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Here is my dilemna. I just left a pretty seccussful career in November to immerse myself into studying for the DAT, and I did pretty well in January. Right now, my stats are:
B.S. in Chemistry 1998 (yep...30 years old)
Sci GPA - 3.27
Overall GPA - 3.21
TS/AA/PAT - 22/21/19
Average ECs
Some familiy members associated with dentistry somehow (RDH, RDA)
Fantastic performance in previous career that should generate great LORs.
So, my question revolves around where and how do I employ myself until I apply in May, interview, and gather acceptances (God willing). Option 1: I was thinking of just getting back into the work force and live life as it was status quo before taking the DAT. Option 2: My second thought was to find a job that has to do with being a research assistant, entry level chemist in a lab, etc. However, those jobs pay about half as much as if I were to go back to where I was working.
Do schools look more favorable on those who worked for a health center or laboratory, etc prior to entering dental school? My theory behind this is that it makes me a stronger cadidate and applicant by working in that environment and I'd be constantly developing manually dexterious skills. or given that I am 30 years old, and my application is alreayd somewhat competitive, does it really matter as long as I gainfully employ myself until matriculation?
Thanks for any help in advance...and I hope I didn't confuse anybody.
B.S. in Chemistry 1998 (yep...30 years old)
Sci GPA - 3.27
Overall GPA - 3.21
TS/AA/PAT - 22/21/19
Average ECs
Some familiy members associated with dentistry somehow (RDH, RDA)
Fantastic performance in previous career that should generate great LORs.
So, my question revolves around where and how do I employ myself until I apply in May, interview, and gather acceptances (God willing). Option 1: I was thinking of just getting back into the work force and live life as it was status quo before taking the DAT. Option 2: My second thought was to find a job that has to do with being a research assistant, entry level chemist in a lab, etc. However, those jobs pay about half as much as if I were to go back to where I was working.
Do schools look more favorable on those who worked for a health center or laboratory, etc prior to entering dental school? My theory behind this is that it makes me a stronger cadidate and applicant by working in that environment and I'd be constantly developing manually dexterious skills. or given that I am 30 years old, and my application is alreayd somewhat competitive, does it really matter as long as I gainfully employ myself until matriculation?
Thanks for any help in advance...and I hope I didn't confuse anybody.