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[BrownieDDD]

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Pat 22
AA 20
TS. 21
QR. 16
RC. 20
Bio. 22
Gen Chm 18
Orgo. 24

What schools do u think I can apply to?

 

[Rlow04]

Pat 22
AA 20
TS. 21
QR. 16
RC. 20
Bio. 22
Gen Chm 18
Orgo. 24

What schools do u think I can apply to?

Congratulations! 20 is a solid score, what's your GPA/science GPA and do you have an instate school to apply to?

 

[BrownieDDD]

3.83 avg overall, 3.9 science gpa i believe ..not sure but it's def 3.7 or above

bio major/chem minor

residence: NJ but i dont want to go to umdnj

 

[Rlow04]

K, you've got solid stats, so I'd say you're probably garaunteed to get in somewhere, but I'd still apply to at least 8-10 schools to be safe. Go for the private schools that don't care about residency. Do you want to specialize? Stay east coast? Are you big on Ivy League schools?

As long as you've got some good service or leadership and can handle yourself in an interview, you have a good chance at most private schools.

 

[Mapwizard]

I would say your stats are solid. Maybe you should try looking through last years ADA handbook to look at what schools you measure up well against.

Do you mind sharing what you felt helped you obtain a 22 PAT?

Thank you.

 

[BrownieDDD]

Well, I didn't expect to get such high scores....I always finished with 16's in RC and math I did get higher in the practice tests..and overall scores I did get lower taking kaplan practice tests.

here's what i learned about the test

math: i should have marked and guessed on long word problems and started FROM THE BACK and work on algebra first. any left over do the word problems by clicking on the review all marked

and PAT: i used kaplan practice tests and pat exams (although some say it's too easy, the more problems, the better) AND crack dat pat. I felt that i got an exam that had a pat section similar to the CDP.
Hole punching was pretty easy too; i expected more hard convuluted questions but if you follow CDP hole punching you should think the exam holes are easier, almost as easy as kaplan. however, i did notice that the pattern folding was a little harder on cdp, the rest weren't that bad.
As for angles, try to practice with all answer choices to gain a better eye gauge, but dont stress to much bc angles well i put that section with least amt of time bc its' hit or miss. Why? bc i want to have time for pattern folding.
Cube counting was easy like kaplan's and I list out the number of sides starting from the TOP going from left to right, and front to back. this list was vertical with a big solid horizontal line to mark the different levels like upmost, middle bottom. then went through the 5 or so questions on each figure and marked and counted w/e they were asking for.

breakdown

keyhole: 10-15 min at most but tried to keep it at 12 min at most
tfe: 15 min bc these actually require thought. but line methods help a lot
angles: 5 min
holes: 5 min
cube: 5 min
pattern fold: 10 min

***A very impt part of PAT is that you go over ALL the questions you have done (right or not right) and evaluate all the answer choices. Look at ALL the answer choices and decide why the others are wrong this one is right AND try to figure out if u could use certain methods to decide a faster way to solve things (this will enhance timing skills).

 

[BrownieDDD]

What is this about private schools not caring about residency? bc i def dont want to do residency. Although I might want to specialize AFTER working a couples of years (bc I want to make some money open up a practice then go back to school)

Also I have this great opportunity to do real lab research with this orthodontist at NYU. it's actually a fellowship program, but they let me get an internship. I feel so special lol. But my question is, can i put that on my resume if i want to apply for a specialty after i finish dental school and go work for a year or so and then go back to school? Will it be "too old"

 

[BrownieDDD]

I dont' care about big ivy leagues but i dont want to go to low tiers schools bc i work too hard. i dont want big ivy bc i am scared of the competition....but i want a mid tier school but still good. I want to stay in an urban area like atlanta, california, chicago, boston, new york

Can someone tell me about the grading system in dental school and is it really competitive or do ppl help each other out...

Are my scores (posted above) good enough for Univ. of Pacific? and is U of Pacific really competitive when you are in school. I would hate a cut throat school. I don't want school SOOOOO hard that i want to quit. I want a hard school but a good atmosphere (it aint law school!)

 

[Member 8586]

congrats! i think your numbers have u pretty set!...what practice tests did u take and can u post breakdowns?

 

[Rlow04]

Private schools don't care about which state you are a 'resident' of. Sorry if that was confusing.

You can try to specialize a few years after dental school, you might even have better chances of getting in that way because you have more experience.

And you can always put your ortho internship on your application, no matter how long ago it was. If the people who ran your internship wrote you a letter of recommendation, it would probably look even better.

 

[chill45]

What is this about private schools not caring about residency? bc i def dont want to do residency. Although I might want to specialize AFTER working a couples of years (bc I want to make some money open up a practice then go back to school)

Also I have this great opportunity to do real lab research with this orthodontist at NYU. it's actually a fellowship program, but they let me get an internship. I feel so special lol. But my question is, can i put that on my resume if i want to apply for a specialty after i finish dental school and go work for a year or so and then go back to school? Will it be "too old"

Residency in this sense is talking about where you are from, which private schools show no preference towards in-state "residency"...and are you saying you want to open up a practice and then just up and leave to go back to school? Not really sure what you mean by working a couple years and then specializing. Maybe if you worked for a commercial dental chain?