A good way to get into a selective school is by first taking a couple classes at Harvard.
Sound farfetched? It isn’t. The Harvard University Extension School (HES) is one of the 12 degree-granting schools of Harvard University, which offers open enrollment into courses across 60 fields and into professional certificate programs in five subjects including nanotechnology. In addition, HES offers associate, bachelor, or graduate degree programs for those more ambitious.
If you’ve ever contemplated a career in dentistry, two sites might warrant review: “Becoming a Dentist,” at http://becomeadentist.org/why-to-choose-dentistry, and the “Meet a Dentist” site at http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/1/Dentist. The second site comes to you under the auspices of the ADEA, which also publishes a guide that profiles dental schools and explains the pathway to becoming a DDS, The ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools ($35 at the ADEA website, www.adea.org). Considering the average 2010 graduate from USC’s dental school was encumbered with $283,000 in debt, it is a publication well worth the price.
