high schooler to a foreign med school

Bigredmed
Sun, 14 May 2006 21:46:16 +0000

The DAT is “easier” though there are some differences - namely the perceptual ability test (since you are going to be looking at the world upside down and backwards for the rest of your life).

Most dental school classes are smaller. I think one of the biggest obstacles is that you have to demonstrate your interest in dentistry. If your resume only reads like a failed medical student, then it’s going to be tough. So you would have to shadow a dentist or work a summer in a dental lab while you volunteer in the hospital. If you do both, there’s no problem in explaining how you didn’t know which you prefered, but you do need to demonstrate interest in both.

Pharm is the same way in the need to show interest for admission. PCAT is easier though as well - my roommate took it with little prep and got the 88%ile.