Am I applying too late?

[Dentgirl09]

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I just submitted my application on the OSU deadline date. AADSAS has my transcripts.
Am I too late? Should I not bother doing a lot of schools?
Gpa is at about a 3.2.. .don't know my SCI AADSAS has not verified yet.

DAT
AA 20
TS 20
Chem 18
Orgo 22
Bio 20
RC 24
PAT 20
QR 18

I am just wondering if it is too late at this point and if I will just be wasting my money and time. I submitted to a couple schools thinking it would be a good idea, but the more I see on SDN that people are already getting interviews, the more unsure I get about adding schools.

What do you guys think?
Any schools you recommend if you think I should just go through with it?
I don't mind spending the $$ if i have a chance.

 

[teenuuuh]

It's just the first rounds of interviews so far, so you probably still have a chance. What schools have you applied to already? I think USC and NYU are good schools to apply to with your stats.

 

[harrygt]

We are in he middle of September. It's not that late. Don't be discouraged by all the hype about applying early on SDN. I have talked to dental students on SDN who had truned in their applications late after October, and still got accepted in great schools. It's a good thing to apply early though. You definitely have a chance, and will get somewhere with those stats if you handle the interviews well. Good luck

 

[needa20]

just apply asap. you are not too late if you get it in now

 

[Dentgirl09]

I have my apps in, waiting for LOR, transcripts verified. Waiting for the next mailing ? Just found out my Sci GPA is like 3.09 BC of a D in calc ( i retook for a B+ the next time-- not my forte). Will this hurt my chances?

So far i have 13 schools....
thinking about adding 8 more.
Is it worth it?
Funds are not an issue ( my parents agreed to support me for the applications), but I'm just wondering if its ridiculous to submit that many apps, if schools look down on it, etc.

Really hope I am not too late!! Any advice on schools I should DEF apply to.
So far I have BU, Case, Midwestern, NYU, Temple, OSU, Tufts, Buffalo, Detroit, Pitt, UoP, VCU, WVU. (Ohio Resident). I'm worried Case is gonna reject me as soon as they see my GPA!!

 

[TeamGuo]

I have my apps in, waiting for LOR, transcripts verified. Waiting for the next mailing ? Just found out my Sci GPA is like 3.09 BC of a D in calc ( i retook for a B+ the next time-- not my forte). Will this hurt my chances?

I would drop case since they are really strict about their gpa cutoffs and it seems like their interview dates are almost full already.

 

[Dentgirl09]

Hmm... good to know about Case! Thanks. I really wanted to go there since its only 20 minutes from my home, but I know my GPA is pretty bad for their standards. Oh well. I am thinking about adding ASDOH, Creighton, Howard, Marquette, UMD,New Jersey, Mich, UNLV, USC. UNLV and ASDOH stress the service work I want to do and I like that ( i know its a long shot but tahts my reason for applying there). Wish I paid more attention my freshman year in college!

Any suggestions on schools to not do / add? Waiting for my apps to get sent out from AADSAS now.

 

[lphiewok]

hmm Howard might be a waste of money.

I also applied to Howard (since my GPA isn't that great either) but I haven't heard anything from them other than the confirmation of my application.

i have 3.38 gpa with 21/20/21 DAT (and i applied there end of May)

unless you're an underrepresented minority, i wouldn't really count on Howard's stats and think that it'll be a good shot

 

[rewJW]

I would say don't add NJ. They prefer in-staters, and their mean GPA is 3.53 according to the latest ADEA guide. I think to be an out of stater and get accepted you'd have to have some stellar stats. Take a look at doc toothache's interview/acceptance post, you'll see they only accepted 19 out of staters out of over 1000 out of state applications for 2007 --> http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=563195