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3.1 overall
3.16 science
20 TS 19AA with a 15 QR
Got accepted last night. Work hard and absolutely anything is possible. I believe in you!
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Yep, GPA 3.59, AA and TS 19
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How do averages work?
Well I was wondering if it was mostly people with insanely high stats and people with really low stats but they make up for it somehow.
I guess I should have asked the question a different way 🙁
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Did you have something unique about your app?
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3.47 Science and BCP, 3.56 overall
20AA, 21 TS
3,000 hours dental experience
200 volunteer hours
800 hours in a research lab
No acceptances. If I need to apply next cycle, I am going to apply to way more private schools since I mostly applied to state schools. I thought I would get in somewhere by now if I applied broadly. I sent my application to 23 schools.
So as a suggestion for someone with average stats, supplement your applications with some private schools!
20AA, 21 TS
3,000 hours dental experience
200 volunteer hours
800 hours in a research lab
No acceptances. If I need to apply next cycle, I am going to apply to way more private schools since I mostly applied to state schools. I thought I would get in somewhere by now if I applied broadly. I sent my application to 23 schools.
So as a suggestion for someone with average stats, supplement your applications with some private schools!
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My stats are in my sig. 3.5ish GPA with around a 3.2 sGPA. 20AA 19TS. Received 5 interviews - went to 3 of them. Accepted to all 3 I interviewed at. Applied a bit late though - app was mailed Aug 28th
Played two sports in college..
Also had almost a 4.0 GPA my senior year taking biochem, physical Chem, physics, and independent research class
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Are you a dental assistant?
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Was there anything that stood out in your application?
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Did the adcoms ask about the sports?
Yup🙂 laid back interview.. Sports were a huge part of my life and the school was all ahout team work and working as a team so it was kinda perfect
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Awesome! was this cycle the first time you applied?
Yup! Couldn't believe it. Happiest day of my life for sure
Yes. I am pretty happy about the schools I got interviews from and am patiently optimistic. We will see!
You are a teacher, right? That would definitely stand out and give you some interesting life experiences to talk about!
Staticians are still working on it but short answer is: we don't know exactly.
I have a 3.7 and 19AA. Got accepted. 150 hours shadowing, 2000 volunteer, 100 research.
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Wow. 2000 hours of volunteering? Were you part of some nonprofit organization or something?
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Yep! I'm a high school science teacher. One of my interviewers who is currently a dentist used to be a high school science teacher as well and we were really able to connect over it!
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fogorvostan
I'm a nontraditional student. I have my MPH in epidemiology and currently am employed as a teacher. Other than that, not really. I have a couple hundred of hours of shadowing and about 600 hours of volunteer work total (to be fair, as a nontraditional student, I have been accumulating hours longer than your typical junior in undergrad).
Yeah I almost worked full time for a non profit lol.
I had 120ish shadowing hours and almost 100 volunteer hours. I'm also I tour guide and held quite a bit leadership positions like most people on this site, for example Gen chem and O chem TA.
