columbia with a 3.2?
Started by mlle
100% if you get a 21+ on your DAT's.
I have a 3.1 overall and 3.4 science and 20-AA/20-AA/18-AA. I dont know how much chance I have but would love to go there. Anyone think I have a chance!
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mlle said:
You have a definite shot at an interview as long as you have high DATs. I had an interview there with a sub-3.0.
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Word. I heard of a girl who had a 3.0 cum, although her major was in some engineering discipline, and got in with 20+ DAT scores. Put forth the effort and you'll get in. Best of luck.
sumozmom said:
In the 2.8 area but with a big upward trend and a 22/21/25.
agreed...i had a 3.3, 3.2sci, but my DATs were 22/22/17. I could be wrong, but I think the undergrad school that your GPA comes from might be a factor as well. At my interview I noticed everyone was from a top tier school (top 20-30). I'm not saying you have to go to a top school to get in cuz if you have the stats you'll get in regardless of where you went. I'm implying that a 3.2 at a highly competitive school might be looked upon more favorably than a 3.2 at a so-so middle of the road university.
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^^^agreed with BDL
A good portion of my classmates here are from pretty good schools. If you went to a highly competitive school and majored in something difficult, the admissions office would be more kind when looking at your GPA (as long as you also did well on the DATs, to prove that you CAN do well). But if you have a crappy GPA AND a sub-par DAT score, that would pretty much confirm that your GPA is a true reflection of your abilities (not that there is anything wrong with a 3.2, it's still very good, but for Columbia Dental you would have to kick it up another notch).
I only had a 3.3 GPA but a 21DAT score. But I was also a biomedical engineer major with 2 minors (and BME was painful, probably moreso than dental school because I would study and study and still get 60%. While here, if I get a bad grade, it's usually because I deserved it). My non-science GPA was a 3.8--does that tell you something? Should've been a liberal arts major
Don't worry too much! Just try your best for the DATs
A good portion of my classmates here are from pretty good schools. If you went to a highly competitive school and majored in something difficult, the admissions office would be more kind when looking at your GPA (as long as you also did well on the DATs, to prove that you CAN do well). But if you have a crappy GPA AND a sub-par DAT score, that would pretty much confirm that your GPA is a true reflection of your abilities (not that there is anything wrong with a 3.2, it's still very good, but for Columbia Dental you would have to kick it up another notch).
I only had a 3.3 GPA but a 21DAT score. But I was also a biomedical engineer major with 2 minors (and BME was painful, probably moreso than dental school because I would study and study and still get 60%. While here, if I get a bad grade, it's usually because I deserved it). My non-science GPA was a 3.8--does that tell you something? Should've been a liberal arts major
Don't worry too much! Just try your best for the DATs
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sumozmom said:
Not really a secret... haha... I just studied for it... The PAT is the section people keep asking about... I just did the practice that Kaplan had to offer. A lot of people say it's not very good, but it worked just fine for me.
r0entgen said:
A year IS way too much... 2 to 3 months is the most you can do. If you're diligent, there's no way you can find enough stuff to study for a full year! Plus, you'd probably start forgetting stuff 9 months down the road!
r0entgen said:
Agreed. I was just saying that you don't really need a year to score well... 2 to 3 months is plenty.
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how is it easy? 2-3 mths if you have nothing todo but study...would be more like it...correct....?Sephisabin said:
how do you prepare in just 2-3 mths...( are we assuming that your real comfortable witht the material)
please advise 🙂 thnx 4 ur help
sumozmom said:
2-3 months is more than enough time. sumozmon.... didn't you just finish gen chem 1? i wouldn't be worrying about the dat now. finish your pre-reqs, THEN worry about the dat. you will see what were talking about. the biology IMO is the most time consuming.
the columbia requirement is supposedly three science prof LORs or health committee. I only have 2 sci, 1 non sci, and a dentist. i dont have a chance, huh?
oh.. and my gpa is 3.07
dat:
aa 22
PA 20
QR 28
reading 20
bio 22
g chem 21
ochem 21
ts 22
if only the other sections had the same score as the math.....
oh.. and my gpa is 3.07
dat:
aa 22
PA 20
QR 28
reading 20
bio 22
g chem 21
ochem 21
ts 22
if only the other sections had the same score as the math.....
DentalBoarder said:
You very well could get an interview so long as you meet their letter of rec requirements. You either need to get one more science letter or a pre-health committee letter. If you don't, then your application will be deemed incomplete and you won't be able to get an interview.
Sumozmom--2 to 3 months should be enough because you're only reviewing stuff that you've already learned. I honestly don't suggest starting to study a year in advance unless you're sure you'll remember it a year later... And no... you don't need to spend every waking hour studying for those 2-3 months 😉
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sumozmom said:
go to your school's website and type in pre-health committee or advisor. it's basically an office/department that advises you as to your health professions application. they help you along the way to make sure you are fulfilling your requirements, and are on track. they will usually ask that you complete a rough personal statement, submit all transcripts, LOR's, etc. and then conduct an interview based upon all of which they write a committe letter to the dental schools. it is a composite of your LOR's and you interviewwith them.
At least that's the way it works in my school.
Good luck.
mlle said:
Ditto for mine... they essentially take all of your letters of rec and send them to all the schools... sort of the way aadsas would, but the pre-health committee also write another letter of rec for you... and THAT letter of rec is the one that almost every school will accept in place of their usual criteria of X science professors and Y dentists/employers and whatnot...
k... just called columbia and spoke with Ms. DelCampo. she said my chances of acceptance are fine as long as i send in another LOR from an academic professor even if not a sci prof. anywho, thanks for your input.
sumozmom said:
I have 22/23/18 (AA/TS/PAT) and I studied for six weeks with no other interruptions. I would say I am not a genious nor I have any photographic memory. I am a non-native english speaker and graduated from high school overseas. My point here is that not everyone requires the same amount of time to study for the DAT. So, I would say give yourself at least 2 months and see how prepared you are on the basis of your practice DAT scores. DAT is not really that difficult but my advise is that stay focused and work hard. Try not to juggle with other things like summer school or work while you prepare for DAT. Also I wasn't very good at PAT and I think I would have done better by practicing it regularly. I hope this helps.
