I'm a 2nd year at college, &really want to go to dental school. Is a 3.0 cumulative g.p.a too low to get in?

I'm a biology major in college, and i'm a second semester sophomore. My g.p.a was very low last semester because of a bad grade in cell and molecular biology. It brings my cumulative G.P.A to a 3.001. Is this too low to get me into a dental school? I really have a passion for it and have been interning since i was a senior in high school, but I'm wondering if it's even possible to get in at this point? ANY information about schools, or any advice would be GREATLY appreciated.





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I'm a 2nd year at college, %26amp;really want to go to dental school. Is a 3.0 cumulative g.p.a too low to get in?
Well, fortunately you have a few semesters left to bring up your grades. Additionally, depending on what school you apply to, they may have 3.0 as a cut off. They will consider you if they say they want a 3.0 and you have at least that. The other things to consider is your extra curricular activities and your non-school related things such as sports, volunteer work, etc. Grad schools don't look at just your grades or just your graduate entrance exams; they want to see that you are well rounded and you fit their needs, too. If you did well on the entrance exam, have around a 3.3 or so (provided that they accept 3.0 and over), and have some good extra curricular activities- you should be fine.


My advice, get some additional help in your classes, possibly take the "bad grade" classes over again if you can to show that you really are interested in bettering yourself, and try to maintain a 3.3-3.5. You have tons of time left to do that. A couple of great grades in the semester will beef up your GPA for sure.


Also, start researching the dental schools you want to go to and see what their requirements are. If they accept no less than a 3.8, then you may want to check out another school or contact them to see if they consider applicants with less than their required if they stand out in other areas. Try to get a hold of an academic adviser at the school you want to go to and see if they have any suggestions for you.


Start doing some outside work, too, like volunteering, sports, etc, or something related to the dental field (or a job?) so that it shows you REALLY want it. If you do well in school and you don't show it in other ways, it may appear that you are not as interested in the field as someone who actually tries to apply themselves as much as possible,


Hope that is helpful.


-K
Reply:All of your experience should be a major plus and your MCAT can seriously help your chances. 3.0 is very low for most grad schools including dental. You are only a sophomore however and you have the time to either re-take the course if you can, or make up for it with stellar grades in other science classes. Good luck, remember one bad grade does not count you out, schools look at your overall transcript and will not judge admittance based on one grade.

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