Becoming Competitive for Ortho

[Libra_DDS]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

Im a 3rd year dental student interested in ortho. I have a so-so GPA (3.5) and decent board scores (average 96) and USC doesn't rank their students. I'm doing a little bit of research but it is going pretty slow for the most part. My question is: How can I become a more competitive applicant for ortho programs? I was thinking about doing externships and I'm also involved in a lot of extracurriculars (i.e. student government, etc.) Can someone please help me?

 

[BuckeyeDent]

Funny how everyone on here has an upper nineties board score, a 29 DAT, or rank in the top 3 in their class.

 

[jpollei]

There is a duplicate thread of this in the residency forum. Surprised a mod hasn't closed this one yet... 🙂

 

[aphistis]

There is a duplicate thread of this in the residency forum. Surprised a mod hasn't closed this one yet... 🙂

Done & done. 🙂