I have roughly a 3.5 gpa (overall and science) and a 20 on my DAT, unfortunately I have about 9 Ws, 2 of which are from labs, and one of those Ws is a WF from nursing school.
I still haven't received interview and I'm not really expecting any acceptances for this year because of my Ws. I have read that schools take a huge investment when they accept students into their program because they want as few drop or withdrawals from their program as possible.
What I plan to do to hopefully is to improve myself:
I am going to take a few science classes this upcoming semester (biochem2 because I'll learn it later I'll learn it later, tissue engineering because I want to). I may also take molecular biology at my school to hopefully impress the interviewers since it is considered a difficult class at my college. I have also been shadowing more dentists as I honestly feel that every time I shadow them I literally learn something new (science, procedurally, or business-wise). Personally, my reason for taking more classes as a post bacc is that it may impress the interviewers since I know my number of Ws set off several red flags. I am thinking that because of the number of Ws that I have they may fear that I may drop out of their program. I do not blame them if they do think that, however, this is the
most solid decision (dentistry) I have ever made in my life. I feel so confident that this is what I want to do and honestly, if I do not get in I will try again because I do not see myself doing anything else.
To those who are thinkin about dentistry:
DO NOT enter this program if you are thinking about money, this is not the career. The amount of debt (from what I have read) is not worth it. I am telling you from what I have read and researched, dentistry is a passion that you feel is right for you, not just a job in the future, but something you feel you will want to improve yourself on forever. I am currently a nail tech at a nail salon and I feel from my experiences that dentistry is for me. Despite the major difference in learning between dentistry and nails, I feel that they both have their similarities (tools, dexterity, and in general type of work) which have helped me decide my career choice.
Honestly I'm pretty damn drunk right now but I can't stop ever thinking about dental school . I don't really have anything to say but if you EVER have any questions, please DO NOT EVER hesitate to ask. We are at the same level but I am so more than willing to talk to anyone about dentistry.