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Retook my DAT today and these are my scores: First attempt: AA18. TS19. Bio19. Orgo 19. GC 19. RC 16. QR 18. Pat 20 Second attempt: AA19. TS20. Bio19 Orgo 21 GC20 RC16 QR17 PAT19 English is my second language so I am having trouble with reading. What do you guys think of my chances of getting...

Hey all, I am currently a recent graduate of a top 10 university on my gap year doing clinical research. I was involved in a pretty serious incident the fall of my senior year. Basically what happened was, I was at a bar (not intoxicated) and some drunk dinguses picked a fight with me and...

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here is a very interesting analysis from financial expert's point of view. After working my butt off for a few years, I found that I only paid back the interests* of my students loans that have been accumulating from my first day at dental school. Now, I still have long ways to go to pay back...

I've been reading through the classes to take on many dental school websites, and a lot of them state that to be competitive you should have advanced science courses such as Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Histoloy, Evolution etc... I was wondering if other upper level science classes also count...

If I am fortunate enough to be accepted into a dental school, is it possible to take undergraduate courses at that university as well (assuming this school is part of an undergraduate university)? What I'm thinking is that I'm a Spanish major who would like to continue to take classes in the...

I am scheduled to take DAT november 2nd 2017 however i am nowhere near ready, I have searched so many pro metric centers even in other states and can't seem to find any dates past nov 4... i thought DAT was offered year round? I already send in my application what should i do ?

Are there any individuals out there who would be willing to share their personal essays. There mindset when writing the essay. How they decide which events in life they felt was significant enough to be worthy of mentioning, writing style, fitting everything in the limited space and making it...

Hi everyone, This may be an obvious/redundant question, but I was just wondering how the process of submitting letters of recommendation is when applying to dental schools? When I ask my professors to write one and they agree, do they have to upload it directly on to AADSAS, or would they give...

Hi all, I am just wondering if most dental schools have GPA cutoffs? My BCP GPA is lower than my science and overall GPA so I am just wondering if schools have a cutoff for the BCP GPA. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I was wondering if its still okay to apply to dental school now? I am taking my DAT in a few weeks hopefully. I have already completed a good portion of application, I already have my LOR and transcript in, i did not click submit yet. Feeling nervous about it being the end of september.

I applied to 8 dental schools and so far have only heard from one. I was wondering are there any schools still worth applying to? My stats are 22 AA, 23 TS, 23 Bio, 21 Gchem, 25 Ochem, 21 RC, 19 PAT, 19 QR 3.61 overall GPA and 3.53 science

Hello- I am new to SDN and this is my first post, I would love any recommendations for my situation. I graduated undergrad with a veryyy low GPA, overall 3.0 and sGPA around 2.7 due to some bad things that happened to me, and depression as a result. I definitely showed an upward trend was i...

Hi everyone! So I just received my MCAT score on Tues and I scored in the 10th percentile!! :( It was really devastating for me considering this is the third time I've taken this exam with **minimal** improvement. Nonetheless, I took a practice DAT and I made a 20 and that was with little...

My GPA is 3.49. I have an AA 19, TS 20, PAT 20 What schools should I add to my list?? (some of these are reaches so I need some realistic ones) UCSF UOP USC UCLA Western UWashington Oregon UNLV MWA NYU Tufts UMichigan

BU has a calc pre-req. I want to apply there but I have not taken calc and will not take calc because it is not required by my major. Does anyone know of anyone who has been excepted into their program without taking calc?

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I just received a post December interview and scheduled it for December 12th. My question is are post December interviews a lot more competitive to get an acceptance since half or more seats have been filled up? Also when would they let you know if you've been accepted because I have a few...

Guys I just took the DAT for the 2nd time and totally bombed it and now I feel so defeated and hopeless ☹️ I took it last year and got Gen Chem-19 Biology-18 Organic-18 Reading-18 Perceptual ability-14 QR-12 TS-18 AA-17 Today: Gen Chem-15 ): Organic-17 Biology -16 Reading-16 Perceptual...

Hi, does anyone have any experience in contacting dental schools for interviews because youll be in the area for interviewing at nearby dental schools? It would save me alot of money and time since i do work full time right now. Thank you!

Hi all! Just graduated with my DMD and wanted to share some advice on this thread - Before applying to dental school, read this. – ginwa cou – Medium Please feel free to post or message with questions!

I've begun researching schools that I would like to attend, but I feel like I can only tell so much from the schools' websites. I won't be applying until next cycle, but I would just like some feedback about which schools would be best to apply to. A little about me: Age: 24 Utah Resident oGPA...

I can't postpone the exam because my Bootcamp subscription literally runs out the day of my exam. I took BC full lengths 1,2,3, and 5 (i meant to do 4 but i accidentally clicked on 5, fml). I don't want to take any tests on Thursday, the day before my exam.. so tomorrow (Wednesday) should i take...

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There's one school I was debating about applying too and decided I should just go for it. Would it be too late to add the school in August?

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Hi everyone just a quick question regarding the GPA calculations. Are separate labs included in science GPA? For example for general and organic chemistry the labs were separate grades from the lecture. Thank you!

Hello everyone, I am a New York resident and this upcoming year i will be graduating. I am studying for the DAT and taking it in October. I am aiming for a 21-22 AA on the DAT. What schools should i consider applying to and what are my chances? I am applying up to 15 schools and i don't care...

Do dental schools care if you have non-prerequisite courses taken as credit/no credit?? I need a poli sci class to graduate and I would like to take it as C/NC since I am taking 17 units next semester. Also, I just applied to dental school.

Hi all, I really need some advice. I recently graduated from a Canadian University with a gpa of 3.7 (88% 2 years), and have a DAT score of 20 AA, 21 TS, 21 PAT. I got rejected from all the schools I applied to during my 3rd year as my gpa was around 3.55 and had a low DAT score. I know my...

I recently started a thread about the affects of me transferring from UCLA to UCD. I have done well in my first year (3.8 or so) at UCLA taking the life science route but am generally unhappy here and do not like the atmosphere, people, lack of seasons, or school in general. It overall has made...

Hello, I am currently an undergrad at UCLA and have done well my first year 3.8 or so taking the life science courses. However, I am not enjoying UCLA as a school. I regret not going to UC Davis which is 40 minutes away from my house and also the school that many of my friends are attending. I...

I always wanted to do something like this because it would have been nice to have back when I was in school. So I'm hoping it helps out all the new and prospective dental students. Let me know what you think!

This is just something I've always wanted to do and now that I've been out almost 20 years I feel I've "recovered" enough from the dental school experience to do so. I'm hoping it helps any new dental students and is enjoyable for our older and more established colleagues. Let me know what you...

Hello Everyone, I just took my DAT this morning and managed to score fairly well. My scores: BIO/GC/OC/RC/QR/PAT/TS/AA 21/ 23/ 23/ 20/ 21/ 22/ 22/ 22 I can honestly say I performed far better than I thought I did once I finished the end survey. First things first. I studied a bit on and off...

Hey all! I just wanted to see what kind of advice I could get, as I am currently thinking dental school and will hopefully be applying next summer. I will be a rising junior anthropology major at a liberal arts college this coming fall. I am really nervous for the whole application process as...

Heu guys! So what I've gathered from friends, the GPA is worth like 35% of your app, DAT is 35%, interview is 10%, and everything else is worth like 20%...... Does anyone who've been through the process find this true? Also, would it look concerning if you got a high GPA and a average DAT...

Hello, this is my first time applying to dental school. I took the DAT recently, submitted my applications & supplementals about a week ago, and applied broadly. I wanted feedback on my chances of getting into dental school. AA: 23 TS: 22 Bio: 20 GC: 23 OC: 23 PAT: 20 RC: 23 QR:28 I have a...

First, I would like some advice from people who took the DAT or people that know what sort of material to study with. I'm currently studying the Kaplan DAT 2016 Strategies, Practice and Review. I went over the entire book once, and now I'm going over it a second time. I don't know what else I...

If you went to UCSF or UOP or had friends who went to either of those dental schools, where did you/they live??