Do you think i can get in?

[burpalicious]

So i have a situation... I'm a junior in the 7 year dental program at NYU (3 years undergrad, 4 yrs grad. get BA after 1 year of dental grad). I really want to apply somewhere else like Harvard, UPenn, and other schools out of NYC (I was born and grew up here so I've been here my whole life and I want to experience something new). In order for me to do that, I need to drop out of the dental program, finish my undergrad and then apply. But it is a risk since I'm practically admitted to NYU dental. So I want to know what you guys think. Should I stick to NYU dental school or should I try somewhere else? Are my stats enough for Harvard, UPenn, or Stony Brooke?

My gpa=3.739
DAT=23AA/25PA/23TS
EC=none so far but will get a shadowing position with local dentist.

If you guys have any suggestions on what other schools I can apply please do make them.

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[vaanhalen]

your best best is to talk to a dean of admissions or associate dean or similar authoritative rep when a school you're interested in visits NYU, find out what they think. You're talking about dropping out of a program just to apply somewhere else, that's a really big deal and you're better off getting feedback from the people that matter. You clearly have great stats, so that's not a problem. I'd recommend really doing some research on it first, find out what you actually want to do. Harvard is fantastic for example if you want to be a d school professor one day, but as a daily grind dentist that's a whole lot of cheddar for a degree no one sees or cares about the moment you graduate. If you're even considering them it sounds like academia is your main interest.

 

[AmpedUp]

you definitely have the stats to get into those type of schools