Before asking you questions, I would like to explain my background.
I am a 30 year old Ph. D candiate studying biomedical engineering, and I will be applying for 2005 cycle for dental schools.
So, I've got a lot of research experience and have 3-4 publications so far (more coming up).
I majored in Chem. E as an undergrad.
My GPA for both my undergrad and grad. are in the range of 3.2 - 3.4. (Not too great...)
I haven't taken DAT yet. Right now, my scores for topscore tests are: 17-18 (AA) and 20 (PAT).
I am a mother. My daughter is 5 year old. Having a daughter made me discover that I love caring for people.
I did not shadow any dentists. But when my daughter got an extensive dental treatment about two years ago, and I had a chance to observe the work for total 10 hours.
I am not sure if it counts.
Right now, I am thinking about applying to schools in Boston -- three dental schools that all of you know: BU, Tufts, and Harvard.
I would like to continue research as a dental student, too.
Now my questions for you are:
(1) What would be my chance of getting into the dental schools in Boston if my DAT score remains same as the ones I get from Topscore? Should I improve on DAT scores?
(2) Have you seen any Ph. D's as dental students? How do they perform at dental schools? Do they fit in well with young students? 🙂
(3) Should I get more shadowing experience?
I welcome any of advices and comments from you.
They are really precious to me....
I am a 30 year old Ph. D candiate studying biomedical engineering, and I will be applying for 2005 cycle for dental schools.
So, I've got a lot of research experience and have 3-4 publications so far (more coming up).
I majored in Chem. E as an undergrad.
My GPA for both my undergrad and grad. are in the range of 3.2 - 3.4. (Not too great...)
I haven't taken DAT yet. Right now, my scores for topscore tests are: 17-18 (AA) and 20 (PAT).
I am a mother. My daughter is 5 year old. Having a daughter made me discover that I love caring for people.
I did not shadow any dentists. But when my daughter got an extensive dental treatment about two years ago, and I had a chance to observe the work for total 10 hours.
I am not sure if it counts.
Right now, I am thinking about applying to schools in Boston -- three dental schools that all of you know: BU, Tufts, and Harvard.
I would like to continue research as a dental student, too.
Now my questions for you are:
(1) What would be my chance of getting into the dental schools in Boston if my DAT score remains same as the ones I get from Topscore? Should I improve on DAT scores?
(2) Have you seen any Ph. D's as dental students? How do they perform at dental schools? Do they fit in well with young students? 🙂
(3) Should I get more shadowing experience?
I welcome any of advices and comments from you.
They are really precious to me....