Special Masters program at drexel...Need advice!

[goldylocks00123]

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I just got accepted into Drexel universities IMS (special masters program)... orientation starts on monday (which means I have to put down a deposit) and I dont konw if I should do it. Its a one year intense program where you take Medical/dental classes with 1st year medical students (9am-5pm classes). Im debaiting if I should go through with it (cant get anything lower than an A) or if I should just to do a biology masters (or postback) at a near by university. Drexel does offer you an interview with their med school if you recieve a grad of B or higher but then I would have to take the MCATS and all of my pre-dental work would be a waste....
My GPA is 3.3 and DAT: AA 19 TS 20 PAT 23. Already got rejected by Nova.

What do you think??? Would a post back just be easier? I need some advice...

http://www.drexel.edu/catalog/certificates/ims.htm

 

[AmpedUp]

it sounds like you haven't finished deciding what career you want at this point.

do you want medicine or dental?

that's what it boils down to. nothing is a waste of time. pursue whatever makes you happy. and don't give up if you have passion for dentistry. NOVA rejected me too, but it's too early to tell that every school is going to reject you (I got 19 other schools to worry about now 😉 ). your stats are decent though. i think you have a shot at nyu or tufts or bu if you haven't added those to your list...

 

[wantVCUdental]

I don't htink you should go in to this master's program because it won't help you with your goal, i assume you want to go to dental school... it also cost a lot of money, put you through hell for NOTHING! If we take a step back and assume for the worst, if you get 0 acceptance, this master will be USELESS. I would highly recommend a regular masters program, if dental school doesn't work out, you'll have a masters to get relatively good jobs, and you get paid for doing the master too, so it's a win-win situation.

Good luck, if possible, maybe retake your DAT, 19AA now isn't as strong as a 19AA 2-3 years ago.

 

[goldylocks00123]

Thank you for both of your responses. I think I've sort of given up on dental school this year. Too bad there arent that many jobs out there for a Neuroscience degree. I also think a master is probably a better idea than a special masters as far as saving money. Good luck to the both of you! Oh and you're right... a 19 isnt like what it used to be 2-3 years ago. Seems like people with way better stats than mine are already getting rejected.

 

[AmpedUp]

Thank you for both of your responses. I think I've sort of given up on dental school this year. Too bad there arent that many jobs out there for a Neuroscience degree. I also think a master is probably a better idea than a special masters as far as saving money. Good luck to the both of you! Oh and you're right... a 19 isnt like what it used to be 2-3 years ago. Seems like people with way better stats than mine are already getting rejected.

Thanks for the wishes!

Neuroscience is very cool. Have you considered a masters or PhD in that?

Don't give up on dental school if you feel this is your true calling. Keep trying to upgrade that application! In my opinion, a 19 on the DAT is not that bad. It is still well above the average. Folks on here recommend that you get 20+ DAT, but that's within the top ~15th percentile. SDN is not a good sample to compare yourself against - it only represents 1% of dental school applicants nationwide. Therefore, you're still competitive at many other schools. Don't give up now! but if you need to for the sake of finding out if dentistry is your true calling, then that may be a good idea...I was in that mode not too long ago and I thought it was very beneficial to me (but I call them the "darkest" moments of my life thus far - but it made me a stronger and more focused person).

 

[Thundercatz]

I believe the Drexel's program is good for both dental and med school applicants. Its more geared towards medical school obviously but many dental schools hold its masters program in high regards. If you do well in the program, I have no doubt it will increase your chances of getting into dental school.

I think you should research the program more if you are serious about attending it.