How am I doing so far as a 2nd year in college?

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[CMistry]

Honestly, it's not looking very good. Your science GPA is a 3.0 at best, but your semesters aren't even very heavy. You need to kick it into high gear for the next two years - do whatever it takes to get better grades. I'm not saying dentistry is impossible, but if you want to get in straight out of college you definitely need to pick it up big time.

 

[znny19]

Drop all your ECs and focus on only your GPA imo.

 

[0123]

Drop all your ECs and focus on only your GPA imo.

Znny19 is absolutely right!!

Your way to busy and you need a better GPA, drop the ECs. Especially because the classes that matter most are the ones your not getting A's in. Get B+/A- in the GE's but make sure you get A's in most of the science classes.
Don't have more than 3 withdrawals, less than 3 even better.
Try to take between 14-17 credit hours a semester.
Your transcript so far says good leader/person but doesn't study. Not trying to be an a**hole but I want you to get what you want. When you get that acceptance email it is a great feeling!
Finally, Good for you for putting yourself out there to be critiqued!!! So many people do this when it is way to late and it is not to late for you!! Just buckle down now!! Suffer now so you can play later! Sorry, the dad in me came out!!

Good Luck Feathers!

 

[YYC]

I'm currently a 2nd year UCLA student. These are the classes I've taken and grades I've received:

Summer 2011 (before actual school year)
Writing - B
GE - B

Fall 2011
Chem - W
Calculus - D+
GE - A

Winter 2012
Bio Ecology - C+
GE - B+
GE - B+

Spring 2012 - Dean's List
GE - A
GE - A
GE - A

Summer 2012
Calculus RETAKEN - B
Psych - A

Fall 2012
Chem - B
Psych - A
Math - B-

EXTRACURRICULARS
Community Health Organization - 2 yrs (recently received a leadership position)
2 Research Projects (Public Health, Fear and Anxiety) - 2 yrs
Floor Government - 2 yrs (Treasurer)
Cultural Club Staff Member - 1 yr

My freshman year was shaky and I know my GPA is a bit low (around a 3.0/3.1), but I'm hoping to increase it in the next upcoming quarters. How are my stats looking so far as a pre-dental? In bold are my science classes.

To answer your question, "How am I doing so far as a 2nd year in college?", here is what I have to say:

As a pre-dental student, your quantitative statistics (science and overall GPA) falls in the lower end of the spectrum of DDS/DMD applicants. However, considering you are still a second year student, much improvements can still be made.

Your EC looks great for a second year student, so keep up the good work!

 

[autoclavemonkey]

course load of 8-12 (quarter)units, with max 1 science course, doesn't look that great to adcoms. Also try to spread out your GE's so that you don't end up taking 3+ science classes every quarter for the last 2 years. Just fyi, I was done with gen chem, calc, gen bio, phys, and ochem by end of 2nd year. I'm listing these courses because they are mostly required courses for d schools. This way, I felt like I could mix GE's with upper div bio courses and not stress out.