Opinions on my school list, please help!

[rkendal2]

Hi SDN,

I would love your opinions on my school list and chances.

Here are my stats:
DAT: AA: 20 TS: 21 OC: 20 GC: 22 Bio: 21 RC: 21 QR: 18 PAT: 24
oGPA/sGPA/BCP: All 3.74+
PA resident, ~100 hrs of shadowing, 200+ hrs of community service, worked daily throughout college so I have few ECs. I was a trainer at two jobs for leadership

The list I have decided is:

Temple
Pitt
Lecom
Nova
Maryland
NYU
Boston
Penn
Tufts

Also thinking of adding UOP and UNE to the list. If there are any you think would be a good choice to add, let me know.

Any opinions are welcome and greatly appreciated.

Thanks SDN and good luck everyone!

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[Glimmer1991]

I'd add Case Western. It's pretty close to home, and I really loved the school.

Also... Do you really want to go all the way to California for dental school? Judging from your list, I'd guess not. If it isn't a school you could really see yourself attending, I wouldn't add UoP. (I found myself in this same predicament last year. Don't waste $600 bucks on airline tickets before changing your mind like I did, though! LOL! It's a great school, no doubt, but the cost and location just weren't ideal for me.)

Maybe add OSU, too? They seem pretty OOS-friendly, judging by their class profile.

You have solid stats, and your ECs look perfectly fine. I think you have great chances!

 

[rkendal2]

Thank you so much Glimmer!

 

[mkhan27]

Thank you so much Glimmer!

Your list looks good. Definitely agree with Glimmer. If you want to go to California, then what about UCLA or UCSF? I see you have UoP down, but those are two other California schools.

If you plan to do specialization, then LECOM doesn't do it. I believe they only graduate dental students as general dentists and don't have a specialty in their program. So if you want to specialize, then I think that would not be the school. I think Univ of Florida though does have specialization. If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

Good luck!