lullaby Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Hi everyone, I'm a high school student who is aiming for med school. However, I've chosen to major in dental hygiene. Is that acceptable? From what I heard, you can major anything, and apply into med school (no I'd rather not apply for dental school). Is that true? Please give me some useful advice on my goal which is to get into med school :-) THANK YOU in advance.
Monopoly Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Will you be satisfied working as a dental hygienist if you don't end up going to med school?
lullaby Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Posted August 27, 2009 Will you be satisfied working as a dental hygienist if you don't end up going to med school? that's an irrelevant answer to my question, but i'll answer anyway. yes.
AndreaM Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 I'd say it depends on your dental hygiene program and where you taking it. Some dental hygiene programs are certificate programs and not degree programs and I don't know if certificate programs are counted towards your GPA and course total for UBC. You might want to check with UBC's admissions office to find out for sure. In general though it does not matter what your undergraduate degree is in. Some people get in with the traditional BSc and others do Fine Arts programs. So long as you have the pre-requisites in there somewhere you should be fine.
lullaby Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Posted August 27, 2009 I'd say it depends on your dental hygiene program and where you taking it. Some dental hygiene programs are certificate programs and not degree programs and I don't know if certificate programs are counted towards your GPA and course total for UBC. You might want to check with UBC's admissions office to find out for sure. In general though it does not matter what your undergraduate degree is in. Some people get in with the traditional BSc and others do Fine Arts programs. So long as you have the pre-requisites in there somewhere you should be fine. Thank you! I plan to take dental hygiene in VCC, and finish my 3rd and 4th year in UBC where they offer the degree program. Once I finish that, I plan on applying for med school.
Star1234 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Posted August 27, 2009 Please don't take this the wrong way as I am not implying anything...I'm just curious. Why would you go into medicine after a degree in dental hygiene and not dentistry?
lullaby Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Posted August 27, 2009 Please don't take this the wrong way as I am not implying anything...I'm just curious. Why would you go into medicine after a degree in dental hygiene and not dentistry? I love learning about the human body, and I love solving mysteries. I like the idea of finding out what's wrong with a person.. why they're feeling this way, that way, bla bla. I do care for people also, but not as much as solving puzzles. I like suspense. that's why I wanna become a doctor. however, I don't wanna stay in school for 4 years and end up with a job that doesn't involve with helping people and solving mysteries. just in case I fail at getting into a med school, I'll always have something to fall back on. it sounds cowardly, but I'm just being realistic. I have older siblings and they have friends that majored in something (psychology for example) and just ended up working at Starbuck's. I'd rather be a dental hygienist than a barista.
djmackj Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 from what I know about the UBC dental hygiene program, you will not be taking courses in your 3rd and 4th year and instead will be doing rotations/clinical practice and b/c of this you technically do not fulfill the minimum credit requirements for any medical school. If you did want to pursue med school after your program, you will need to tack on 2 more years of university.
lullaby Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Posted August 28, 2009 from what I know about the UBC dental hygiene program, you will not be taking courses in your 3rd and 4th year and instead will be doing rotations/clinical practice and b/c of this you technically do not fulfill the minimum credit requirements for any medical school. If you did want to pursue med school after your program, you will need to tack on 2 more years of university. hmm really?? thanks for letting me know! I'll search that up
iwh333 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 however, I don't wanna stay in school for 4 years and end up with a job that doesn't involve with helping people and solving mysteries. you don't have to become a doctor to help people? nor solve mysteries for that matter.
iwh333 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 and yes, there are clinic portions of dental hygiene that you have to be aware of. As well, i'm not sure if UBC Med will accept your 2 years at dental hygiene at VCC. Best to email them.
lullaby Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Posted August 28, 2009 you don't have to become a doctor to help people? nor solve mysteries for that matter. It's my choice, and I don't need to tell you my life story for you to understand. what's the point of your comment anyway?
iwh333 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 i don't understand why you are so defensive...? is it because you are a high school student and you have an ego problem?
Janitor Posted August 28, 2009 Report Posted August 28, 2009 It's my choice, and I don't need to tell you my life story for you to understand. what's the point of your comment anyway? Same point as mine below. WHOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:
lullaby Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Posted August 28, 2009 i don't understand why you are so defensive...? is it because you are a high school student and you have an ego problem? haha, maybe.
lullaby Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Posted August 28, 2009 I like to help people, bla bla. you like that line so much that you had to reply with the exact same one? what a waste of time, huh.
lullaby Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Posted August 28, 2009 i think you have been watching too much house. i am not even in UG yet but i imagine that there's a lot more to medicine than that(but i heard radiology is similar to solving puzzles). I've gotta admit it, I wish I can be like House. and yes, that youtube video does have a point. I'm not in any way trying to get into this path just because I wanna be in that kind of setting. So don't get the wrong idea.
islander Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 This thread is pretty funny at midnight.
Mourning Cloak Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 Will you be satisfied working as a dental hygienist if you don't end up going to med school? that's an irrelevant answer to my question, but i'll answer anyway. yes. The majority of pre-meds don't get into medical school. So pick something you like. Just in case.
bnface Posted September 12, 2009 Report Posted September 12, 2009 The majority of pre-meds don't get into medical school. So pick something you like. Just in case. however, the majority of premeds that are keen enough to use premed101 instead of having a social life (myself included), tend to get into med school
charmer08 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Posted September 13, 2009 HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA... thanks for the laugh guys
djmackj Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 PBL currently feels like an episode of House =D
Destiny Gundam Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 HAHAHA agree with above! but if he/she is a few years away from applying i think the current answer is acceptable
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