a bit of help for a lost international?!

[alexa13us]

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all right...so I did my homework, but still can't decide on one tiny thing...my DAT is 23/26/20, with 3.96 GPA...i have good EC, but I am an international...so I have a pretty big handicap there...I'm not just a snob flashing my scores around...I wanted to apply to 10 schools...I have 9: Harvard, Columbia, Tufts, BU, UPenn, Case, Creighton, Nova and NYU. I am quite confident for these 9. I want 1 (max 2) more...I want to choose between
Loma Linda
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
USC
UCSF
Midwestern.
Midwestern would be my favorite one but I would still have to take Microbiology and Anatomy. I just don't know if not having them when I apply would be another disadvantage. Anyone knows which school would be easier to get in or more interesting?

 

[aphistis]

Moving to International.

 

[La fea]

all right...so I did my homework, but still can't decide on one tiny thing...my DAT is 23/26/20, with 3.96 GPA...i have good EC, but I am an international...so I have a pretty big handicap there...I'm not just a snob flashing my scores around...I wanted to apply to 10 schools...I have 9: Harvard, Columbia, Tufts, BU, UPenn, Case, Creighton, Nova and NYU. I am quite confident for these 9. I want 1 (max 2) more...I want to choose between
Loma Linda
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
USC
UCSF
Midwestern.
Midwestern would be my favorite one but I would still have to take Microbiology and Anatomy. I just don't know if not having them when I apply would be another disadvantage. Anyone knows which school would be easier to get in or more interesting?

I am guessing that you are NOT a dentist from a country outside of the US or Canada right? If that is the case, I suggest you post this question in the pre dental forum again WITHOUT the word "international". Might get constructive responses there.

 

[alexa13us]

I am guessing that you are NOT a dentist from a country outside of the US or Canada right? If that is the case, I suggest you post this question in the pre dental forum again WITHOUT the word "international". Might get constructive responses there.

I know...they moved me 😡...i wasn't supposed to get in here...sorry for the message...i just don't know how to move myself

 

[Kokugeka Shiro]

all right...so I did my homework, but still can't decide on one tiny thing...my DAT is 23/26/20, with 3.96 GPA...i have good EC, but I am an international...so I have a pretty big handicap there...I'm not just a snob flashing my scores around...I wanted to apply to 10 schools...I have 9: Harvard, Columbia, Tufts, BU, UPenn, Case, Creighton, Nova and NYU. I am quite confident for these 9. I want 1 (max 2) more...I want to choose between
Loma Linda
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
USC
UCSF
Midwestern.
Midwestern would be my favorite one but I would still have to take Microbiology and Anatomy. I just don't know if not having them when I apply would be another disadvantage. Anyone knows which school would be easier to get in or more interesting?

I got into Midwestern without having taken 3 or 4 of the prereqs that only Midwestern requires (they have the broadest set of requirements I've seen). So, in that regard you should be OK, but you'd have to still take them eventually which would be a pain in the arse.

UCSF would likely be trickier than the others for international applicants due to it being a state school.

I can comment on LLU and USC, as I interviewed at/turned down both for several reasons. Both seem to be quality schools. Actually, USC had maybe the most impressive facilities I'd seen, Midwestern also being up there (check my predents to see what I have to compare it to). That being said, facilities can be decieving, and MWU's lack of track-record and USC's teaching style didn't suit my personal preferences (though you may be different).

LLU is in a nice little city (as opposed to USC), but has a strong religious bent. If you have any issue with theology permeating the learning and practicing of your scientific profession, I'd advise you to stay away.

I think USC is pretty welcoming of int'l applicants, so it might be a wise choice in case the likes of Harvard and Penn don't pan out for you.

Best of luck!