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[dentalquestions1818]

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[macsak]

Date of submission: submitted to TMDSAS 5/15/26 and AADSAS on 6/2/26
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.87

DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA - 460, QR - 510, RC - 480, SNS - 440, PAT - 480
State of Residence: Texas

Undergrad Attended: UA
Major: Biology
Minor: N/A
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? Yes. Graduated from undergrad in 3 years, and I am taking a gap year working as an RDA at a dental office full-time.

Shadowing: general dentist (300+ hours), ortho (8+ hours), peds (20+ hours), prostho (15+ hours), cosmetic (10+ hours)
Experience: patient care provider (300+ hours), registered dental assistant or RDA (900+ hours)
Volunteering Experience: Students United with America's Toothfairy, two week dental mission trip, volunteer organization in my hometown (350+ hours and close with owner), sorority volunteering (50+ hours)
Employment: Nanny (500+ hours), and dental work experiences above
Research: Hours and type; any publications or presentations? How many? undergrad research assisant for one semester (80+ hours and presented at a regional node meeting)
Other Extracurriculars: Campus ambassador (100+ hours), sorority exec, Freshman "give back" program, PDS, peer tutoring (300+ hours),
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: President's list every semester, scholarships, etc.
LOR type and strength: committee letter (advisor, volunteering, mentor, two professors, dentist I work for) all of which should be strong.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: N/A
School list: UT Houston, UT San Antonio, TAMU, UAB, Louisville, Lecom, MUSC, OU

aren't there 4 tx schools?
have you received any kiras or interviews?

 

[macsak]

I applied to 3/4 Texas schools, I have gotten one interview from an OOS school, but I was getting worried since I haven't heard from any TX schools yet

i suppose you have your reasons for not applying to all 4, but you cut your odds a lot by doing it since tx schools are so competitive due to cost

MUSC is not known to be OOS friendly
how come you didn't apply to closer schools like nebraska and creighton?

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: TMDSAS (5/15/26) and AADSAS (6/2/26)
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.87
DAT score: AA - 460, TS - 440, PAT - 480, QR - 510, RC - 480, BIO - 450, GC - 430, OC - 430
State of Residence: Texas

Major: Biology
Minor: N/A
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? Yes. I graduated with my undergrad in 3 years and I am taking an intentional gap year working as an RDA full-time, but not career changer/nontraditional applicant.

Shadowing Experience: 230 hrs general dentistry, 15 hrs pediatrics, 15 hrs prosthodontics, 10 hrs cosmetic dentistry, and 8 hrs orthodontics
Volunteering Experience: 300 hrs with hometown organization serving families experiencing financial hardship, 150 hrs Students United with America’s ToothFairy, 70 hrs dental mission in Guatemala, 30 hrs Boys & Girls Club, 30 hrs university medical volunteer, 40 hrs Domestic Violence Awareness 5K, 20 hrs Domestic Violence Safe Center, 20 hrs university event volunteer
Employment: 900 hrs Registered Dental Assistant, 300 hrs Dental Patient Care Coordinator, 600 hrs nanny, and 200 hrs peer tutoring in science/math courses
Research: 100 hrs Drosophila gene annotation research with 1 poster presentation at the regional Node Meeting (annotations contribute to public genomic databases with potential future co-authorship)

Other Extracurriculars: Student Ambassador, sorority executive/leadership roles, Freshman Program,, Pre-Dental Society, pre-health honor society, peer tutoring, domestic violence awareness event leadership, fitness, painting/custom banners and other manual-dexterity activities, reading, travel, etc.

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: President’s list X8, scholarships, RDA License, BLS Certification, sorority top grades recipient
LOR type and strength: Committee Packet (health advisor, dentist I work for, 2 science professors, my mentor, and owner of the volunteer organization I serve at frequently).
Misc Info/Things: No violations or criminal records.
School list: UT Houston, UT San Antonio, TAMU, UAB, OU, Louisville, MUSC, LECOM

DAT score (include AA and all sections):

 

[Mr.Smile12]

OP: How did you create your OOS list? Did you attend any recruitment events like the ADEA GoDental (virtual) fair or any programs these schools hosted? Where is your hometown?