I'm thinking about eventually going to dental or law school. If I graduate with a double major in political science and english (which is what I'm pursuing now) would dental school really be that much harder than if I had graduated with a degree in something like biology?
This is on the web page of the dental school I'm interested in:
"No particular major field of study in college is required for admission to dental school. A well-rounded educational background with courses in a variety of subjects is desired. Individuals have been accepted to dental school who majored in French, engineering, marketing, etc. Majoring in a science, however, will make an applicant more attractive to the Admissions Committee. The majority of successful applicants to LSUSD have degrees in biology, zoology, microbiology or chemistry."
2007-10-30 15:36:00 · 6 answers · asked by ktprieto 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
i asked my dentist and he said it was rational. but it would be compatitive.
same boring answer....
2007-10-30 15:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by taif s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, they are telling you they will not exclude you if you're an English major BUT the people who are successful (graduate) have science degrees. They admit non-science majors, but the non-science majors tend not to succeed in the program.
Bottom line is, if you really want to BE a dentist, you ought to be well-grounded in the courses that will make dental science easier for you to master. And English or PolySci will not prepare you. The people who took lots of chem and bio will leave you in the dust. But the college will STILL get to keep your tuition money, even if you don't finish. And you still have to pay back those loans even if you didn't graduate.
Make a decision and stick with it. And do English majors really need to use the word "scool"?
Good luck!
2007-10-30 15:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Either way you go, you will have to pass an entrance exam. Do well on that, and you are ok.
Depending on how much you want to spend, you can go to a private foreign dental school. It will cost bucks, but you can come back and take the boards and then be a dentist. You can also go to a small law school that may not be ABA acredited, but just pass your state bar, and then your a lawyer. You will make more money being a dentist unless you have very good law connections.
2007-10-30 15:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It won't rule you out, but as you said, majoring in a science would make you more attractive.
Look, skip the double major in English and Political Science. major in one or the other, and take some science courses. It would make it a lot easier for you.
2007-10-30 15:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you takes your money and makes your choice. Law is a long way from dentistry (although some jokes can be made about how they "pull" money out of you)? Maybe you should decide on which way you want to go.
2007-10-30 15:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your comments seem out in left field to me because I always knew of dental school to be like a technical school. You are talking about technical school versus a high end law degree...that's too big of a stretch. I suggest you take one of those tests that a school counselor could send you to take, and find out what you really can do before you take on a lot or a lot more education and find yourself way deep in debt in something you don't like, can't get a job in and can't repay your loans. I can't figure out just who you are trying to please, but it doesn't sound like it's you who you are trying to please. It should be you.
2007-10-30 15:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋