Want to be a dentist

Bigredmed
Wed, 03 May 2006 00:59:35 +0000

Okay, you can still be a dentist, so don’t think that is out of reach, and I know from personal experience that my grades went up the busier I was up to a certain point because I managed my time better.

The thing is you don’t have to go to someplace like BC to get into dental school. I have no idea what admissions to BC are like, but don’t think that if you can’t get in there you can’t finish your dreams of being a dentist.

The first concern is of course grades, because that is pretty much the best thing colleges have to judge you on at this point. Getting involved is encouraged and remember you still have the opportunities (lots) left to do well on the PSAT, SAT, and ACT. I personally never applied to selective colleges, but I imagine that like medical schools they favor the well rounded. Try to do the best that you can in your classes, find things that you are really passionate about doing and will really be into for the coming years (that will make them more fun). Try, and this will be hard, to cut down on the time spent online and playing video games. You still have a lot of time left, and you are getting a really early start on looking at colleges, but because it is so early, be open to your possibilities. Talk to your parents about what they can realistically afford and how close they would like you to be to home and that sort of stuff. Come up with a list of schools (and think big - nationwide including state schools) that fit with what you are looking for (Div I sports, fraternities and sororities, campus size, campus location, and so on) and start visiting places that work with your criteria.

Again you have a long ways, but the work you do now will be important in a couple of years, so don’t slack off now.