research for dental school

[habiba]

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Is doing research during undergraduate give high chance to be accepted at a dental school
or dental schools cares more about GPA DAT and extracurricular activities ?
or when can i started doing researches in freshman year or do i need to wait until i take science class like the DAT ?

 

[kingenamel]

Is doing research during undergraduate give high chance to be accepted at a dental school
or dental schools cares more about GPA DAT and extracurricular activities ?
or when can i started doing researches in freshman year or do i need to wait until i take science class like the DAT ?

Research is a plus but not necessary to get into dental school. Schools care more about your dat and gpa.

 

[sjv]

Research is an extracurricular activity, it can only help.

You can start anytime, just need to join a lab.

 

[joeeeey3]

Is doing research during undergraduate give high chance to be accepted at a dental school
or dental schools cares more about GPA DAT and extracurricular activities ?
or when can i started doing researches in freshman year or do i need to wait until i take science class like the DAT ?

personally, from my experience from applying and going for interviews last cycle, I had an impression that admissions value volunteerings more than research. I had 2 years of research with research awards and publication but not even a single question was asked regarding that in any of my interviews. I guess it would depend on the schools but thats just my 2 cents.

also, this again will depend on the schools but usually freshmen can't start doing research because they don't have enough science background. You should still visit the research profs and ask.