Chances of schools?

[chraugust]

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Hello! I know my scores are good, so I'm posting this not as a pat on the back but rather I want to know my chances of getting into some upper-tier schools like Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, UNC, and McGill


DATE I TOOK THE DAT: 06/03/2015

PAT 23
QR 24
RC 26
BIO 21
GC 24
OC 27
TS 23
AA 24

I'm an 18 year old that will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh this year with a degree in Chemistry with a GPA ~3.6.

 

[BobbyBeavis]

18 yrs old wtf m8

 

[cotoncub]

Congrats on a solid score! Schools like Harvard seem to be strongly research oriented and with a GPA like that you may find it tough at any top tier school like UPenn and Columbia since other applicants will have those. Your age is definitely a unique factor for you though.

 

[chraugust]

@cotoncub thank you! So I probably should have put some of those extracurriculars in my original post. I'm going to attach my resume to this - could you give me your opinion?

 

[ultimateballer07]

@cotoncub clearly doesn't know what he's talking about. Your DAT scores are excellent and the GPA of matriculants at Columbia and Penn is between a 3.6-3.7, you are fine. Harvard however will be tough

 

[ultimateballer07]

@chraugust i wouldn't post your name and CV on this forum.

 

[chraugust]

@ultimateballer07 i attached my resume to a message above, can you take a look and tell me your opinions on how it may sway the Harvard application? One of my main reasons I want Harvard is for the Pass/Fail nature of school. Also in regards to my GPA, I really just messed up freshman year, but since then my GPA not including that year has been a ~3.9 while taking 18-20 credit hours that are mainly science. Does that change how they'll view my GPA?

 

[chraugust]

@ultimateballer07 @cotoncub do you mind if i send you my CV to look at?

 

[cotoncub]

@ultimateballer07 is that the average GPA or the median GPA? also in any approach I would rather be more realistic than feel that just because I meet the requirements of those accepted the previous year in terms of average stats that I have a good chance of getting in. Each year will get more difficult/competitive so why not be more realistic rather than overconfident. I think people have a tendency to give everyone sugar coated assessments when that is clearly not the case. It is like as if my stats are great enough that I have a good chance of getting into one of my top schools, VCU, when we know that isn't always true.

 

[cotoncub]

Then again, since I'm not associated with any adcomms I guess I don't really know what I'm talking about...

 

[nonociceptors]

You're fine. The only thing probably working against you here is your age and maturity demonstrated at interviews. Most people are just starting undergrad at that age and those 4 years are probably more transformative than most in anyone's life

I hope you set least don't have any dental related plans for your year off. Really, enjoy the time you have off.

Edit - jesus christ, just realized you haven't graduated yet so you probably won't be taking time off lol

 

[chraugust]

@nonociceptors hmmmm okay, so its truly just a matter of interview then, right? I don't think it'll be a problem if so - I really only skipped years because i needed people with more driven mindsets and i wasnt finding that in my age. but yeah haha! i actually graduate during the summer as well, so I won't even have a preceding summer

 

[510586]

@nonociceptors hmmmm okay, so its truly just a matter of interview then, right? I don't think it'll be a problem if so - I really only skipped years because i needed people with more driven mindsets and i wasnt finding that in my age. but yeah haha! i actually graduate during the summer as well, so I won't even have a preceding summer

You might not have been looking hard enough. Great stats though!

 

[chraugust]

youre probably right (as ive come to find out in college) @510586 thank you 🙂

 

[510586]

youre probably right (as ive come to find out in college) @510586 thank you 🙂

It's totally understandable though people come from all sorts of backgrounds. If skipping grades helped you meet that goal then more power to you!

 

[Kittenz]

Grades aren't everything for the schools you mentioned. I didn't apply to UNC or McGill, but at my interviews at the remaining you listed, each school seemed to be interested in the motivation for your drive towards dentistry. Your PS and letters should present you clearly in that regard, and your extracurriculars and interviews should demonstrate and expand upon those aspects. Make sure these materials in your application are not overlooked.