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I am a Canadian citizen and have been studying in the US since I was in HS. I went to a community college for 3 years and did most of my pre-reqs there. Did the general bio, chem, ochem, & calc series. Due to me being immature and not a serious student. I ended up with a 2.8 GPA (with many C's D's and W's and a few A's and B's). After that I re-evaluated myself and my goals for the future. After some long thinking and self discovery I am now away from all the distractions and have understood what I needed to do to pull myself together and get better grades. I am a junior now and am attending a CSU. I decided to retake my Calc series all over again, took one semester of Bio w/ lab, re-took the last semester of Ochem w/lab, & physics w/lab. Now I am doing very well in all my classes and got a 3.7 GPA my first semester at the CSU. I hope to keep getting good grades and to bring up my GPA. I also plan on taking the DAT by this summer and I am thinking about applying my senior year to Dental school, so my GPA gets up as high as possible- show ADCOMS an upper trend in my grades for the two years I spent at the CSU.
I have def. struggled in the beginning, but I've put the pieces together and built myself up to be stronger and smarter about my future. I would however like to know if people think that I still have a chance? Sometimes I worry that even though I'm doing better now, schools will look down on my performance in the first three years at the CC and not look at me as a qualified applicant. And also, I plan on taking a year off after applying my senior year and going on a dental mission to a country abroad and volunteering OR do you guys think I should def. do a masters even though my GPA stays around 3.5 for two years at the CSU? Good plan?...your comments and opinions are appreciated!
I have def. struggled in the beginning, but I've put the pieces together and built myself up to be stronger and smarter about my future. I would however like to know if people think that I still have a chance? Sometimes I worry that even though I'm doing better now, schools will look down on my performance in the first three years at the CC and not look at me as a qualified applicant. And also, I plan on taking a year off after applying my senior year and going on a dental mission to a country abroad and volunteering OR do you guys think I should def. do a masters even though my GPA stays around 3.5 for two years at the CSU? Good plan?...your comments and opinions are appreciated!
