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To go to grad school or not to go to grad school
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Given your situation, I'd recommend you don't do the masters. 3.4 oGPA and sGPA are good enough to get into Dental school, especially if you do well on the DAT. Spend the year working, saving money, volunteering, and shadowing.
It doesn't sound like you really want to do the Master's and consider this; between the cost of the master's program, and delaying becoming a Dentist for a year, you could be staring at a net cost of $200k for a Master's you won't use. That would be the deal breaker for me. Or are you intending to go into a research field in which this Chemistry Master's would be useful?
I should recommend though that you call the admissions offices in your top choice schools and solicit their opinion on this. Some may advise that a Master's is a better course of action.
It doesn't sound like you really want to do the Master's and consider this; between the cost of the master's program, and delaying becoming a Dentist for a year, you could be staring at a net cost of $200k for a Master's you won't use. That would be the deal breaker for me. Or are you intending to go into a research field in which this Chemistry Master's would be useful?
I should recommend though that you call the admissions offices in your top choice schools and solicit their opinion on this. Some may advise that a Master's is a better course of action.
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3.4/3.4 with a good DAT 20+ will make you a competitive applicant. You don't need a masters; however, if you decide to do it, it will help...with diminishing returns. Masters/Post-bac helps more when one's gpa is uncompetitive.
Overall, it wouldn't hurt, but it's your choice whether you want to get into dental school earlier or later.
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3.4s with 19+ on DAT and applying to a good number of schools is good.
Masters (for the sole purpose of dental admission) is both, waste of time and money for your particular case.
Masters (for the sole purpose of dental admission) is both, waste of time and money for your particular case.
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Heck, after 2 years you may decide that chemistry is for you.
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if i had your GPA, I'd already be in, but I don't. So, I'm working on a Master's. Why not apply to both Master's and Dental and take your DAT this May/June. If you get into Dental, you can just ditch your Master's. This way, you'll have insurance.
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hmm... from gaining an acceptance point of view... you DON'T need the masters. You have good numbers as is.
Take the DAT, and apply this summer. End of story. If you wanna feel safe and not worry about being rejected from every school then apply to alot of schools (15+).... You outta get in somewhere.
I would get a job and just enroll into 1-2 classes every term just so that you stay connected with your education.
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Grad school is more difficult than undergrad. How do they compare grad to undergrad, both being science based?
you mentioned that you took alot of engineering classes which is why your science gpa is only a 3.4. have you calculated your bcp gpa? (excludes math and engineering, includes any bio/chem/physics classes)
if you're bcp is above a 3.5 then you're good to go. a lot of times schools use the terms "science gpa" and "bcp gpa" interchangeably, but from what i've gathered it's the latter that's the most important
if you're bcp is above a 3.5 then you're good to go. a lot of times schools use the terms "science gpa" and "bcp gpa" interchangeably, but from what i've gathered it's the latter that's the most important
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