Hey everyone, I am currently a senior taking college classes. I am going to the U of MN next year. My question is would it be realistic to take biology, organic chem, trig based physics, and maybe calculus (I have already taken gen chem) and study for the dat and hopefully take it by the end of my freshman year or the summer of? I think it would be really nice to do get the DAT done and worry about raising the GPA without the stress of the DAT. I know I would be rushing things but I just would like to hear what other people have to say?
young guy with know clue....
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The answer to your question is: NO, unless you want to have a mental breakdown your first year. if you must rush things, leave it till your sophmore year, plus DAT expires after 3 years, you dont want to take it 2 years before you apply. You still need ( for the most part) a bachelors degree, which takes at minimum 3 years.
Read your title, and determine if you are ready for such a rigorous schedule. But really, just don't do that. If you are worried about the stress of the DAT, take all of those courses over fresh/soph year and then take it at the end of the Summer before starting your junior year.
Not to mention you will only have to worry about raising your GPA if you let it fall in the beginning, which will happen if you try such a rigorous workload. Don't rush, enjoy your college experience.
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Don't do that, a semester like that would be brutal to start college. Plus, you have to take gen chem before o-chem, so that's definitely out the of the question.
There's no rush to get the DAT done after your freshman or sophomore year.The majority of dental applicants take it during or after their junior year, which gives them a lot of time to be exposed to all the classes that prepare for the DAT.
On a side not, I would take physics your senior year. It is a tougher class, and there's nothing on the DAT that requires physics. Save your GPA, take classes that prepare for the DAT, and then worry about physics your senior year while you are interviewing. That way if you don't ace it, it won't matter, because you're shooting to be accepted by Dec. 1.
There's no rush to get the DAT done after your freshman or sophomore year.The majority of dental applicants take it during or after their junior year, which gives them a lot of time to be exposed to all the classes that prepare for the DAT.
On a side not, I would take physics your senior year. It is a tougher class, and there's nothing on the DAT that requires physics. Save your GPA, take classes that prepare for the DAT, and then worry about physics your senior year while you are interviewing. That way if you don't ace it, it won't matter, because you're shooting to be accepted by Dec. 1.
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well, technically know one is talking--just righting. write?
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I would probably put a couple English classes pretty high up on the list.
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Hey, guys/gals, maybe stay on topic, a little less bashing? The OP might be a total troll, but you don't know that. What if English isn't his first language? It's not like his post was asking for a personal critique with mocking judgments. 😎
It would be just as easy for you to simply suggest a different set of classes next semester, one not so difficult/packed with sciences, with a healthy mixture of liberal arts to improve educationally all-around.
Edit: And sheesh, bing12 already set a good example in the first place.
It would be just as easy for you to simply suggest a different set of classes next semester, one not so difficult/packed with sciences, with a healthy mixture of liberal arts to improve educationally all-around.
Edit: And sheesh, bing12 already set a good example in the first place.
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Consider looking into the 7 year BS/DDS or BS/DMD programs if it's not too late to apply
