My friend took off over 2 years after graduating. He has a 3.6 overall GPA and science GPA. Will take the dat next month and will only apply to UT Houston. Does he hold a chance? He's been a dental assistant for 2 years
Chances for my friend
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I would not recommend applying to one school, that's a major gamble
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If from TX apply to all the schools in-state. He'll get in.
Does it make a difference that he's been out of school for 2 years?
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Has he been shadowing and/or volunteering?
Yes he has
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Yeah tell him/her to apply to all 3 Texas schools. It costs the same either way. 3.6 is competitive aim for a 20+ DAT and they have a good shot from a stats perspective.
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I agree with everyone. Apply to all 3.
UTHSCSA just built a beautiful new clinic. It's REALLY nice.
UTHSCSA just built a beautiful new clinic. It's REALLY nice.
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How come no one is calling foul on "my friend". I thought that was standard internet etiquette.
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They only do it when stats are subpar.lol
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I agree. "My friend" wouldn't have a 3.8 with a 24AA.
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I don't think it matters how long he's been out of school. Yeah, some schools may claim that his/her prereq expired but s/he can prove them wrong by doing well on DAT. Plus, your friend's been working in the dental field for the duration. I think s/he's got a good chance unless s/he gets low DAT.
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Four years of college and the best he could do is get a job that can be done by high school dropouts.
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Maybe he wanted to experience the dental field while making a bit of money and strengthen his EC (work experience and shadowing and stuff)?
