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Hey all, I will be starting my D1 year this July. A big problem I had in my undergraduate was not knowing what I should be doing with my spare time to help my application, and my undergrad advising was garbage (here is looking at you University of Colorado). I was wondering if anybody had any...

Good afternoon! I am a senior currently applying for dental school, and graduated with a GPA of 3.90 and a DAT AA/TS of 24/26, so I'm not necessarily worried about getting into dental schools, but I am concerned about another question: mental health and dental school. I've struggled with...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm curious about some things I've heard about going to medical school abroad compared to dental school. I've heard that it's relatively easy to go to medical school abroad and then come back to the US as an internationally trained doctor. All you have to do to...

Hey! I am starting dental school in July and was wondering if anyone had any advice. I'll take anything. Like, ways to study, ways to be organized, or information to study before hand. I want to be as prepared as possible. Thanks!

Hello! I took the DAT back in February and scored: AA: 20 TS: 22 BIO: 23 GC: 21 OC: 21 RC: 21 PAT: 18 QR: 16 :confused: Not too happy with my PAT and especially my QR score. My oGPA is 3.8 and sGPA is ~3.65. I am in the midst of making of list of schools to apply to and wasn't sure how many I...

I was reading through some of the schools I might be interested in. And I was wondering if the total expenses part that they have on there is accurate or not. Does the total expense include everything such as room and board(and all cost of living expenses) as well as all fees and tuition...

Luckily I'm an RDH so finding places to collect teeth as requested by my school is no problem, but for those of you familiar with this what kind of container did you use to store your collected teeth? I'm having a hard time deciding what container to drop off at my oral surgeons office.... I...

Hey whats up guys, so I'm in a bit of a pickle, and would appreciate any advice. Short background. I took the DAT 7 years ago, did good in sciences, but had 17's in QR and RC. Also had a 3.04 GPA-o and 2.77 GPA-s from undergrad. Needless to say, didn't get it. Moved on with life. Then did 11...

Hello! Thanks for reading. I need some advice. I have received acceptance to dental school and will be starting in the fall. My question is it important to do something meaningful this summer? By that I mean either interning or working versus traveling, relaxing, maybe working a part-time job...

Hi everybody! I have been shadowing a dentist for the last few months and somehow we ended coming up with this idea to create a dental podcast. The idea behind this podcast is to give anyone interested in dentistry/attending dental school and those who already in dental school a guide for what...

Hi everybody! I have been shadowing a dentist for the last few months and somehow we ended coming up with this idea to create a dental podcast. The idea behind this podcast is to give anyone interested in dentistry/attending dental school and those who already in dental school a guide for what...

Hi, I plan on taking the DAT soon but I've been out of school for more than a year now. I'm thinking about taking the Kaplan Online Live classes to help me stay on track due to my busy schedule. Does anyone know if these classes are worth it? If not what would you recommend? Thank you :)

Hi everyone, I am applying to dental school this cycle and I was wondering if taking English 200 after I apply (but before I graduate in May 2018) will affect my acceptance into dental school. I know schools will often give a tentative acceptance upon completion of the course, however does...

Hello SDN family! Got a little break from work so I decided to do a chance me. I haven't taken the DAT just yet, but I'm hoping for a 21-22 whenever I do take it. I know it's silly for me to post this now before knowing but I just want your feedback! Major: BA Economics GPA: 3.8 oGPA, 3.7 sGPA...

http://www.dentalgoal.com/ A professor told me “the days will be long, the years will be short”. This was in reference to our journey as dental students. I completely resonated with this as my undergrad felt very much like this. The caviat is that in fact the duration of your undergrad is a...

Hi everyone! I know making this account and being on this website may be a little too ahead of my age (since I'm a senior in high school), but I wanted some feedback and opinions on whether I should attend UC Berkeley College of Chemistry or University of the Pacific 2+3 Accelerated Dental...

I am selling the following materials at competitive prices; 2015 DAT DESTROYER [brand new] $115 2015 MATH DESTROYER [brand new] $50 2015 Organic Chem Odyssey [brand new] $90 Cliffs AP Bio third edition - [brand new; unmarked] $5 Kaplan lesson book [marked; with notes + answers] $25 Kaplan...

Hello, I am selling brand-new DAT Destroyer books (2015 Version). Below is the pricing: DAT Destroyer (orgo, gen chen, bio and QR) for $115 Math Destroyer for $50 Organic Chem Odyssey for $90 Or all three books for $245 or best offer. Please message me for more details. Thank you!

Hey SDN, I am applying for the 3yr AF HPSP and can get a LOR from my US Congressman whom I interned for. I've only met the guy a handful of times but his office manager said I could get a LOR if I send a draft. What do y'all think about this? Should I write it myself or should I just go with 3...

I was accepted to UW, then later was accepted to Penn. I can't decide between the 2 schools. Both are great but Penn is more prestigious and UW is in a much nicer city-Seattle. Regarding the program. UW is two years of classes and then two years of clerkships+clinics (no classes), which I like...

Im curious on how dental licensure works state to state. I will soon be a dental student in the Midwest and after I graduate I would like to move to the south/southwest (AZ/FL/SC)? Could someone please shed on light on this topic? Thank you

Hi guys, Just a quick question I cannot find an answer to anywhere. Would it look bad on my dental school application if I shadowed/volunteered at a dentist office or clinic everyday for three weeks? (I'm looking to shadow 8 hours everyday and get in a total of 120 hours over the 3 weeks)...

Hi everyone, I used to have a very nice excel sheet with all the dental schools (in the US), their average DAT, and GPA scores, price, and required prerequisites. Unfortunately, I lost my entire computer to some red wine (the motherboard won't even spin) and along with everything else, I lost...

Does anybody have a rough estimate of approximately how many people get placed on the waitlist every year at Maryland and if there is much movement for in state or out of state waitlisted applicants? Wanted to know for myself and others. Thanks!

Is being within walking distance to school a significant advantage over say a 20 minute metro ride? Not sure if the 40 minutes of commuting a day and not living in the area with the largest population of classmates would be an issue or if that distance is too insignificant to matter.

Hey all you people! Just taking a survey of those who applied to Maryland and were waitlisted. Just wanted to get a nice survey going that can help future applicants gauge the waitlist movement for future cycles. Just vote on if you're in state or out of state and comment in this thread whether...

Hi everyone! I've been looking for a thread like this for the upcoming application cycle specifically, and haven't found it anywhere. So I figured I'd start one myself :) I'm relatively new to SDN besides the occasional stalking for other pre-dents who are starting to freak out about this...

Just wanted to see if anyone has received any acceptances, waitlists, or rejections from Maryland since 1/20. The school has been silent and a lot of post December interviewees (including myself) are waiting to hear back. The expected wait time according to admissions was said to be not set and...

Hi guys, Background: I graduated in 2015 with a B.S in Medical Technology and have been working as a Medical Technologist in a Hematology Lab for the last two years. I just decided last week to follow up on my dream on going to Dental School. My undergrad Science and overall GPA is 3.5. I'm...

Hi Guys, this is my first time posting on here and I apologize if there is already a thread like this one, but I tried reading some and non exactly pertained to me so I thought I'd go ahead and post my story and see what you guys think. Please if you have anything rude to say don't say it...

Hey Gang, Forgive my ignorance, but should I be applying for financial aid now even though I haven't been accepted? I'm a Texas resident applying to Texas schools with 3.78 sGPA 21 AA so I reckon I'm still under consideration for acceptance (interviewed at all three schools in September and...

Any advice on choosing schools that have programs with direct attention to the older adult, physically and mentally challenged and/or complex medical histories?

Hey all, I'm applying this upcoming cycle and I'm figuring out which schools to rule out. I'm a Washington resident, 3.7 oGPA (significant positive trend), 3.85 sGPA, 100+ shadowing, 700-800 volunteer hours, etc. Haven't taken the DAT yet. I'll be applying to a lot of Western US schools, along...

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Hi I am a US citizen. Should I apply to AUS dental school? I havent had any luck yet this cycle and want to explore my options. Does anyone have any information on people going to AUS schools and then returning to USA to work. All advice and insight will help! thank you so much

Hi! I'm a Harvard graduate (2013) who was accepted to schools like UPenn, Tufts, and UCLA for dental school. Together with a few of my friends in grad school, we decided to create Ivy Academy Consulting, which provides admissions consulting, essay editing, tutoring (MCAT and DAT) and interview...

Hey guys! Are academic updates on AADSAS application/website mandatory? I did just fine during my fall semester but I never imputed my grades into my application. Is this bad? Or does it not really matter?

When I started school in 2010, I got 3 C's (9 credits total). I figured things out and have averaged a 3.9 ever since (about 110 credits later). I retook those classes and got A's. At my university, a retaken class replaces the first grade, so my GPA is pretty high, but I know that AADSAS does...

Hi, Im looking at getting some insights into your experiences of dental school. If you could help me out, please fill in this 1 minute (i promise!) survey about your experiences (or post below!) about how you found/are finding dental school education! Thanks...