Finalizing list of schools to apply to. Critiques? Thoughts?

[flossiraptor863]

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Hey all,

I'm a PA resident looking for some opinions on my dental school list, and whether I should add/drop/replace any. I want to stick to a limit of 10 schools.

Stats:
sGPA: 3.35
oGPA: 3.63
Sociology Major
DAT: 22AA/21TS/24RC/23PAT

~180 hrs in the dental office between shadowing and interning
~50 hrs of research (independent sociology research project based around access to dental care)
~80 hrs of volunteering (scattered over many different projects/organizations, max at 35 with one org.)
~700 hrs of leadership experience (worked as an RA + exec board within fraternity)
~500 hrs of work experience (factory work over the summer, nothing exciting here)


My list:
-Pitt
-Temple
-Iowa
-LECOM
-Maryland
-Case Western
-Tufts
-UNE
-UMich
-Minnesota

Schools I've definitely factored out (for a number of different reasons):
-Detroit Mercy
-UConn
-Penn
-Buffalo
-Nova
-OSU
-Tennessee
-VCU
-Boston
-Kentucky
-Midwestern, Ill
-WVU

I'm willing to travel, although there are obvious perks to staying closer to home. I'm also going to be applying for the Army HPSP, so I'm willing to put a pricey school on there or two. I'd prefer to assume that I'm not going to win it though. Lastly, I like the clinical program approach. I think hands-on experience is the best way for me to learn. I do not think that I want to specialize, as I did not find any specialties to be as exciting as general dentistry, but I do want to become the best general dentist that a patient can find.

Thank you in advance! 🙂

 

[andreadds]

Dont apply to UNE or LECOM.. too new of a school- like Roseman too many curriculum changes.
Also dont apply Temple - bad location!
or Tufts- my husband went to Boston and told me a million horrible stories

 

[RuffDay]

Dont apply to UNE or LECOM.. too new of a school- like Roseman too many curriculum changes.
Also dont apply Temple - bad location!
or Tufts- my husband went to Boston and told me a million horrible stories

Detroit mercy isn't the worst location?

 

[Incis0r]

Dont apply to UNE or LECOM.. too new of a school- like Roseman too many curriculum changes.
Also dont apply Temple - bad location!
or Tufts- my husband went to Boston and told me a million horrible stories

Please see PM.

 

[beingaunicorn]

I don't agree with not applying to Temple. Definitely do. You would get in-state tuition, too. Temple is a great dental school (I don't go there, but I was choosing between it and my current school).

 

[Miley Cyrus.]

Add Louisville. It is good clinically and not that expensive. they take OOS.
I'd also add ASDOH.
Also Creighton.

 

[OSUkid]

Please see PM.

This is want incisor wants to do after you said

my husband went to Boston and told me a million horrible stories

 

[Incis0r]

This is want incisor wants to do after you said

Shhh, don't warn her! 😛

 

[andreadds]

Add Louisville. It is good clinically and not that expensive. they take OOS.
I'd also add ASDOH.
Also Creighton.

I wouldnt add those but Creighton is a great school.

 

[andreadds]

Detroit mercy isn't the worst location?

Detroit Mercy is not with the rest of the U. But yes its not good either lol It's fenced in