Extracurricular activities

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jasmar390

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I'll be applying to dental school next summer. My question is how important are all the extracurricular activities/hobbies/volunteering/etc.? I have a very high GPA 3.8ish. I also think I'll do well on the DAT as I've allowed myself plenty of time to study. I volunteer and have had leadership roles, but I just feel like I need to do more and more just to be competitive enough to get into dental school.

What have you all done to make yourselves competitive? Also any advice on what else I could be doing? Thanks so much!

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co-authored a peer reviewed scientific paper
99999+ hours of community service and volunteering
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