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[ccecil02]

Hey guys,
I've been searching around and couldn't find what I was looking for. I just wanted to know the time range I should (take DATs, send in applications) If I'll get done with undergrad May 2012

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[txgirl]

stolen from another thread

Ideally, you should follow the following time line:

I would requet LORs sooner than May if you can because I had a problem with a science professor who procrastinated and held up my application for two months. Good luck!

 

[ccecil02]

so the 1st april would be spring semester of my junior year right?
Thanks alot

 

[Tommy43087]

so the 1st april would be spring semester of my junior year right?
Thanks alot

Correct! But some do it senior year...

 

[Vicviper]

Yup, that's a great chart. Either take the DAT at the end of the Spring/ Beginning of Summer of your Junior year, or the summer after you finish Ochem. DAT scores are good for 3 years, so if you take it after your sophomore year (if you finish Ochem then), you'll still have 2 application cycles to use them for when the time comes - but that's up to you, it's really not too bad to go back and study it again.

Good luck!

 

[Vicviper]

Correct! But some do it senior year...

Well, that's if you want to take a year off. Which a lot of people do! Trust me, dental school is rough, like a full time job, so there's nothing wrong with taking some time off in between, as long as you do something meaningful, I know many of my friends did.