Caroline Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Hello all, I applied to medicine as a backup plan to Dentistry. I'm sure I would enjoy medicine but that being said, dentistry is my top choice. I have interviews for medicine at UWO and U of T, the two schools I applied to for dentistry. My question is this, if the topic comes up in my med school interviews should I say that dentistry is really my top choice? I realize that this sounds like a bad idea, but I don't want to go in there and say that medicine is my top choice and have this info be relayed to the dental admissions committee. I know I'm jumping the gun a little as dental invites haven't been sent out but I'm trying to be positive. My interview for U of T is next Saturday so I would love some feedback as to what you guys think about this situation. thanks in advance Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright_Smile Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Caroline, I'm not going to tell you what to say at your interview, but I *will* tell you that at U of T, the Medicine admissions committee doesn't speak to the dentistry admissions committee. The two faculties are totally separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Thanks for the info Bright_Smile, that's great to know, it will make my interview easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostintime Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Lol, I'm not judging you and everyone has their own choices. But personally, I'm a horrible liar and people will see through me if I say something is my top choice when it isn't. But hey, if you got through with the essay when clearly dentistry was your first choice, you should be ok. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaki Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 some dental schools will ask if you've applied to medicine, but medical schools will never (under normal circumstances) ask you if you've applied to dental school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.drill Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 You should not bring up the issue at all in your med or dent interviews. What it comes down to is that you are being smart and leaving your options open. In your med interview, if they ask you why you want to be a physician and you say "actually I don't, I want to be a dentist" then you are going screw your chances of getting into med. Just tell them what attracts you to medicine without bringing up dentistry at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 There are plenty of pre-meds that apply to dentistry as a back-up. That process is fine so vice versa is fine too. Don't think too much of it. It's a non-issue and relevant to yourself only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks for the advice everyone, I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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