Are U. of Tennessee and U. of Kentucky any good for an out of state student?

Question

I live in GA and want to become a dentist. I have a 3.4 GPA and 1200+ sat score but i think i have a slim chance at UGA. From what i saw of last years enrollment information, U. of Tenn accepted 68% of applicants and U. of Kentuky accepted 85%, while georgia accepted 55%. But my thing with UK and UT is that they both add points (.5) to honors/gifted courses while UGA does not, which would bring my average way up for those schools.

anyway, if i dont get into UGA, should I go to either UT or UK? Are they good schools? Do they have good pre-dentistry/biology programs? Or should I look into other schools in GA? If you havent noticed, I really want to go to a big school. I want the traditional college experience that a small school cant really offer, as they seem like just high schools to me. I plan to apply EA to UGA, UK, and UT.

Answer 1

UT has a really good dental program from what I hear. It is a very good school. Try UGA, but apply to UT for a backup. For that matter, apply to UK, too and then decide from there once you're accepted. I assume you mean UT Knoxville? There are 3 ....Knoxville, Chattanooga and the one in Jackson.

Answer 2

I highly reccommend UK. I live in Lexington..personally I think it's a much cooler town than Knoxville. UK seems to have a great dental program and it's a great school.