Has your education ever been interrupted or affected adversely?

[finchy86]

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So you guys know the question on the AADSAS application under the section Background Information"

Has your education ever been interrupted or affected adversely for reasons other than deficiencies in conduct or academic performance?

I just wanted to ask what your opinion is regarding the following situation. I had a semester (was supposed to be my last) where I took on a second job to stay out of debt. My hours essentially doubled. Outside of class I only had time for work. So I was unable to complete homework or spend time with my wife and daughter. On top of that I found I was unable to get into dental school and it lead to a catastrophic semester. I withdrew from 2 courses (physiology and micro lab) and received a C in head and neck anatomy, a D in money management, and an F in philosophy. Obviously it was the worst semester of my college experience and was truly a depressing time for me. My GPA for the semester was less than 1.0.

After that thankfully my life turned around. I landed a great research internship at Washington State University and returned to college for one last semester. Took the classes that I had withdrawn from and the head and neck anatomy along with a few other courses. This time I did much better and got a 3.45 or around there.

So would you say that the experience I had could fall under the question listed above? I am well aware that such a semester raises a red flag for many dental schools. I have a strong desire to go into dentistry and will apply this cycle and again next year if I don't get in this year. I will be retaking the DAT in July. Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks.



Here are my stats:

GPA stats
BCP GPA - 3.58
sGPA - 3.42
non-sGPA - 3.40
Total GPA - 3.42

DAT stats
Science - 17 (science expanded 16 BIO, 22 gChem, 15 oChem)
RC - 20
PAT - 19
QR - 18
AA - 18

 

[Kahr]

So you guys know the question on the AADSAS application under the section Background Information"

Has your education ever been interrupted or affected adversely for reasons other than deficiencies in conduct or academic performance?

I just wanted to ask what your opinion is regarding the following situation. I had a semester (was supposed to be my last) where I took on a second job to stay out of debt. My hours essentially doubled. Outside of class I only had time for work. So I was unable to complete homework or spend time with my wife and daughter. On top of that I found I was unable to get into dental school and it lead to a catastrophic semester. I withdrew from 2 courses (physiology and micro lab) and received a C in head and neck anatomy, a D in money management, and an F in philosophy. Obviously it was the worst semester of my college experience and was truly a depressing time for me. My GPA for the semester was less than 1.0.


So would you say that the experience I had could fall under the question listed above? I am well aware that such a semester raises a red flag for many dental schools. I have a strong desire to go into dentistry and will apply this cycle and again next year if I don't get in this year. I will be retaking the DAT in July. Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks.

Yes, I would most certaınly explaın what happened ın that sectıon regardıng your terrıble semester, I thınk ıt fıts there well as both answerıng that questıon and provıdıng a forward explanatıon for the raısed eyebrows/questıons they mıght have after revıewıng your transcrıpts.

Heck, I myself wrote about a deployment that ınterrupted a semester and caused me to drop two classes, whıch I thınk even forced me to have two Ws. I was never asked about ıt, nor was ıt commented on though.

 

[finchy86]

Thanks for the feedback. I won't complain if I don't get asked about it haha.

 

[blikefood]

Hey I was wondering how that worked out for you...
Few family members passed away my sophomore year & my parents split which resulted in me moving home/commuting and picking up jobs to help pay rent/food for my mom and little brother. I didn't fail anything but achieved only C/C- for sophomore year and B/B+'s after.
I am not sure if this is something I am supposed to mention in there. Any advise would be appreciated

 

[BobbyBeavis]

Hey I was wondering how that worked out for you...
Few family members passed away my sophomore year & my parents split which resulted in me moving home/commuting and picking up jobs to help pay rent/food for my mom and little brother. I didn't fail anything but achieved only C/C- for sophomore year and B/B+'s after.
I am not sure if this is something I am supposed to mention in there. Any advise would be appreciated

Deaths always cause an affect no matter how close. Also, your parents splitting and you picking up the father role of the family whilst still in college is huge in my eyes. Definitely speak about this.