Weird Sophomore Needs Some Advice

[ChocoMousse]

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Hey guys I am currently a Sophomore in College and I have recently decide to persue a Pre-Dental path in college. From the beginning of my college career I have been taking a bunch of different classes from businesses classes, history, and everything in between. I was never really sure about what I wanted to do but I was recently shadowing a dentist and got offered to continue it during the summer. I have had some experience shadowing in other fields like Cardiology and Radiology but I just never really clicked with them until my recent experience with dentistry. I am going to be honest my GPA isn't exactly stellar because of my jumping around with these different classes (I currently have a 2.8) but its nothing I cant pull up. I recently found out that my school offers a major in Medical Technology and I am very interested in it but the thing is that I will be taking classes for 2 or 3 years give or take to fulfill the requirements and they require 1 year of clinical practice. I am just wondering if you guys think it is worth it? Or should I just go the basic route of taking Bio or Chem? The only problem is that I have is that Physics isn't exactly my forte and with Medical Technology I wont need to take it to fulfill the requirements but with Bio and Chem I do. So I would just like some other perspectives on what I should do.

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[I want to go to there]

Not worth it and it sounds like the classes will be harder than regular biology major. As it is, you already need to work your ass off to raise your gpa if you want to get into a good dental school.

 

[SableFire]

I'm pretty sure all schools require Physics so there is no getting around that.

 

[doc toothache]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-prerequisites.1068956/

 

[Tebros]

Major in whatever you want to major in. the Key is to make sure your science GPA is High.

 

[Mad Jack]

No one cares about your major. Do well in your courses, do well on the DAT, and take all of the prereqs and you'll have as much of a chance of getting in as anyone else.

 

[Sweet_Tooth]

Instead of worrying about your major work on raising that GPA! Major isn't relevant as long as you take all the needed science prereqs

Also, physics is a prereq for pretty much all US dental schools so there is no avoiding it 🙁

 

[Tebros]

if you want to take the weak way out of physics, if there is a local community college by your university, you can just take physics at your local community college and have it transfer to your University. I have alot of friends who did that and still got into dental schools. Some people say its weak, some people say its smart. At the end, dental schools won't really care cause its just physics.

 

[fayevalentine]

if you want to take the weak way out of physics, if there is a local community college by your university, you can just take physics at your local community college and have it transfer to your University. I have alot of friends who did that and still got into dental schools. Some people say its weak, some people say its smart. At the end, dental schools won't really care cause its just physics.

Before you do this, make sure that the schools you want to apply to allow CC credits. Several don't accept them.