best undergrad deg for postgrad dent? (1 Viewer)

[jkdsghaweofhb]

Hi guys I know there is a thread on this already but I'm still really stuck. I want to do postgraduate Dentistry at Usyd (im NSW), but my atar was bad so I need to choose a course that I can get a good gpa in to get dentistry. I have the following options, B vision sci (unsw), where I don't get confirmed admission to the masters program, and the degree is hard, b sci (unsw, usyd), where the job oportuntities are poor and are very research based (which I dont want), b Pharma (which is apparently really hard and very chem heavy which I am bad at and I think I will struggle in, but a strong job after uni), or b commerce/science (which is good for jobs I think but everyone has a commerce degree and I have to do internships which take time away from gamsat study but no relevance to health (also have to do elective courses to satisfy UQ req). which one should I choose if my whole goal is to get postgrad dent.

 

[totally_screwed]

lowkey just do b science at usyd, major in anatomy & histology and physiology if you want dent relevant study

if your’e deadset on dent then I wouldn’t worry abt which undergrad degrees have good job prospects, it’s more important you get a competitive WAM (which is definitely easier in a degree that isn’t super hard) and have the time and energy to study for GAMSAT and potentially sit it multiple times if need be

worst case you don’t get into dent, consider honours or a masters that will give you job prospects or more time to resit GAMSAT and stuff

my friend in dent did b science at usyd majoring in nutrition and she was gonna do a masters in nutrition and dietetics if she didn’t get into dent, so yeah while her undergrad wouldn’t have had good job prospects, the masters would’ve. and your WAM would prob be good for masters program if you’ve got postgrad dent in mind

my other friend did b science at usyd majoring in anatomy and was gonna do a masters in teaching if dent didn’t work out

so yeah you don’t need to necessarily worry about the job prospects of your undergrad if dent is ur dream bc u can do further study to secure a job, you’d just be in uni for a bit longer, but the focus should be maintaining a competitive WAM and doing well in the GAMSAT

 

[rh_06]

Depends on how determined and confident you are into doing post grad dentistry. @totally_screwed summed it up real nicely so Imma just add that Im doing medical science at USYD with the intention of getting into med via gamsat, and so far it has been super easy. There isn't much difference between b/sci and b/medsci at usyd and pretty much my whole friend group has got a HD wam, D being lowest. (first yr btw)