<p>I've known my whole life I'm going to be some kind of dentist/orthodontist/oral surgeon. something in that area. I didn't know if anyone knew of any schools that had any good pre-dentistry programs and that have high acceptance rates into dentals schools?
Right now my top two school choices are Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt (both of which are a teeny bit of a stretch)</p>
<p>The pre-dent, pre-med, and pre-vet course sequence is basically the same, and you can take these classes at almost any college/university in the country. Dent school is expensive, so you may want to look for an economical undergrad program. For more ideas, go to the main page and scroll down to find the Med School and Grad School forums. There should be good advice for you there.</p>
<p>anyone who is positive that they want to go to med/dental school should attend the most economical option available unless there is an unlimited amount of funding for your education; save your $$ for dental school; you’ll need it…</p>
<p>nobody cares where you go undergrad…get a high GPA and do well on your boards…</p>
<p>At Michigan you can get a pre-admit to their dental program as a freshman. At least that was true a few years ago. I’m not sure if the program still exists.</p>
<p>Rodney is exactly right. I work with many dentists (and other healthcare professionals) and most went to economical undergrads.</p>
<p>Your major likely has little to do with acceptance, although verify that, as it may be different than medicine. Be sure to take all your pre-reqs that you will need for dental school. I would think that working in a dental office will help with the app too, whether it be office work or dental assisting (you get on the job training at least where I work). Becomes a great break and summer job.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>So when you guys told me that dental school is super expensive I decided to check it out for myself, I live in Indiana so I looked at the Indiana University Dental school tuitions and you guys were right. wow. But it’s a LOT cheaper if you live in Indiana. So another random question, If I live in Indiana right now but go to an undergraduate school in another state would I still get in state tuition at IU?</p>
<p>If you keep Indiana as your permanent residence (vote, car registration, parnets tax returns, etc), then you would still be an Indiana resident. Indiana schools give strong preference for their state residents and those that attend schools in state. Take a look at Wabash, Depauw, Earlham and Hanover for in state safeties/matches as well.</p>