A list of Pre Dental/ advanced year programs

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>I am very interested in going to a school with a 7 year (possibly less) program for Dentistry, reason being is that it cuts out a lot of stress down the road when you're supposed to be applying for Dental School, and that it is shorter than a normal program would be. </p>

<p>As of Junior year I have a strong 3.94/4.00 GPA (many APs, first B in AP Chem). I have a 740 math, 610 reading SAT. Many Ecs, leadership roles, awards, varsity sports. </p>

<p>Now I know I want to be a dentist, but I just want to know of a list of advanced Dental Programs out there... </p>

<p>Here's a list of what I know</p>

<p>BU- must apply as an undergrad at BU in order to get into the 7 year program.. seems costly</p>

<p>UF- same as BU except less costly, and you must have a 1310 SAT.. 3.75 GPA must be maintained </p>

<p>UPenn- has many sister schools associated with it (including Adelphi and Villinova)</p>

<p>Case Western- Out in Ohio, has a 6 year dental program (applied as an undergrad there)</p>

<p>Temple- has one with a satellite of Penn State.. requires (maybe?) a 1310 SAT</p>

<p>UoP- Lots of people know about the illustrious 5 year dental program.. there are 5, 6 and 7 year dental programs here.. I hear its quite boring though and seems incredible costly. </p>

<p>UConn- has an 8 year program</p>

<p>Pitt- Has an 8 year program in which has high standards of their students (22 DAT, high 3.8 GPA)</p>

<p>Marquette- has a 7 year program, lighter requirements than most of the others</p>

<p>UMNJT- Also a 7 year program, I believe a 1350 SAT requirement. Affiliated with Rutgers (may be wrong)</p>

<p>NYU- has an advanced Dental program with many sister schools as well. Costly and I believe seems overcrowded at the actual dental school. Heard it was difficult to get into</p>

<p>University of Detroit Mercy- Lighter requirements, seems like its in a bad surrounding area. 7 year program.</p>

<p>Now I just came up with all this on the top of my head, but I was maybe asking for others input on this information and maybe how to improve it (or for a more comprehensive list found on the internet [that I could not find]). I really want to get into a 7 year program. I'm kind of worried hearing about people with 2200+ SATS competing with me who only has above a 1900 (probably will raise it to 2000 though). Can anybody ease my anxiety by just saying anything about these 7 year programs, the difficulty of getting into them, and or the stats of those who got in. Any words of advice would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>If you want to, why don’t you try to graduate in three years and then apply to dental school. I 1000% want to be a dentist too ever since I was young and I know a lot of info because of the dental programs that I’ve participated in. Some of these combined programs you talked about are very costly. For example, UPenn’s dental school, just for one year is about $100,000. What state do you live in? You should probably go to your state dental school because its going to be the cheapest one. Going out of state for dental school or going to a private dental school will cost a lot more than your state school. If you want to spend that much more money, then okay but just know its going to take you longer to pay it back.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the response! Yes, it is very very true that Penn Costs a lot (didnt know it was 100k, I only thought it was 60k [I guess I just didnt look at total expenses]). I have both legal residences in Pennsylvania, and Florida (my Father). I’ve really looked into UFs 7 yr dental program, but I’m just worried if I get into UF, I wont make it into their 7 year program. Good point about the money though, Dental school is super expensive. I do have a comfortable leaning with money (probably a total of 200k max for college [including dental]). Any tips? So I also do have Pitt, Temple and UPenn to look at. I wasnt too sure about Temple though due to its reputation of an undergrad school, and close proximity to my parents as well as the poor surrounding areas (Camden, West Philly, North Philly). I feel like a 7 year program provides security, ya know? Its like you pretty much are in as long as you get into the program.</p>

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<p>[Dual</a> Admission Program | Dental | NSU Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.nova.edu/admissions/academics/DualAdmission_Dental.html]Dual”>http://www.nova.edu/admissions/academics/DualAdmission_Dental.html)
add to your list</p>

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<p>Good School I missed. It seems a little easy to get into the undergrad school based off of stats, yet still has to be competitive bcz its a Dental program. Thanks. Anybody else?</p>

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<p>I was in your exact position when I started my college search a couple years ago. I was/am absolutely set on becoming a dentist as well. While the accelerated program did seem very appealing, I think I focused too much on finding those 7 year/accelerated dental programs that other good colleges went unnoticed by me. I applied to UoP’s program as well as UPenn’s Bio-Dental Submatriculation Program and NYU’s BA-DDS program. My final decision eventually came down to UoP’s 5 year dental and UCLA. I chose UCLA. </p>

<p>It was a very difficult decision because a 3-year reduction is HUGE in the grand scheme of things because I also plan to specialize, so the earlier I can get out, the better. However, during my UPenn alumni interview, my interviewer pointed out that if I wanted to apply to other dental schools, it might be difficult to do with some programs. Especially with UoP’s 5 year program, students don’t receive a bachelor’s degree. So if you decide you want to apply to other dental schools, you’ll have to spend additional time at their undergrad to get a bachelors, which I did not want to do–at least not at UoP in Stockton. </p>

<p>My advice: Don’t focus too much on the accelerated programs. Apply to some for sure, but also consider colleges where you will enjoy the undergrad experience. The truth of the matter is you are obviously an excellent student because you are competitive enough to get into these accelerated programs. They all have high standards you need to maintain in order to stay in the program–standards that would make you a competitive applicant to many other dental schools as well. You definitely don’t want to pigeonhole yourself into one set dental school right now. There are just too many other factors to consider when choosing, and your dental school preferences might change in a few years as you learn more about each school. And one final thing, you can always make your own accelerated program, meaning you can take on more credits per term and graduate early.</p>

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<p>That by far was the best message I’ve ever received about my whole dental school situation. Thanks you so much, what school do you go to? Do you recommend going to an undergrad school with a dental school for post grad… Also, what’s your major?</p>

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<p>I am attending UCLA in the fall, most likely majoring in a Life Science field (but not sure which exact one yet). I haven’t actually gone to dental school yet but I grew up around lots of dentists so I got great advice and insight from them about accelerated programs. I don’t think it’s an absolute necessity to go to an undergrad with a dental school post grad but do make sure that there are nearby dental clinics or private practices available so that you can volunteer and/or shadow dentists (both general and specialists). </p>

<p>It might even be more challenging going to an undergrad that has a dental school because many undergrad students might also have dental school in mind so the competition to get into that dental school or any dental school at all might be more fierce. I think dental schools take a look at the resources you had available to you in undergrad and assess how well you utilized them, much like the college admissions process. I also think (not completely sure) that they compare you to peers from the same undergrad that also are applying to that dental school. It would make sense that dental schools try to get a representative pool of admitted students so they try to pick the best of each school/area. In a sense, you’re competing with your classmates because its not like dental schools can admit a majority from solely one or two colleges, even if they are the best applicants. They’d have to distinguish who the best of “the best” are, if that makes any sense. </p>

<p>P.S. Sorry for the long-winded responses. I’ve been asking myself these types of questions for a long time now and have a lot to say. I wish I had someone to tell me all this type of stuff before I began my college search, not after I had already applied.</p>

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Hi, I was wondering if you got into to an accelerated program and attended, do you like it?