Advice please!

[Penny00]

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[amalgamgrillz]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about applying to dental school for this upcoming cycle, but I'm not sure if I should do a postbacc/get a masters first considering my low BCPM GPA.
My stats are:
Overall GPA 3.35
BCPM GPA: 3.05
DAT AA: 33, PAT: 32

Biology major, coming from an ivy league university, 1 year of research + lots of clinical experience

I'm just afraid of not getting in anywhere and wasting time/money. Any advice/guidance/ways to strengthen my application would be much appreciated!

Wow, 33AA and 32PAT. Guess your ivy league education paid off.

 

[duckdds]

Wow, 33AA and 32PAT. Guess your ivy league education paid off.

That, or there was lots of extra credit on his/her DAT 😉

 

[amalgamgrillz]

That, or there was lots of extra credit on his/her DAT 😉

Agreed. With those kind of math skills, I wouldn't be surprised if he/she got a 42+ on QR.

 

[Penny00]

lolll sorry for the typo 23 and 22

 

[two thirty]

GPA is on the low side but you definitely have a chance at getting some interviews/acceptances. I'd say go for it and maybe take classes in the meantime in case you don't make it in this cycle.

 

[YoungDocs]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about applying to dental school for this upcoming cycle, but I'm not sure if I should do a postbacc/get a masters first considering my low BCPM GPA.
My stats are:
Overall GPA 3.35
BCPM GPA: 3.05
DAT AA: 33, PAT: 32

Biology major, coming from an ivy league university, 1 year of research + lots of clinical experience

I'm just afraid of not getting in anywhere and wasting time/money. Any advice/guidance/ways to strengthen my application would be much appreciated!

I say go for it, it can't hurt. Your DAT and extracurriculars are excellent. Some schools weigh GPA more than others, so those that weigh it less will definitely give you an awesome chance!

 

[dentalWorks]

Hi all,

I'm thinking about applying to dental school for this upcoming cycle, but I'm not sure if I should do a postbacc/get a masters first considering my low BCPM GPA.
My stats are:
Overall GPA 3.35
BCPM GPA: 3.05
DAT AA: 33, PAT: 32

Biology major, coming from an ivy league university, 1 year of research + lots of clinical experience

I'm just afraid of not getting in anywhere and wasting time/money. Any advice/guidance/ways to strengthen my application would be much appreciated!

BCPM doesn't exist for pre-dents. Thats for pre-meds.

For us, its BCP (without math).... recalculate it and tell us what the new BCP is

 

[doc toothache]

lolll sorry for the typo 23 and 22

That's a shame because with the original scores you posted, ds(s) would have bypassed AAADSAS and come straight to your door inviting you to join the class of 2015.

 

[Penny00]

Thanks for all the input; seriously appreciate it so much!

Gosh didn't realize dental schools looked at BCP instead of BCMP...my BCP GPA is only a a 2.98. 🙁(

Does this mean I should probably take more science classes (in the summer/in the fall) to boost this GPA? I had a healthcare consulting job offer (was going to take it because it paid much better than research and I figured it wouldn't matter so much what I did in my year off). Does this mean I'd be better off taking classes instead? Or maybe I really do need to do a post-bacc program before I'm competitive enough to apply?

Ah the road the dental school is so such an arduous journey.

 

[dentalWorks]

Thanks for all the input; seriously appreciate it so much!

Gosh didn't realize dental schools looked at BCP instead of BCMP...my BCP GPA is only a a 2.98. 🙁(

Does this mean I should probably take more science classes (in the summer/in the fall) to boost this GPA? I had a healthcare consulting job offer (was going to take it because it paid much better than research and I figured it wouldn't matter so much what I did in my year off). Does this mean I'd be better off taking classes instead? Or maybe I really do need to do a post-bacc program before I'm competitive enough to apply?

Ah the road the dental school is so such an arduous journey.

only you can make that decision. BCP is an important category, whether you take sciences courses in the summer or just load up in fall and spring is up to you.... Assuming your not one of those guys with 100+ credits of just sciences, if you can swing 20-30 credits of sciences in post-bacc, it will bring up the BCP significantly.