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[larrywalkerdds]

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What is the lowest GPA you can have to realistically stand a chance at getting accepted to one of these schools assuming your DAT's are in the 20's.

 

[Dentalist]

larrywalkerdds,

According to Columbia SDOS website,

"What undergraduate GPA do you require for admission?
There is no minimum GPA requirement, however 3.0 and above is desirable. The average GPA of the 2001-2002 enrollees is 3.4."

Remember that admission committee considers not only your GPA/DAT score but also your extracurricular activities, personal characters, letters of rec, etc.

Good luck,

Dentalist

Originally posted by larrywalkerdds
What is the lowest GPA you can have to realistically stand a chance at getting accepted to one of these schools assuming your DAT's are in the 20's.

 

[xkurkox]

I got into upenn with a 3.4 and 18/19/17, 3 years of research, 500+ hours dental lab and office work, and i had a great interview. Grades arent everything.. i was scared i wouldnt get in anywhere with mine.

 

[larrywalkerdds]

Thanks for responses. I should have clarified. I want the realistic GPA cutoff from students who have applied and gotten in. Not the ones states by their adcoms and websites. For example, Harvard's website says the minimum GPA is 3.0 but we all know that you don't stand a chance at getting into Harvard dental unless you have closer to a 3.6 GPA. Likewise, what's the realistic GPA cutoffs for Columbia and Penn.