How do you think I'm doing?

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[yangwang]

I'm a Canadian citizen attending university in America.
This is my 4th semester in college as a chem major.
My overall GPA is 3.0 and sGPA is lower.
B+ Gen Chem 1, C+ Gen Chem 2
C+ Molecular Bio 1, Pass Cell Bio 2
B- Organic Chem 1, C+ Calculus 1
are my science gpas.....

As you can see I did very poor in the past.
This semester I am currently getting around B+ in both Ochem 2 and Analytical chem.

Volunteer experience:
zero shadowing/volunteering hours

Extracurricular activities:
- a little experience in coordinating science experiment of students in elementary school.
- currently serving as one of the E-board members in my church student group
- served as one of the directors in preparing a huge church annual even at school
- currently serving as a Sunday school teacher
- currently joined in Poverty Awareness organization
- currently joined in an organization aiding North Korea

Unless I take extra semesters to improve my GPA, the maximum overall GPA i can get is 3.5 and sGPA 3.4 (but it is highly unlikely because I won't get all As) Also, I do not have a specific professor in mind for LOR.

How do you guys think I am doing?
The only "OK" part is my extracurriculur activities (although i heard being leader and w/e in a religious group isn't much helpful ??)
Maybe it is time for me to accept the reality and start looking for a different career path.

Well, thank you for reading guys.

Where do you go to undergrad? Cornell? Uchicago? if you go to a regular state school, and your pre-reqs are all Bs and Cs, then it's NOT okay. Would you want someone who gets all Cs to be your dentist? I wouldn't.

You should really pull your grades up, maybe cut down on your extra curricular activities, and just focus on course work.

 

[dentalWorks]

I'm a Canadian citizen attending university in America.
This is my 4th semester in college as a chem major.
My overall GPA is 3.0 and sGPA is lower.
B+ Gen Chem 1, C+ Gen Chem 2
C+ Molecular Bio 1, Pass Cell Bio 2
B- Organic Chem 1, C+ Calculus 1
are my science gpas.....

As you can see I did very poor in the past.
This semester I am currently getting around B+ in both Ochem 2 and Analytical chem.

Volunteer experience:
zero shadowing/volunteering hours

Extracurricular activities:
- a little experience in coordinating science experiment of students in elementary school.
- currently serving as one of the E-board members in my church student group
- served as one of the directors in preparing a huge church annual even at school
- currently serving as a Sunday school teacher
- currently joined in Poverty Awareness organization
- currently joined in an organization aiding North Korea

Unless I take extra semesters to improve my GPA, the maximum overall GPA i can get is 3.5 and sGPA 3.4 (but it is highly unlikely because I won't get all As) Also, I do not have a specific professor in mind for LOR.

How do you guys think I am doing?
The only "OK" part is my extracurriculur activities (although i heard being leader and w/e in a religious group isn't much helpful ??)
Maybe it is time for me to accept the reality and start looking for a different career path.

Well, thank you for reading guys.

Your doing poorly so far, but, your GPA is still in good shape as a starting point for repair. I mean, you've done 2 years of college and you have 3.0.... Just try your best to get high grades from now on... aim for A/A- and you should be able to finish your undergrad with an overall between 3.3-3.5 but your science GPA will go up even faster

extracurriculars are good, but the GPA (in my opinion) is the single most important admission criteria.

You've dug a hole for yourself, but with hard work in the upcoming 2 years, you should be in good shape.

 

[wizi]

I'm a Canadian citizen attending university in America.
This is my 4th semester in college as a chem major.
My overall GPA is 3.0 and sGPA is lower.
B+ Gen Chem 1, C+ Gen Chem 2
C+ Molecular Bio 1, Pass Cell Bio 2
B- Organic Chem 1, C+ Calculus 1
are my science gpas.....

As you can see I did very poor in the past.
This semester I am currently getting around B+ in both Ochem 2 and Analytical chem.

Volunteer experience:
zero shadowing/volunteering hours

Extracurricular activities:
- a little experience in coordinating science experiment of students in elementary school.
- currently serving as one of the E-board members in my church student group
- served as one of the directors in preparing a huge church annual even at school
- currently serving as a Sunday school teacher
- currently joined in Poverty Awareness organization
- currently joined in an organization aiding North Korea

Unless I take extra semesters to improve my GPA, the maximum overall GPA i can get is 3.5 and sGPA 3.4 (but it is highly unlikely because I won't get all As) Also, I do not have a specific professor in mind for LOR.

How do you guys think I am doing?
The only "OK" part is my extracurriculur activities (although i heard being leader and w/e in a religious group isn't much helpful ??)
Maybe it is time for me to accept the reality and start looking for a different career path.

Well, thank you for reading guys.

If dentistry is your dream, NOTHING can stop you from going after it.
Get your GPA up around 3.4. Its hard but doable.

If you think that you can't apply this year, apply next year. If you think your undergrad GPA is not high enough, get a Master. If you think your ECs are not enough, do more. If you think you should change your career, rethink.

By the way, none of your ECs are dental related. You should fix this.

 

[Rubber Dam Man]

Your doing poorly so far, but, your GPA is still in good shape as a starting point for repair. I mean, you've done 2 years of college and you have 3.0.... Just try your best to get high grades from now on... aim for A/A- and you should be able to finish your undergrad with an overall between 3.3-3.5 but your science GPA will go up even faster

extracurriculars are good, but the GPA (in my opinion) is the single most important admission criteria.

You've dug a hole for yourself, but with hard work in the upcoming 2 years, you should be in good shape.

Exactly. No amount of ECs will make up for a subpar GPA, especially when considering the increasing competitiveness of dental school admissions as of late. The good thing is that you still have two years. If dental school is where you want to be in 3 years, then buckle down and focus these last 4 semesters... bang out some 4.0s