Chance me + Advice pls

[andy304]

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Re-applicant here, have yet to hear back on 1 more WL situation, had 3 total this cycle. However, I am trying to find out if I should just work as a Dental Assistant full-time to get more experience or to apply for a post-bacc program? Advice please!
Thoughts!

Double major: Bio & Chem
oGPA: 3.22
sGPA: 3.34
DAT: 22AA/22TS/23PAT and 26OC
Shadowing: ~160+
Volunteering: ~200

Re-took Organic 1,2: C+ --> A, B+
Re-took Physio: C --> B+
Took upper level Orgos (B+ & A-)

 

[SmileswithKammy]

Re-applicant here, have yet to hear back on 1 more WL situation, had 3 total this cycle. However, I am trying to find out if I should just work as a Dental Assistant full-time to get more experience or to apply for a post-bacc program? Advice please!
Thoughts!

Double major: Bio & Chem
oGPA: 3.22
sGPA: 3.34
DAT: 22AA/22TS/23PAT and 26OC
Shadowing: ~160+
Volunteering: ~200

Re-took Organic 1,2: C+ --> A, B+
Re-took Physio: C --> B+
Took upper level Orgos (B+ & A-)

First off, great job with those DAT scores! Your stats look very solid. If you don’t mind me asking, in which state do you reside? And how many schools did you apply to? I’m wondering if you should expand your applications and apply more broadly. The only other advice I would recommend is get your EC’s up, because it would strengthen your application.

 

[Dentalschoolbro]

did you retake those courses recently after you’ve heard back from a lot of the schools or was it before you applied? Because if you took them recently then those improved grades may be enough to get you in next cycle, but if the schools already took them under consideration, then I would suggest a postbacc program because your gpa is most likely what’s holding you back.

 

[887194]

Where did you apply?

 

[andy304]

First off, great job with those DAT scores! Your stats look very solid. If you don’t mind me asking, in which state do you reside? And how many schools did you apply to? I’m wondering if you should expand your applications and apply more broadly. The only other advice I would recommend is get your EC’s up, because it would strengthen your application.

Northeast, Tried to keep it mostly east coast to stay near my family. I did a lot of volunteering through greek life and was VP of a sorority (which as you could have guessed took up a lot of time and affected my GPA)

 

[andy304]

Where did you apply?

Mainly northeast, east coast.

 

[887194]

Mainly northeast, east coast.

We would need to know the specific schools to be able to give you more accurate feedback.

 

[Brazilfan]

Apply to private northeast schools (BU, Tufts, NYU, Touro) to maximize your chances