Navigating Dental School Decision Day

As a predentalstudent, dental school “Decision Day” is the day solidifying all your hard workand achieving the first step on the path to the dream you have been workingtoward. Now it’s time to ask, “How do I navigate it?”Choosing aSchoolWhen making adecision about which dental school to attend, it is important to weigh the prosand cons of every school you are accepted to. Think about whether these schoolsmatch what you are looking for in a dental school and how attending a specificschool will help you to grow as a student. Here are a few important questions toconsider and keep in mind when making your decision: What’simportant to you? Isa location within driving distance to your hometown important? Doyou want to live in the city? Areyou looking for a small class size? Howearly do you hope to have exposure to clinical skills? Doyou want to go to a pass/fail school, or a school with letter grades and aranking system? Doyou want to go to a school that also offers advanced dental education...