Hi! I recently decided to commit to the pre-dental route, as I have been undecided between pre-med, pre-pharm, and pre-dent all of undergrad. I am currently a junior and am wanting to apply this cycle, and will most likely take the DAT in April. I am scared that this quick turnaround might hurt my chances at getting an interview at schools, because I only have recent dental experiences. I joined a few clubs this month, and have started shadowing - but will this be enough for an application in June? I have a few volunteer hours from pre-med experiences, but nothing really specific to dental until this semester. I have a 4.0 GPA and took a DAT practice exam and made a 23, and plan on doing better after studying some more. I also have a bunch of pre-reqs left like Physics, Orgo 2 lab, Biochem, and Anatomy, but I have taken Orgo 1 and 2, Gen Chem, Genetics and Cell Bio. I am a Math and Statistics major so I have all my bases covered there as well. I just wanted to ask if there would be a chance at me getting interviews at some schools given that I only have recent experience and I haven't finished up a few of my prereqs. Thanks!
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How much dental experience do you have? Obviously you've been shopping around the health professions to come to pre-dent. Have you shadowed dentists? Worked in a dental office or a few?
I would suggest taking your time. Dentistry isn't the easiest path, and you have to love teeth. You also have to embrace the debt...
How much dental experience do you have? Obviously you've been shopping around the health professions to come to pre-dent. Have you shadowed dentists? Worked in a dental office or a few?
I would suggest taking your time. Dentistry isn't the easiest path, and you have to love teeth. You also have to embrace the debt...
are you able to articulate in writing and verbally how you chose dent over pharm and med?
how much dental experience do you have? shadowing/work/volunteering
how much dental experience do you have? shadowing/work/volunteering
I really liked how I could see a difference in the patients immediately rather than doing work and then leaving! I am shadowing currently and have about 20 hours, and I plan on having 100+ by the end of May. I don't have any dental specific work or volunteering, but I have volunteered in multipule VA hospitals.
All I have done is shadow so far. Is it better for me to wait a year?
I need to be convinced your aren't still shopping for a health career, so i would suggest you take your time.
articulate in a 4500 character personal statement and in 10-30 minute interviews
not just one sentence...
not just one sentence...
This wasn't observing the start of an ortho treatment plan to me... 😉
