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[dWiz]

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How many dental schools did you apply to? I've narrowed it down to about 15 or 16....Asides from all the CA schools : case, nova, temple, nyu, pittsburgh, detroit mercy, louisville, tufts, maryland, and bu. Does anybody know other schools which accept more out-of-staters (I am a CA resident)? And which ones should I take off of that list or add? My GPA is around 3.5, haven't taken the DAT yet but plan to in a couple of months, and I would also fall under non-traditional category: computer science; worked one year in a sucky job after graduation before finishing up my science pre-reqs. So based on that much info., can anyone provide some thoughts on my list above of selected schools that I am considering applying to...

 

[ucizotzot]

How many dental schools did you apply to? I've narrowed it down to about 15 or 16....Asides from all the CA schools : case, nova, temple, nyu, pittsburgh, detroit mercy, louisville, tufts, maryland, and bu. Does anybody know other schools which accept more out-of-staters (I am a CA resident)? And which ones should I take off of that list or add? My GPA is around 3.5, haven't taken the DAT yet but plan to in a couple of months, and I would also fall under non-traditional category: computer science; worked one year in a sucky job after graduation before finishing up my science pre-reqs. So based on that much info., can anyone provide some thoughts on my list above of selected schools that I am considering applying to...

i'm sitting at about the same GPA as you (3.6) and i'm applying to Cali in addition to 4 other out of state schools (nyu, bu, harvard, tufts). it's contingent upon your DAT scores but i think you have a good shot at all of them.

 

[dWiz]

i'm sitting at about the same GPA as you (3.6) and i'm applying to Cali in addition to 4 other out of state schools (nyu, bu, harvard, tufts). it's contingent upon your DAT scores but i think you have a good shot at all of them.

I think we have more in common than u think; also an anteater!! class of '03

 

[docshep]

How many dental schools did you apply to? I've narrowed it down to about 15 or 16....Asides from all the CA schools : case, nova, temple, nyu, pittsburgh, detroit mercy, louisville, tufts, maryland, and bu. Does anybody know other schools which accept more out-of-staters (I am a CA resident)? And which ones should I take off of that list or add? My GPA is around 3.5, haven't taken the DAT yet but plan to in a couple of months, and I would also fall under non-traditional category: computer science; worked one year in a sucky job after graduation before finishing up my science pre-reqs. So based on that much info., can anyone provide some thoughts on my list above of selected schools that I am considering applying to...

i think it's a waste of money to apply to 15 schools unless you think you're gonna bomb the DAT. i applied to 8 and i'm from utah (kind of) - where they don't have any schools. surely you'll get into a CA school, right? if not, unlv and arizona both take a fair amount of out of staters. you can add them to your list if you're trying to stay close to cali.

 

[Sprgrover]

I applied to 13 schools and it was way too many. I sent in my application prior to taking the DAT and was really worried that I would bomb it so I panicked and threw in a few extra. Why was it a mistake? In my case mostly money - applying to dental school is very expensive, especially if you go to a lot of interviews. Looking at your list I would toss NYU and BU and keep Case, NOVA, and Maryland - the others I don't have a preference one way or the either.

 

[dexadental]

I applied to 7, but was very tempted to apply to Hawaii...I think its just too far from the continent for my tastes though...but the weather is great.

 

[ecdoesit]

take DAT as early as u r ready. u have a strong gpa. apply early.

toss LLU if u r not religious.
i would skip louisville and pitts, and quite possibly detroit
and pick either NYU or BU.
i may even skip case since they accept people really early.
as a matter of fact, u need to work fast for uop as well.
and i have no idea what the other schools are in ur list.

ya, unlv and arizona should be in there if u want to stay in the west.
i would try UPenn and columbia and maybe UMich.

keep in mind that other people will see this thread and might do the same.
it depends on u to choose wisely. does it worth that extra 100 bucks to get u another chance to get into a dental sch?

How many dental schools did you apply to? I've narrowed it down to about 15 or 16....Asides from all the CA schools : case, nova, temple, nyu, pittsburgh, detroit mercy, louisville, tufts, maryland, and bu. Does anybody know other schools which accept more out-of-staters (I am a CA resident)? And which ones should I take off of that list or add? My GPA is around 3.5, haven't taken the DAT yet but plan to in a couple of months, and I would also fall under non-traditional category: computer science; worked one year in a sucky job after graduation before finishing up my science pre-reqs. So based on that much info., can anyone provide some thoughts on my list above of selected schools that I am considering applying to...

 

[reLAXgirl]

I disagree with the previous post. I would definately apply to Louisville and Maryland over NYU and BU. They are friendly to out of staters, have great programs, and are much much cheaper.