I want to become a dentist when I graduate from high school, but I don’t know what to major in or what to take towards my goal. I’m currently in the 10th grade and was also wondering if I could take any steps to help me or prepare me for college. So far I’ve taken 2 online college course classes to get a “feel” for it. I plan on signing up for AP classes next year. If anyone can give me advice it would be greatly appreciated!
I am in undergrad right now and I would just say the most important thing right now for you is to get really good grades in all of your classes (hopefully straight As) and a great SAT score. Also try and be involved with extracurriculars and get some volunteer or shadowing experience if possible. If you are really serious about dental school and you really dedicate yourself in high school you could apply to guaranteed dental programs in which you are admitted to the undergrad program as well as the dental school. I realize now that if i had worked just a little harder in high school I could have had a pretty good chance of getting into one of these programs.
But, if you don’t get into a guaranteed program don’t worry because as long as you keep up your work ethic you can still get into dental school at the normal time.