Columbia Dental School?
Q: I was wondering how competitive is dental school admission? It seems like
there aren't as many pre-dental students as compared to pre-med students.
Are state schools with lower tuition much more competitive than private
schools? Besides required course works, what can I do to improve my
chance of getting admission? Is the field of dentisty still a good field
to get into? How do dentists pay off the infamous debt after graduation?
Does average dentist make at least 100K a year after overhead costs?
A:I just attended a meeting at the dental school I went to (Univeristy of
Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry) and they announced that this
year's incoming freshman class of 56 had 1200 applicants with an average
GPA of 3.4 (out of 4.0)
am a dental student at Columbia School of Dental and Oral Surgery,
New York, NY. Although I can't answer all your questions, I can may be
knock out few.
Getting in is not bad, in fact it is easy. If you have overall GPA of
3.3, DAT of 20/20, and an OK interview skills. I think you just about can
get into any school of you choice. However, if you are applying as an out
of state student to a state school that is a different story all together.
What is more difficult is surviving through the programs. However, that
may be debaitable depending on where you go. From what I understand, most
state institutions offer more clincally oriented programs. I remember
when I was at U of Florida for the interview they were very proud of the
fact that there students come out clincally sufficient enough to open up
their own practice. However, some schools more academically