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Hey guys -
So I had a relatively rough start to my undergrad due to specific circumstances, but then following my second year... I worked hard to bring up a faltering GPA. I ended up graduating with an overall 3.3 GPA and lower sGPA. I have tons of shadowing and work experience...
I have been applying for the past 5 years and spoke to several schools and almost all of them recommended some sort of a post-bacc or masters. While out of school I have worked full-time as a Dental Assistant for a couple years and have been working on and off as a Dental Tech for over 8 years. For the past year I have had experience working as the Office Manager at the same Dental Lab. Over the years away from academia, I have developed some meaningful relationships with many dentists and have excellent LORs. Anyway, so I finally started my M.S. degree last fall in Molecular & Cell Biology and have maintained a 4.0 thus far.
I have one more semester to go and just wanted to know what my odds are for the next application cycle. Btw, this cycle my interview was waived at Maryland because I won't have completed my masters before Aug. 1st (due to class availability).
So I had a relatively rough start to my undergrad due to specific circumstances, but then following my second year... I worked hard to bring up a faltering GPA. I ended up graduating with an overall 3.3 GPA and lower sGPA. I have tons of shadowing and work experience...
I have been applying for the past 5 years and spoke to several schools and almost all of them recommended some sort of a post-bacc or masters. While out of school I have worked full-time as a Dental Assistant for a couple years and have been working on and off as a Dental Tech for over 8 years. For the past year I have had experience working as the Office Manager at the same Dental Lab. Over the years away from academia, I have developed some meaningful relationships with many dentists and have excellent LORs. Anyway, so I finally started my M.S. degree last fall in Molecular & Cell Biology and have maintained a 4.0 thus far.
I have one more semester to go and just wanted to know what my odds are for the next application cycle. Btw, this cycle my interview was waived at Maryland because I won't have completed my masters before Aug. 1st (due to class availability).
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