How hard is it to get into Dental Hygeine school with a 2.3 GPA?!
Question: Here are the requirements for the dental hygiene school I am attending:
--> A "C" or better in all of the following high school courses (2 semesters) or college level courses:
chemistry, biology, geometry, algebra
--> High school graduation or a GED/HSED
--> Assessment testing: Compass or Asset with appropriate scores, ACT with a composite of 20, or SAT with math & verbal for a minimum total of 1200
If you have lower than the required grade for the classes list above, you can take the college level course, but you have to receive a "C" or better. Also, if your ACT or SAT scores are too low, then you will have to take the compass or asset test through the college and receive the required grades.
If you do all of the above, and are accepted into the program, it has a different grading scale than what you are probably use to.
The lowest grade you can get in your classes is a 76% (C). Anything lower, you have to retake the class.
You could go online and find a school near you and look up the requirements yourself, they are probably going to be similar to my school.
Answers: Here are the requirements for the dental hygiene school I am attending:
--> A "C" or better in all of the following high school courses (2 semesters) or college level courses:
chemistry, biology, geometry, algebra
--> High school graduation or a GED/HSED
--> Assessment testing: Compass or Asset with appropriate scores, ACT with a composite of 20, or SAT with math & verbal for a minimum total of 1200
If you have lower than the required grade for the classes list above, you can take the college level course, but you have to receive a "C" or better. Also, if your ACT or SAT scores are too low, then you will have to take the compass or asset test through the college and receive the required grades.
If you do all of the above, and are accepted into the program, it has a different grading scale than what you are probably use to.
The lowest grade you can get in your classes is a 76% (C). Anything lower, you have to retake the class.
You could go online and find a school near you and look up the requirements yourself, they are probably going to be similar to my school.
heck no.. you really think you have what it takes? boy you're in for a bad awakening!
You should probably take some additional courses to get your GPA up.
most places (as well as scholarships, grants, etc.) usually like to see a 3.0, try and re-take some of the lower graded classes to replace the bad grade and increase your gpa.
You can get into a community college with any kind of GPA, as long as you don't have a criminal record (the system isn't big on criminals getting an education, apparently). You can either get the dental hygienist certificate after 2 years at CC, or you can boost your grades at CC and transfer to a university to finish up the 4-year degree. Obviously you will get paid more with a 4-year degree as versus the 2-year license, but if you only got out of high school with a 2.3 GPA, you probably aren't real keen on the 4-year degree idea anyway. Good luck!
Most hygiene schools admit students based on a point system. The students have the most points get in. It's very competitive. You definitely need to re-take some classes and get a better grade in them so that the most current one will be on your transcript. Dental hygiene school is a lot harder than I thought it would be. : )
impossible you should have thought of that earlier when you were screwing around instead of studying.
Most dental hygiene programs require a GPA that is higher than 3.0. If that is what you really want to do, then you will need to improve your GPA. Good Luck
You might be able to find a school that will accept you but most of the schools that I have looked into require at least a 3.0 gpa at a minimum.
I wouldn't want you as my dentist.
a) you could have been partying, slacking, not studying-- not the type of person that should be entrusted with others' health;
b) you have some type of learning disablitiy, which will make dental school very hard.
If you think you can overcome these and give the patients the compassion and gentleness they deserve, then go for it. But it's going to be a long road.