Am I competitive applicant for Dental School?

[Saleemrodman1]

My qualifications

*3.58 GPA Overall
*19 overall on DAT Examination
*Shadowed with 3 different Dentists
*Voluntary orphanage work in Ghana for one month
*Volunteered at a retirement home
*3 Letters of Recommendation
*Restaurant Manager for Six Years
*Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry

I'm applying to these schools...

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. University of the Pacific
4. USC
5. NYU
6. Harvard
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7. University of British Columbia, Canada
8. University of Alberta, Canada
9. University of Western Ontario, Canada
10. Dalhousie University Nova Scotia, Canada

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[Kingsta2426]

Yes you are pretty competitive, your stats are around the averages of dental students. You have good EC's. Just a suggestion but you might not want to waste money applying to Harvard since there avg DAT is like a 24 AA.

 

[vidtaker]

From what I've gathered you have a descent shot at some of those american schools, but only a slight chance for whichever canadian school is in your resident province...

 

[autoclavemonkey]

Yes you are pretty competitive, your stats are around the averages of dental students. You have good EC's. Just a suggestion but you might not want to waste money applying to Harvard since there avg DAT is like a 24 AA.

+1, not to mention that their class size is like 35.

 

[dentalprodigy]

You are an average applicant.

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[Trilby]

You are an average applicant.

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OP is probably below average in comparison to Canadian matriculants.

 

[minafeet]

add more american schools if you want to make sure you have a good shot this cycle because the first three on your list are reaches with your stats combined with oos status. harvard is a reach for most applicants. you have a good shot with usc and nyu but i'd play it safe and add at least a few more schools

 

[RU1992]

^Agreed. Add a few more, I'd say 3-5 more schools should be added and I'd remove Harvard off your list to be honest.

 

[Tooth]

My qualifications

*3.58 GPA Overall
*19 overall on DAT Examination
*Shadowed with 3 different Dentists
*Voluntary orphanage work in Ghana for one month
*Volunteered at a retirement home
*3 Letters of Recommendation
*Restaurant Manager for Six Years
*Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry

I'm applying to these schools...

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. University of the Pacific
4. USC
5. NYU
6. Harvard
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7. University of British Columbia, Canada
8. University of Alberta, Canada
9. University of Western Ontario, Canada
10. Dalhousie University Nova Scotia, Canada

You will be interviewed and accepted at USC and NYU. I would recommend applying to some more economical schools unless you have a scholarship of some sort.

 

[wo5678]

My qualifications

*3.58 GPA Overall
*19 overall on DAT Examination
*Shadowed with 3 different Dentists
*Voluntary orphanage work in Ghana for one month
*Volunteered at a retirement home
*3 Letters of Recommendation
*Restaurant Manager for Six Years
*Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry

I'm applying to these schools...

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. University of the Pacific
4. USC
5. NYU
6. Harvard
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7. University of British Columbia, Canada
8. University of Alberta, Canada
9. University of Western Ontario, Canada
10. Dalhousie University Nova Scotia, Canada

What is your science and BCP GPA?