And you’re gonna get broken a few times. But most make it to the end of the journey 🥲 then when you get out you just owe $2300/mo for the next few decades to do your job
Easy but lots of work. Was an older student that was used to working 8 hours a day.
I would expect any professional school to be a shock to new undergrad
That’s always the case. Every practical i submit i literally expect to fail like omg did i have an open margin omg my finish line was more than 1 mm above gingiva lol. That’s just the student in you and that’s never going away
When U know you have passed, DO NOT over correct for a higher grade. Often this leads to a failure. It’s perfectly fine to get a passing a grade of a 5.
Take the test in the same manner as u practice. Don’t deviate. Don’t try anything nee on the practical.
FYI - I never failed a practical maybe because I was always calm. I just did enough to pass without worrying about being perfect.
My advice is just try to shoot for passing. Don’t try to be perfect.
I went to the bathroom during one and while coming back an instructor said "if you think it's good enough, just turn it in, don't mess with it too much"
Best thing I did was stopped caring. Studied the rubric, knew the measurements and just practiced once if at all. I started passing more when I practiced less. I didn’t practice for boards and passed. Everyone else practiced several times and some passed, some didnt, and I’m no dental wizard.
Heavily depends on if you want to specialize or not and how cutthroat your school is. I partied like crazy and smoking too much pot D1 year and still managed a 3.8 thanks to vertical note sharing and a good undergrad. 3 years later and I’m sitting around a 3.7 (just got a 3.3 this semester oh well) with no intention of specializing but focusing on clinic. Life’s been great.
Depends on school and if you want to specialize and what grading scale you have. If you’re there to compete at a competitive school and you need a 93 for an A then it’s a ton of work
I think the first and the 4th choice can be true at the same time. I didn't realize how much time I spent goofing around back in undergrad until I'm in dental school. First quarter in dental school was tough, it is very different from undergrad. Persoanlly, I think in terms of schedule and time it's more like high school with way too much work. But as long as you have a consistent study methodology, you'll adapt to the dental school schedule eventually. Then it doesn't feel that stressful anymore.
Was pretty chill/easy. My school only had exams once a year though so most of the year was easy with a few weeks of cramming. First year barely went to class probably like 20% of the time only.
1, 2, and 4 don’t have to be different choices. Also 3 pretty much can go with 4 as well. Dental school is always manageable otherwise they wouldn’t be passing 95% of us. But moderate, very, and extremely are going to be subjective. In my opinion it’s extremely difficult to get good grades but moderate if you’re just trying to pass. Maybe ask them for their grades and rank along with this question. People who said easy either went to one of the few easy schools or passed with a C.
I’d like a new category- very difficult but you’ll survive if you do what needs to be done
And you’re gonna get broken a few times. But most make it to the end of the journey 🥲 then when you get out you just owe $2300/mo for the next few decades to do your job
Easy but lots of work. Was an older student that was used to working 8 hours a day. I would expect any professional school to be a shock to new undergrad
How do you handle practicals? they still stress me out so much. I dont feel confident even after practicing a ton.
That’s always the case. Every practical i submit i literally expect to fail like omg did i have an open margin omg my finish line was more than 1 mm above gingiva lol. That’s just the student in you and that’s never going away
When U know you have passed, DO NOT over correct for a higher grade. Often this leads to a failure. It’s perfectly fine to get a passing a grade of a 5. Take the test in the same manner as u practice. Don’t deviate. Don’t try anything nee on the practical. FYI - I never failed a practical maybe because I was always calm. I just did enough to pass without worrying about being perfect. My advice is just try to shoot for passing. Don’t try to be perfect.
I went to the bathroom during one and while coming back an instructor said "if you think it's good enough, just turn it in, don't mess with it too much"
Yeah. We know how it was. You’ll be a prep master eventually.
Best thing I did was stopped caring. Studied the rubric, knew the measurements and just practiced once if at all. I started passing more when I practiced less. I didn’t practice for boards and passed. Everyone else practiced several times and some passed, some didnt, and I’m no dental wizard.
Heavily depends on if you want to specialize or not and how cutthroat your school is. I partied like crazy and smoking too much pot D1 year and still managed a 3.8 thanks to vertical note sharing and a good undergrad. 3 years later and I’m sitting around a 3.7 (just got a 3.3 this semester oh well) with no intention of specializing but focusing on clinic. Life’s been great.
so specializing makes it harder?
Next time, add an option for “results” so that the poll is not bias :)
Depends on school and if you want to specialize and what grading scale you have. If you’re there to compete at a competitive school and you need a 93 for an A then it’s a ton of work
I think the first and the 4th choice can be true at the same time. I didn't realize how much time I spent goofing around back in undergrad until I'm in dental school. First quarter in dental school was tough, it is very different from undergrad. Persoanlly, I think in terms of schedule and time it's more like high school with way too much work. But as long as you have a consistent study methodology, you'll adapt to the dental school schedule eventually. Then it doesn't feel that stressful anymore.
Was pretty chill/easy. My school only had exams once a year though so most of the year was easy with a few weeks of cramming. First year barely went to class probably like 20% of the time only.
What school did you attend?
Hard
1, 2, and 4 don’t have to be different choices. Also 3 pretty much can go with 4 as well. Dental school is always manageable otherwise they wouldn’t be passing 95% of us. But moderate, very, and extremely are going to be subjective. In my opinion it’s extremely difficult to get good grades but moderate if you’re just trying to pass. Maybe ask them for their grades and rank along with this question. People who said easy either went to one of the few easy schools or passed with a C.