My name is Richard and I just finished my sophomore year at Temple and I am a biochemistry major. I had a 3.4 my freshman year and then a 3.2 and now I have a 3.1. I am taking organic chemistry 2 right now and I got a B- in organic chem 1. I got a B+ in Bio102 (which is harder and more advanced then bio 101) and got a C in Bio 101. I got a C and a C- in my general chemistry courses but A's in pretty much every other class that I have taken here at Temple. I am an extremely busy and involved student here at Temple and I have never considered anything besides dental school. As a biochem major, the next two years of my undergrad curriculum are going to be extremely difficult but I am prepared. I want to bring my gpa up to a 3.4-3.5 range in order to be considered a good candidate for admission to dental school. I am also very involved in my university and I am the captain of my debate team, the president of the biology society, I am the student trustee of Temple U, I am a member of the academic affairs of the student government, and I am a member of the pre dental health society. I also tutor inner city children every week through the PAL tutoring program. Last summer I interned with an oral surgeon and a dentist and this summer I am shadowing two dental students at Temple's dental school. I plan on taking the DAT course as well as the DAT next summer. Any comments on my chances of getting into dental school? Please make relevant and helpful comments. Thank you!
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debat team, eh?
ianwright said:
Hey IAN WRIGHT, sorry that not posting any comments really annoys you. Maybe you are the one who needs some help? Everyone on SDN seems to be doing fine without any comments from me and if I have a comment for a post, then I will make one when I feel like it. This forum is intended to help others out! Don't bring any negativity to this site by getting angry at people for not posting. I will do so when I feel it is necessary! Thank you for your useless and irrelevant post on my thread!
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rcdrach said:
rcdrach - you have just earned my respect with the post above
Your gpa may have slipped over the years - but remember, your acceptance depends on your overall application - not just numbers and figures. You did not perform well on bio, organic, or inorganic - so start preparing NOW for the DAT in the summer - with a relatively low gpa, you want to crack the DAT open. As for your extracurriculars - you are way, way, way above average in that department. Your interest in dentistry seems to shine through your post - and it will definately shine through to the admission commitee! Just keep up the good work, makes more A's, study for the DAT, continue with your extra curiculars (admission commitees love to see you commit to long term activities) - AND YOU SHOULD BE FINE!!!
people don't trust me around here, so i would get someone else's advice too!