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I currently teach Biology at Hotchkiss School in CT. Love it here, coach girls' basketball, quizbowl, am a dormitory head, and work at our sustainability farm...life is good! Did my bachelor's in Virginia, graduated w/ Biology & a conc + licensure to teach! Was always interested in D-School, but ended up getting more into world of educ, and let dental fall by the wayside. On my 1 year + 2 months of teaching now, and figured, I want a change of career. I absolutely love teaching, the kids are so awesome and my school is great! But, I'm in a two-year program, and living in boarding schools and teaching isn't feasible for me in the long-run. By the end of this program, I will have concurrently graduated with my MSc in Education from the University of Pennsylvania.
So what have I been up to? Graduated with a 3.71 GPA (had 2 C+'s in Organic Chemistry, 1 C in Anatomy and Physio, other than that all science courses B+ or better). Got to Connecticut, and because a teacher's budget is tight, I enrolled at Gateway Community College in New Haven and took the following courses there, throughout one year's time:
Calculus I, Calculus II, Biochemistry + Lab, Immunobiology + Lab, re-took: Organic Chemistry Lecture 1, Organic Chemistry Lecture II, Anatomy & Physio I. I received A's in all of them.
So here's my question, does this affect my BCP GPA from AADSAS? Or am I still at a 3.71 College GPA? Do Dental Schools look at AADSAS GPA or College GPA? If they are averaged, my GPA should go up to about a 3.80.
Also, I shadowed a pediatric dentist for 9 months, and organized the mission of mercy dental project at a nearby high school. I also volunteered at an English Language Learning Center and on my weekends, I give free guitar lessons to the girls down at the Juvenile Detention Center (mainly because these girls are sick at guitar). Been on 2 international trips for poverty education (should I even mention this?).
Last year, I studied like a mad person and scored a 22 on my DAT.
So I'm applying this cycle, and so very scared. My schools (in order of how badly I want to go to them) are:
1) Harvard
2) Upenn
3) UConn
4) UMD
5) Columbia
6) VCU
7) New England
8) Rutgers
9) Pitt
10) Tufts/Boston
Also, while I'd like to apply to every school ever, I am on a really tight budget, and can only feasibly apply to 10. Does my list look good? Any advice on things I should change? I know I am a LONGGGG SHOT for Harvard, Upenn, Columbia and those schools (Does my CC credits like throw me out immediately), but I just have a dream...
Any/all advice greatly appreciated.
I currently teach Biology at Hotchkiss School in CT. Love it here, coach girls' basketball, quizbowl, am a dormitory head, and work at our sustainability farm...life is good! Did my bachelor's in Virginia, graduated w/ Biology & a conc + licensure to teach! Was always interested in D-School, but ended up getting more into world of educ, and let dental fall by the wayside. On my 1 year + 2 months of teaching now, and figured, I want a change of career. I absolutely love teaching, the kids are so awesome and my school is great! But, I'm in a two-year program, and living in boarding schools and teaching isn't feasible for me in the long-run. By the end of this program, I will have concurrently graduated with my MSc in Education from the University of Pennsylvania.
So what have I been up to? Graduated with a 3.71 GPA (had 2 C+'s in Organic Chemistry, 1 C in Anatomy and Physio, other than that all science courses B+ or better). Got to Connecticut, and because a teacher's budget is tight, I enrolled at Gateway Community College in New Haven and took the following courses there, throughout one year's time:
Calculus I, Calculus II, Biochemistry + Lab, Immunobiology + Lab, re-took: Organic Chemistry Lecture 1, Organic Chemistry Lecture II, Anatomy & Physio I. I received A's in all of them.
So here's my question, does this affect my BCP GPA from AADSAS? Or am I still at a 3.71 College GPA? Do Dental Schools look at AADSAS GPA or College GPA? If they are averaged, my GPA should go up to about a 3.80.
Also, I shadowed a pediatric dentist for 9 months, and organized the mission of mercy dental project at a nearby high school. I also volunteered at an English Language Learning Center and on my weekends, I give free guitar lessons to the girls down at the Juvenile Detention Center (mainly because these girls are sick at guitar). Been on 2 international trips for poverty education (should I even mention this?).
Last year, I studied like a mad person and scored a 22 on my DAT.
So I'm applying this cycle, and so very scared. My schools (in order of how badly I want to go to them) are:
1) Harvard
2) Upenn
3) UConn
4) UMD
5) Columbia
6) VCU
7) New England
8) Rutgers
9) Pitt
10) Tufts/Boston
Also, while I'd like to apply to every school ever, I am on a really tight budget, and can only feasibly apply to 10. Does my list look good? Any advice on things I should change? I know I am a LONGGGG SHOT for Harvard, Upenn, Columbia and those schools (Does my CC credits like throw me out immediately), but I just have a dream...
Any/all advice greatly appreciated.