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[macsak]

WAMC
Date of submission: planning for early June
Overall GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0
DAT score (include AA and all sections):
AA 24/TS 23/PAT 25/QR 25/RC 23/Bio 20/GC 30/OC 23
State of Residence: GA

Undergrad Attended: public college in Georgia
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Minor: N/A
Minority? No (Asian)
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 100hrs total:
~50hrs general
~50hrs ortho
~300hrs from high school (I’m thinking that I shouldn’t include this unless someone tells me otherwise…)
Volunteering Experience: 130hrs total:
~100hrs local food pantry
~30hrs other with college organizations
Employment: 750hrs total:
~450hrs dental assistant (general & pediatric practice)
~300hrs physics lab TA
Research:
2 semesters + summer research for credit at a biology lab (stem cell engineering), no publication
Other Extracurriculars:
Pre-Dental Society (membership chair junior year, president senior year)
BME Society (mentorship committee)
equestrian (competed, freshman year only)
pointed nib calligraphy as a hobby (no club, but major time investment; I’m putting it under manual dexterity)
Relevant Honors or Awards:
deans list, state scholarship (covers full college tuition, pretty common among GA residents)
LOR type and strength:
research lab PI (strong)
physics professor who I TA for (moderate)
BME professor (moderate)
dentist - pediatric dentist for whom I worked for (strong)

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
1 biochemistry and 1 biology lab prerequisite pending (taking them Fall 2022)
non-native English speaker
I was not doing much during the first year of pandemic other than taking extra summer classes because I was also taking care of one of my parents who was sick (explained in the application COVID-19 impact section)

School list:
DCG (only state school; need to consult for TOEFL waiver)
UPenn
Harvard
UAB (not very OOS friendly)
LECOM

So far I’d like to practice in Georgia in the future, so I am not planning on applying far from GA unless for research/specialize opportunities.
I would very much appreciate some help with my school list. I feel like I should extend my list, but I really don’t have much of a strong preference for the rest of the schools. Also, should I aim for more shadowing hours/variety of specialties before I submit? I have talked to some endodontists and periodontists and plan on shadowing them in the up coming year.

apply to a couple more schools and you should be good...

 

[Mr.Smile12]

If you want to practice in Georgia in your future, stay close to home. Check on Georgia matriculants at border schools like MUSC or UFSOD (I know they may not be as OOS friendly, but they have taken a number of GA residents before... check ADEA DSE/OG stats.) Maybe VCU or UNC (I'm avoiding the new school). You're picking Penn and Harvard for brand it seems because I'm not sure your research portfolio is enough.

 

[Autumnus]

If you want to practice in Georgia in your future, stay close to home. Check on Georgia matriculants at border schools like MUSC or UFSOD (I know they may not be as OOS friendly, but they have taken a number of GA residents before... check ADEA DSE/OG stats.) Maybe VCU or UNC (I'm avoiding the new school). You're picking Penn and Harvard for brand it seems because I'm not sure your research portfolio is enough.

Thank you so much for the suggestions!
I know a couple of friends from college who are GA residents and got into UFSOD, so I probably have a good chance there. VCU has also recently accepted GA residents. I do not satisfy the MUSC and UNC requirements pre-requisite wise (I am 4-8 hrs of upper-level science electives short). I have Penn and Harvard on the list because my lab PI strongly recommends them (he knows a few people that went there) and that my parents are saying that they will pay for them. I do agree that my research portfolio might not appeal to the Ivys, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to apply.
Adding UFSOD and VCU on my list will put me at 7 schools including 2 reach and 1 safety schools, which seems reasonable?

 

[macsak]

Thank you so much for the suggestions!
I know a couple of friends from college who are GA residents and got into UFSOD, so I probably have a good chance there. VCU has also recently accepted GA residents. I do not satisfy the MUSC and UNC requirements pre-requisite wise (I am 4-8 hrs of upper-level science electives short). I have Penn and Harvard on the list because my lab PI strongly recommends them (he knows a few people that went there) and that my parents are saying that they will pay for them. I do agree that my research portfolio might not appeal to the Ivys, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to apply.
Adding UFSOD and VCU on my list will put me at 7 schools including 2 reach and 1 safety schools, which seems reasonable?

despite your grades and dat, UF is still a reach because they don't take a lot of OOS applicants...

 

[PerioDont]

apply to a couple more schools and you should be good...

agreed