good story...need help with school choices

[asne0407]

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I have a lot of ECs:
I'm 25 and have a 5 yr old son
I volunteer at a nursing home
I work in an organic chemistry lab
I am on the honour society at my school (UCSC)
I volunteer tutoring a 12 year old girl once a week for the past 2 years

I have a 3.6 GPA and a 3.5 sGPA
19 oc/18 bio/ 18 ochem/ 19 rc/18 qr/ 19 PAT
Here is my list and what do you guys think of my chances?
UCSF
UOP
LOMA LINDA
WESTERN U
UCLA
USC
UNLV
WESTERN (AZ)
A.T. STILL
COLORADO
WASHIGTON

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. THANKS!

 

[periopocket]

Add OHSU

 

[periopocket]

Roseman to possibly for a regional selection

 

[asne0407]

Will do! What do you think about my california schools because i'm a ca resident and would like to stay in state??

 

[jeffity]

UOP is probably going to want higher DAT scores.

If you're a CA resident, Oregon, Washing, and Colorado probably won't care too much about you. OOS friendliness is deceiving with WICHE people in the mix.

 

[asne0407]

Wiche??

 

[Dgeorg6]

good story

Where is this intriguing story you were talking about?

 

[asne0407]

I have had to go through a lot to get me to.the point of applying to dental school. One I had my son during my first year of college...(2 weeks before finals)... Never missed a day of school until two years later when I had to have major back surgery for my scoliosis. I had to miss a quarter for severe health complications. Then last may my father passed away...He was an eye doctor and my mentor. He drove me to pursue dentistry....

 

[jeffity]

Wiche??

A handful of western states don't have their own state dental school. There's an agreement sort of thing in place (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) that gives those applicants from such states a little higher priority than an average OOS student who has a state school. Example:

OHSU preference:
Oregon residents > Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wyoming residents > all other states > Canadians, Internationals