is it true that dental programs look more favourably to students who completeted their degree?

[uber]

I am thinking of taking a semester off but I know the Ualberta dental requirements are changing in 2021 which would be to my disadvantage, so I would only have one more cycle which would give me the most likely chance of getting into dent here. I heard that dental programs look more favourably to students who have completed their degrees compared to students who haven't, like you would need a considerably higher GPA (4.0) to compete with a student who has completed their degree (3.8). Just wondering if this is true since I have not completed my degree and this would affect my decision on taking a semester off or not

[molarmania]

I think dental schools favouring grads is more of a correlation and less of a causation thing. Grads just have far more experience. Just my opinion though

[Starburst]

I think UofT is the only school in Canada that really favours students who have completed their degrees or completed a master/phD. I think this trend is more for US schools where this is the norm.

[DrOfNothingYet]

On 1/4/2020 at 11:41 AM, uber said:

I am thinking of taking a semester off but I know the Ualberta dental requirements are changing in 2021 which would be to my disadvantage, so I would only have one more cycle which would give me the most likely chance of getting into dent here. I heard that dental programs look more favourably to students who have completed their degrees compared to students who haven't, like you would need a considerably higher GPA (4.0) to compete with a student who has completed their degree (3.8). Just wondering if this is true since I have not completed my degree and this would affect my decision on taking a semester off or not

What changes is UofA making to their admissions requirements? What is your source? Thanks!