predental advice

Hello all! This is my first post outside of DAT Discussions! I recently took the DAT, and I got a 21 AA and a 22 PAT. My sGPA is roughly 3.9. I also have a lot of ECs (100+ hrs of shadowing, volunteering as a dental assistant at a local clinic, tutoring underprivileged kids, various clubs, I...

I am trying to decide between a postbac or masters. oGPA: 3.342 (I got an F in one math class) sGPA: 3.11 (Only took Bio 101 (C+), Bio 101 lab (B-), Chem 101 (C-), A's in both Orgo I&II lecture and lab) DAT: Haven't taken yet I need to take 5 more dental prerequisite class: Biochem, chem 102...

I’m applying to dental schools this cycle and am wondering if I have a chance of getting interviews at decent schools. My stats are- 19AA Bio- 21 Orgo- 20 Chem- 19 TS- 20 PAT- 18 GPA- 3.73 ( Graduated in 3 years ) sGPA- 3.52 Decent amount of shadowing and ECs with great rec letters from close...

Hi guys so I used to be obsessed with wanting to become a dentist when I was younger. During my junior and senior year in high school I took this dental technical course where the first year you are taught a lot about the dental field and then your senior year you go out and volunteer at a...

Hello, I just took my DAT and it wasn't great. I'm planning on retaking, but have to wait till September. Should I just go ahead and apply early and mention about my retake? or should I wait till September to apply? Is there a difference? Thanks! PAT 19 QR 18 RC 16 BIO 18 GC 19 OC 18 TS 18 AA 18

My stats: gpa 3.4 sgpa 3.3 DAT 23 I am super involved and have 4 board positions in clubs and have a job on campus I want to apply to UConn, BU, Tufts, Touro, UNE, and UPENN should i apply to more, options like Case western???

Hey guys! I'm currently filling out the AADSAS and I had a question on the Experiences section. I have been in a few organizations where I was a regular member, and then took on leadership roles in those organizations. Should I specifically only highlight the times when I held leadership...

Questions: -How many hours of dental shadowing should I have? -Plan on taking DAT July. Have been studying a lot, still one month to go. Is this date considered okay to be early? Thanks a lot!

Hi all, Do dental schools care if I PNP breadth courses? I have not taken any science or prereqs as PNP. Thanks

I didn’t get into a class in one of my semesters and ended up with fewer graded units (~ 8 science) + 7 PNP (4 teaching) = total 15. I don’t want to seem like I’m trying to take easy courseloads to increase my gpa. Is this something to worry about? Please let me know your thoughts.

Hey people, hoping some of you could help me out as you guys probably have more experience than me regarding this stuff. I have a list of 23 schools here and I want to shorten it down to around 15 schools as that is the normal. I mainly want to be within or around PA, but also open to OOS...

Hi SDN, I have always been interested in dentistry from a young age, but allowed my family and undergrad advisor to bully me into being pre-med. I'm in my junior year and was forcing myself to shadow, be a medical scribe, etc. And I was just hating every second of it. All the time I felt so...

I am losing hope and would just like to have some opinions and advice on where to go from here. I have applied to dental school twice, but I know my stats are really low. I have a lot of dental experience, leadership and volunteer experience. Here are my stats: undergrad cGPA: 3.1 undergrad...