I need some advice as I took my DAT and scored alot lower than my practice exams. I'm extremely disappointed and can’t even think about a retake right now because I'm so burnt out.I spent my entire summer doing research all day and then coming home and immediately having to study for this god awful exam which i ended up bombing anyways. Wondering if I should suck it up and retake or just switch out the schools on my list. I am applying next cycle and am currently freaking out.
GPA: 3.89
DAT:
AA 21
TS 21
PAT 17
QR 19
RC 23
BIO 20
GC 23
OC 20
Majors:
BS Genetics
BS Nutrition Sciences
Minor: Biotechnology
NC Resident
Minority? No; Asian Female
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing: 200 hours (oral medicine and general dentist (1))
Volunteering: ~300 (International service trip, Cancer Research non-profit, volunteer as an assistant at a local non profit), volunteering at UNC Adams, volunteered at UNC hospitals
Leadership:Vice President of an intercollegiate cancer research non profit, I’ve also been a TA for two years
Employment: I was employed by my university to conduct biotech research under the supervision of a mentor, dental assistant , peer tutor at my university
Assisting: 300 hours (i've been assisting the same dentist for 2 years on and off)
Other EC: Pre-dental club, I work on cars and used to build car parts on the lathe for the MechE department my freshman year, I play the piano, I am currently doing research with the same professor.
Honors/Awards: Deans list all semesters
LORs: 1 general dentist (strong), Biochem chemistry professor(strong), research mentor (very strong)
Dental school open houses/programs: UNC Adams undergraduate volunteering
Misc info/questions: Do I retake? I really only want to go to UNC Adams as it's close to where I live, cost-effective and I have immediate family members who went there. A lot of the schools on my list have extremely high DAT averages so that's why I'm asking if I should retake.
Schools List
(open to suggestions- I am interested in continuing research in dental school)
GPA: 3.89
DAT:
AA 21
TS 21
PAT 17
QR 19
RC 23
BIO 20
GC 23
OC 20
Majors:
BS Genetics
BS Nutrition Sciences
Minor: Biotechnology
NC Resident
Minority? No; Asian Female
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing: 200 hours (oral medicine and general dentist (1))
Volunteering: ~300 (International service trip, Cancer Research non-profit, volunteer as an assistant at a local non profit), volunteering at UNC Adams, volunteered at UNC hospitals
Leadership:Vice President of an intercollegiate cancer research non profit, I’ve also been a TA for two years
Employment: I was employed by my university to conduct biotech research under the supervision of a mentor, dental assistant , peer tutor at my university
Assisting: 300 hours (i've been assisting the same dentist for 2 years on and off)
Other EC: Pre-dental club, I work on cars and used to build car parts on the lathe for the MechE department my freshman year, I play the piano, I am currently doing research with the same professor.
Honors/Awards: Deans list all semesters
LORs: 1 general dentist (strong), Biochem chemistry professor(strong), research mentor (very strong)
Dental school open houses/programs: UNC Adams undergraduate volunteering
Misc info/questions: Do I retake? I really only want to go to UNC Adams as it's close to where I live, cost-effective and I have immediate family members who went there. A lot of the schools on my list have extremely high DAT averages so that's why I'm asking if I should retake.
Schools List
(open to suggestions- I am interested in continuing research in dental school)
UNC |
UKentucky |
UMD |
Tufts |
Temple |
Case Western |
UPenn |
Pitt |
Texas A&M |
VCU |
ECU |
Columbia |
UIowa |
HSDM |