<p>Through my research I have thought about two possible routes to get into a top ten dental school. Possibly UCLA or UCSF</p>
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<li>Get into the best undergrad school I can (applying in next couple of months) and major in something business related like business management or economics( an interest of mine). During those four years I will complete dental school pre-reqs at a local community college to ensure a high GPA for those science courses. I will, of course, also take the DAT's.</li>
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<p>added info: a question you may have is what undergrad schools I'm looking at? looking at top UC's like UCB, UCLA, UCSD, and UCI. </p>
<p>reason I don't major in sciences? UC's base science grades off curves and because of their competition, my GPA will suffer</p>
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<li>Go to a liberal arts school where I would most likely be the top of my class( so not necessarily a top liberal arts school) and because of it's small size, become close with my professors and get get good letters of rec. Also I will most likely do a science major at this school and get a high GPA as well. ( this is probably favorable but lacks the "college experience")</li>
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<p>Btw i have no list of these liberal arts schools in my head, just an idea.</p>
<p>To give you some background: I have a 3.97 uw/ 4.25 w with a 34 act ( top 10 %)</p>
<p>Also: are letter of recs ( from professors) really that important for dental school or would recs from internships or shadowing suffice.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>