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So I'm graduating this May and I've applied to dental schools who are currently showing no love. This would be due to the fact that my cum GPA right now is around a 2.8-2.9 (with a dramatic upward trend!) and my DAT score was around a 16, which is not so hot.
I'm definitely re-taking the DAT in April/early May.
The thing is, I'm not quite sure what to do. I don't want to spend more than a year in a program (this is actually not because I am stubborn, but for family purposes that are seemingly complex). I don't think an SMP would accept me, and if they did -- what kind of DAT score would I have to have to make up for my terrible GPA? And would they wait until early May to receive the scores?
I was thinking about the Harvard Extension post-bac but would one semester of courses really do much for my GPA? I mean, how many courses does one take during one semester of post-bac? And if I'm correct, post-bacs aren't viewed as a new GPA to medical schools but as averaged into the undergrad GPA. Is that accurate or do medical schools actually see a separate post-bac GPA?
What would you advise would be a good course of action for me to take? Anything would be great. 😳
I'm definitely re-taking the DAT in April/early May.
The thing is, I'm not quite sure what to do. I don't want to spend more than a year in a program (this is actually not because I am stubborn, but for family purposes that are seemingly complex). I don't think an SMP would accept me, and if they did -- what kind of DAT score would I have to have to make up for my terrible GPA? And would they wait until early May to receive the scores?
I was thinking about the Harvard Extension post-bac but would one semester of courses really do much for my GPA? I mean, how many courses does one take during one semester of post-bac? And if I'm correct, post-bacs aren't viewed as a new GPA to medical schools but as averaged into the undergrad GPA. Is that accurate or do medical schools actually see a separate post-bac GPA?
What would you advise would be a good course of action for me to take? Anything would be great. 😳
