Thank you for your help.
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Graduating senior... is it all over?
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You're more than ok. Your extra curricular is more than fine too. Some people may even accuse you of trolling with a post like this. You're probably in the top 3% of applicants who apply.
Interesting. What about your interview skills? Have you had any practice or feedback on that?
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You should definitely apply! You have great stats and all your shadowing and volunteering is considered extracurricular because it's outside of school!
Dont waste any time! You're good to go!!
Dont waste any time! You're good to go!!
apply this year. you don't need to be an officer of an organization to be accepted. I got accepted to multiple schools without one. your stats will get you interviews, just make sure you present yourself well. good luck
Thank you for your help guys. Could you please suggest activities or volunteering I could pursue during my gap year that would give me the opportunity to acquire leadership experience?
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OP, I understand you're worried right now because nothing has come together yet and the uncertainty is killing you. trust me, you're in a good position now. of course there will be some schools like Harvard that care a lot about leadership experience, but that's only a few and not all. I got an from Columbia without significant leadership experiences. you're fine so don't freak out. Things will all play out well especially if you work extensively on your interview skills. try not to be nervous or defensive in person and be genuinely interested in dentistry for the right reasons.
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No, but i would work on getting in shape and good at a sport (assuming your a male) like basketball, soccer, or ultimate frisbee. doing something like this will be a fun hobby, good for exercise, and allow you to improve your social skills, have social interaction, learn communication, and teamwork. a great way to meet friends and get used to talking to other people, even if it just starts off as things such as i'm open. good luck
Thank you so much for the replies. I know that SDN suggests those with below average GPAs/DATs to do a postbacs/masters or retake the DATs. If my ECs are insufficient and I don't get in, would it be feasible for me to do ECs damage control and bring those up after I graduate to compensate for my poor undergrad ECs?
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Dude, you don't have poor undergrad ECs. You're more than good on everything. If you do more, I doubt it would do much to improve your application. Everything is in perfect order. You're the type of applicant that should just assume you'll get a bunch of interviews. Your application, as long as there are no red flags, will be taken seriously everywhere you apply unless they think you'd decline because you'll get accepted at a better or cheaper school.
The only thing I think you should worry about is your interview skills. Do mock interviews, video take them etc.
I have an interesting question though. Do you think it's better if an applicant tries his or her best to try to hide the symptoms of Aspergers syndrome during an interview vs somehow acknowledging in the application and using it as an example of a overcome obstacle.
My opinion is that it should be somehow disclosed so that at the interview, the interviewers aren't caught off guard if the symptoms show.
My opinion is that it should be somehow disclosed so that at the interview, the interviewers aren't caught off guard if the symptoms show.
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Not to sound inconsiderate, but are you sure someone with Aspergers should consider dentistry? The symptoms are:
Problems with social skills
Eccentric or repetitive behaviors
Unusual preoccupations or rituals
Communication difficulties
Limited range of interests
Coordination problems
Not exactly great traits to have in a dentist. I'm sure there are varying degrees of it, but I would definitely disclose it on an application. If I was an adcom, I would seriously think about this person before I offer an acceptance/interview.
I think someone with Aspergers has the potential to be a great dentist. There definitely would be challenging obstacles to overcome though. Educators have been making progress on how to "teach" emotional intelligence.
Anyways, I highly doubt an adcom will passover a highly qualified candidate because he or she admits that they have Aspergers. Like I said though, at the interview, if the symptoms show, they might be caught off guard. I say talk about it in a personal statement or something.
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Dont even start the debate of whether someone with Aspergers can practice dentistry. We dont know the OP, and more importantly, thats not something for us to decide. That is for an admissions committee.
Zbtb7: Im going to agree with everyone on here about your application being more than sufficient for an interview at any school out there. The 'leadership experience' aspect of your application is not something you should consider holding off an your applications to get. Apply as soon as you can next year. If for some reason you dont gain admissions somewhere, you can of course always better your application after you graduate college. There is no deadline for that.
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Troll!
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Just throwing my opinion out there. I would hope someone reading SDN doesn't make their life decisions based on what people on here say.
And where does it say OP has Aspergers? He says he had a "a non-academic learning disorder." That could be anything. I was just answering pkb's situation if someone should disclose if they have Aspergers or not.
The OP mentioned it in a previous post but maybe took it out later.
