Extracurriculars

[raptor93]

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I was wondering, just to get into A dental school, say NYU or Boston, do you need to have a huge amount of extracurriculars and research, even if you have stellar GPA and DAT?

 

[free99]

It's anyone's guess. But I know one thing for sure - they definitely don't hurt.

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[CleverThought]

No one can know for sure. But I would venture to guess that someone who managed to get competitive grades and DAT while juggling a job, volunteering, research, clubs, ect would look a whole lot better than someone who did minimal, if any, activities and had stellar/nearly flawless numbers.

Dental school is a whole nother ball game. When I interviewed at UMN they even said they don't want the type of people who only studied. Being well rounded not only makes you a stronger applicant, but also will help make you a better practitioner.

Note: There is a significant difference between competitive and stellar. Competitive would be at or above a schools class profile, while stellar would, naturally, be stellar.

 

[Illfavor]

There's a reason every school lists ECs as an evaluation criterion...

 

[lwen5]

Grades are the most important, but not the only thing.