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What percentage of students at your dental school just get by or are just content with getting by with merely passing?
Way to go, Gavin. I almost responded to this post, but the original post makes it sound like getting decent, but not spectacular grades in dental school is some sort of problem. I just have to keep reminding myself some people gun as a hobby. Dental school ain't what a lot of pre-dents think it is; I know my perception of school was remarkably inaccurate and incomplete.Originally posted by ItsGavinC
I'm trying to think of a good way to phrase this.
I think 60% WOULD be content with just getting by. Meaning, they just want to be excellent clinicians and understand that didactic learning only takes one so far.
But having said that, I'll say that doesn't mean that they are striving for getting by. They still study to get As or Bs, but probably aren't crushed when they get a C. Does that make sense?
One of the most valuable dental school lessons is probably that the way things are presented in school aren't the way they are in the real office. That doesn't mean the school education isn't important, because it is (it provides a base for future learning), but it just isn't the end-all be-all that some imagine it to be.
You know, if you have a family, or other responsibilities, and just want to be an excellent clinician, treat your patients with care, and be ethically upstanding--then who cares what your grade is in a biochemistry class.
As competitive as you want to make it. If someone is concerned about being at the top of the heap, they're going to have a lot more work cut out for them since you're competing with the whole class for grades. If you're not interested in that, your competition is just against yourself and the curriculum itself.Originally posted by blankguy
Ok, so it doesn't matter whether people coast or not as long as they are good dentist. But is it a crime to ask about generally how competitive dental school is?🙄
Originally posted by blankguy
Ok, so it doesn't matter whether people coast or not as long as they are good dentist. But is it a crime to ask about generally how competitive dental school is?🙄
Put me up in the same column--3.0, and I'm at the junction between the third and fourth quartiles. My attitude is similar to Gavin's and anamod's.Originally posted by griffin04
Geez, what's going on in Minnesota & Arizona? A 3.0 and that is the bottom of the class? Sounds like either a case of too many overachievers or teachers not distributing grades to create a more distinct range.
Originally posted by griffin04
Geez, what's going on in Minnesota & Arizona? A 3.0 and that is the bottom of the class? Sounds like either a case of too many overachievers or teachers not distributing grades to create a more distinct range.
Originally posted by ItsGavinC
You're right, but that isn't what I interpreted your question to be. Like I said, a good deal of my classmates are content with coasting, but they STILL earn As and Bs.
Generally, I've found that my biggest competition has been myself. I've studied HOURS and HOURS (44 hours of STUDYING one week, along with 34 hours of lecture) only to get a 75% mark. I don't have time to worry about what everybody else is doing, nor do I really care.
Originally posted by blankguy
Thanks for the info. I'd be curious to see the GPA range at other schools.
I'm of the same philosophy as Pheta and my classmate Griffin. I'd rather study as hard as I can during the first half of the semester, do well on the midterms and earn a cushion for the finals, then coast for the rest of the semester.
Good GPA helps my future and makes me money-so why not?