Do I have a shot of getting in to any dental school

[Ke7in]

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Hi I am from Toronto, and I've only applied to Aus, and Ireland dentistry. Both of which I was waitlisted. I am starting to lose all hope and I wanted to ask if I actually do have a shot of getting into schools in the states, Aus, and Ireland.

I did two undergrads, my first one from University of Toronto where I had a cgpa of 2.3. I did another undergrad at Ryerson University and received a 3.74 cgpa 3.8+ if I use just science courses. I don't know how schools take the gpa off of 2 degrees, and I did use some University of Toronto courses for my degree at Ryerson.
My DAT stats were 20 AA, 21 GC, 20 BIO, 19 OC, 19 PAT, 21 RC , 19 QRT
I have 100 + hours of shadowing, and 100 + hours of volunteer research.
I plan on retaking my DAT in a couple of weeks to get everything over 21+

I took another whole undergrad in order to get into a dental school I just hope that it wasn't a waste...

 

[Kouneko]

So what is your overall GPA and sGPA combining your two undergrads? Dental schools look at all the courses you have taken not just the ones at your most recent institution.

 

[Ke7in]

So what is your overall GPA and sGPA combining your two undergrads? Dental schools look at all the courses you have taken not just the ones at your most recent institution.

combined overall gpa is 3.1 sgpa is like 3.2 if I use both schools.

 

[Frankenstein777]

I applied with almost those exact numbers. I had a 2.8 undergrad then did well in a pot-bacc to push it up to over a 3.0. I also had a 20 AA, but had experience as a dental assistant. I also worked many years serving the developmentally disabled population. I was accepted to 2 schools.

 

[Ke7in]

I applied with almost those exact numbers. I had a 2.8 undergrad then did well in a pot-bacc to push it up to over a 3.0. I also had a 20 AA, but had experience as a dental assistant. I also worked many years serving the developmentally disabled population. I was accepted to 2 schools.

which schools were you accepted?

 

[Kouneko]

combined overall gpa is 3.1 sgpa is like 3.2 if I use both schools.

That number is definitely not too bad considering a very strong upward trends for the last 3-4 years. And your DAT is decent as well. The problem is are those stats competitive for international students I'm not sure...

 

[845302]

As @Kou_KeiKi said, your stats would be pretty decent if you were a U.S. applicant. International students are definately in more competition so for that reason, I'm not really sure. You could try applying to schools you think you could possibly get an interview or acceptance at after calling them and asking them about our situation.

Hope this helps! 🙂

-Fyz