{"id":3630,"date":"2012-02-17T14:06:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2016-06-27T16:47:27","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:47:27","slug":"no-peer-pressuring-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=3630","title":{"rendered":"no peer pressuring here"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Hi,<br \/>\nI&#8217;m a upcoming college student (college apps are very frustrating!), and I originally set my goals on pursuing dentistry. But after some research I&#8217;ve been seeing so many people say how difficult it is to achieve a good GPA at U of T. Knowing how competitive dentistry is I&#8217;m worried my GPA from my undergrad years just won&#8217;t cut it. Now I&#8217;m left to wonder should I just go to a different school in hopes of achieving a high GPA to come back to U of T for dentistry, would that be a good option? Any help would be greatly appreciated!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Oh hey you,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to be totally honest with you, if dentistry is your goal I would maybe consider going to a different school. U of T doesn&#8217;t care what school you went to for you undergrad, so if you think a different school would help you to get a better CGPA, then go there.<\/p>\n<p>U of T, as one of the top schools in the country does have high standards for their kiddies, so getting awesome grades is slightly harder. I know, what snots. All degrees are just pieces of paper in the end, but some make you work harder for it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh man &#8230; i don&#8217;t even know what I&#8217;m ranting about anymore &#8230; need&#8230;sleep &#8230;now.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion &#8230; yah I think it&#8217;s a good plan to go to a different school (if you really want)<\/p>\n<p>soon to be in a fetal position,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m a upcoming college student (college apps are very frustrating!), and I originally set my goals on pursuing dentistry. But after some research I&#8217;ve been seeing so many people say how difficult it is to achieve a good GPA at U of T. Knowing how competitive dentistry is I&#8217;m worried my GPA from my undergrad years just won&#8217;t cut it. Now I&#8217;m left to wonder should I just go to a different school in hopes of achieving a high GPA to come back to U of T for dentistry, would that be a good option? Any help would be greatly appreciated! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Oh hey you, I&#8217;m going to be totally honest with you, if dentistry is your goal I would maybe consider going to a different school. U of T doesn&#8217;t care what school you went to for you undergrad, so if you think a different school would help you to get a better CGPA, then go there. U of T, as one of the top schools in the country does have high standards for their kiddies, so getting awesome grades is slightly harder. I know, what snots. All degrees are just pieces of paper in the end, but some make you work harder for it. Oh man &#8230; i don&#8217;t even know what I&#8217;m ranting about anymore &#8230; need&#8230;sleep &#8230;now. 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