DAT DONE! Chance me please...

[Buccal_Up]

Hello everyone! I just finished the DAT and want to see what you think I can get into.

BS: Biology in 3 years.
oGPA: 3.65
sGPA:3.60
DAT: AA:21 Sci: 21 TS: 23 Nothing below a 20 🙂

I worked two summers as a dental assistant. 80ish Shadowing Hours of general dentists and oral surgeons.
EC: President of Two Clubs, Leadership Position in Two more

Research: One acknowlgdement, one ongoing project related to teeth/mouth.

I am looking to apply to schools near me (Philadelphia) and Florida.

My list as follows: Let me know if you think I should add any school
Temple
Penn
NYU
SUNY
Buffulo
Rochester
Pitt
W Virginia
Lecomm
NOVA
UMary
Rutgers
Howard
Virginia

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[Hannah Banana]

Hello everyone! I just finished the DAT and want to see what you think I can get into.

BS: Biology in 3 years.
oGPA: 3.65
sGPA:3.60
DAT: AA:21 Sci: 21 TS: 23 Nothing below a 20 🙂

I worked two summers as a dental assistant. 80ish Shadowing Hours of general dentists and oral surgeons.
EC: President of Two Clubs, Leadership Position in Two more

Research: One acknowlgdement, one ongoing project related to teeth/mouth.

I am looking to apply to schools near me (Philadelphia) and Florida.

My list as follows: Let me know if you think I should add any school
Temple
Penn
NYU
SUNY
Buffulo
Rochester
Pitt
W Virginia
Lecomm
NOVA
UMary
Rutgers
Howard
Virginia

Awesome. Now get your $ ready and your interview games on.

 

[bco99]

Be careful. A decent amountof schools require 100 hours shadowing. Just check and make sure.

GREAT stats though. You should have no problem.

 

[futuredentist2]

Rochester doesn't have a dental school.

 

[Buccal_Up]

I know about the shadowing requirement, but I have assisted for many more hours. Sorry confused rochester with buffulo! Thanks. This gives me a confidence boost!

 

[ajj70]

Buffalo 😀

Are you a minority? If not, take Howard off the list. I'd get 20 more hours of shadowing just to be safe.

 

[wmhockey]

You are in a solid spot, congrats! You don't need to shadow anymore, schools would rather see paid experience than shadowing, and so I'm sure you have more than enough hours. Get ready for interviews by understanding dental ethical issues, have good explanations about your motivations for dentistry, etc... and you will likely have multiple acceptances!!

 

[Tebros]

You seem like a strong applicant. I don't doubt you'll get interviews, just make sure you are good at interviews. haha

 

[Buccal_Up]

You seem like a strong applicant. I don't doubt you'll get interviews, just make sure you are good at interviews. haha

I'm confident that I can get my passion and experiences across. Congrats on your acceptance!

 

[gage1124]

Solid scores, Solid GPA, looking good my friend. I would spend the summer shadowing!! get another 40 or so hours, just so all your bases are covered. I interviewed at 2 schools last year; one school never brought up my shadowing hours (~80 hours), and the other school drilled me on it. Moral of the story, you never know what they're really looking for. I would just tack on another 40 hours or so this summer so you don't have to be put in that position.

Good luck! I would expect to get some interview invites soon! Let me know if I can help with anything else!

-Gage(D1)