heard the exact opposite from all my friends in DS. They all say the level of detail isn't anymore difficult than undergrad, it's just the amount of classes that makes it difficult.

What undergrad did you go to?

 

[Faux]

I've heard the exact opposite from all my friends in DS. They all say the level of detail isn't anymore difficult than undergrad, it's just the amount of classes that makes it difficult.

What undergrad did you go to?

Just a low key city school. When I talk about level of detail, I think about how my AP class listed maybe 10 bone names in the arm, when theres really +20 in our gross anatomy class in dental school. The material isn't hard, just a lot of volume. If I could take anything again, I would just do gross anatomy(that actually work with cadaver). And if your GPA is fine, just take it P/F. Exposure is key, especially for that class. Histo I got a B in DS, but that was mostly due to my study skills and working out routine. I didn't remember anything from my nursing biochemistry course besides first,secondary and tertiary structures and very general concepts of things.

 

[capnamerica]

Histo I got a B in DS, but that was mostly due to my study skills and working out routine.

You've got me curious now. What's your workout routine?

 

[hawkerhr]

Just a low key city school. When I talk about level of detail, I think about how my AP class listed maybe 10 bone names in the arm, when theres really +20 in our gross anatomy class in dental school. The material isn't hard, just a lot of volume. If I could take anything again, I would just do gross anatomy(that actually work with cadaver). And if your GPA is fine, just take it P/F. Exposure is key, especially for that class. Histo I got a B in DS, but that was mostly due to my study skills and working out routine. I didn't remember anything from my nursing biochemistry course besides first,secondary and tertiary structures and very general concepts of things.

My GPA is sitting at a 3.9 right now (gonna drop to around 3.85 after this quarter :\ ) so would you say I can go ahead and take immunology as a pass/no-pass? I feel like I wouldn't be able to get an A in the class, and even an A- would drop my GPA.. I'm getting pretty involved in other things so I definitely won't have too much time for studying, but I definitely want to do everything I can do make sure my pre-reqs are "competitive", if that's even the correct term. Also, do dental schools look down on P/NP?

 

[Faux]

You've got me curious now. What's your workout routine?

I meant working out my study routine 😛

My GPA is sitting at a 3.9 right now (gonna drop to around 3.85 after this quarter :\ ) so would you say I can go ahead and take immunology as a pass/no-pass? I feel like I wouldn't be able to get an A in the class, and even an A- would drop my GPA.. I'm getting pretty involved in other things so I definitely won't have too much time for studying, but I definitely want to do everything I can do make sure my pre-reqs are "competitive", if that's even the correct term. Also, do dental schools look down on P/NP?

Im not even sure when/if we take immunology lol. Honestly, its gross/physio or free time, especially with your GPA that high. We spend 8 hours in the gross lab alone, that doesn't include study time and lecture time. But the class averages have hovered in the 80s and I'm sure not everyone took gross before. If your science GPA is as high, and you get a +20 DAT, its not about if but where you're going to school. Use that extra money and go on a cruise or something.

And not sure about the P/F thing, but with your GPA, who cares. If you do well on your DAT, you have a "**** YOU" gpa.