Just hypothetically

[ahlee]

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If I have a 2.8 GPA, and a 22 on the DAT is that enough to get an interview?
I also have 100+ hours of research, 100+ hours of shadowing, some international volunteer work, and some volunteering at a medical clinic.

 

[sjv]

GPA likely gonna filter you out at 99% of schools, probably need postbacc or SMP to improve your situation.

 

[distressstudent]

http://www.haverford.edu/deans/prehealth/documents/dentalschool_scores.pdf

Try looking for something like this. I honestly can't remember where I saw it, but there was a stat sheet with the range of GPA that a score would accept. There were definitely GPA around 2.8. However, their DAT might have been 25+ and 500 volunteer hours for all we know.

This one is for medical school, so it is by no means accurate but it might give you a good idea:
https://www.aamc.org/download/270906/data/table24-mcatgpagridall0911.pdf

 

[ahlee]

GPA likely gonna filter you out at 99% of schools, probably need postbacc or SMP to improve your situation.

What is SMP?

 

[ahlee]

http://www.haverford.edu/deans/prehealth/documents/dentalschool_scores.pdf

Try looking for something like this. I honestly can't remember where I saw it, but there was a stat sheet with the range of GPA that a score would accept. There were definitely GPA around 2.8. However, their DAT might have been 25+ and 500 volunteer hours for all we know.

This one is for medical school, so it is by no means accurate but it might give you a good idea:
https://www.aamc.org/download/270906/data/table24-mcatgpagridall0911.pdf

Thanks

 

[sjv]

What is SMP?

Special Master's Program.
A few examples are BU (http://www.bumc.bu.edu/gms/oral-health-masters/), Rutgers (http://njms.rutgers.edu/gsbs/academic_programs/masters_dentsch_interest.htm), Barry University (http://www.barry.edu/biomedical-sciences/) but there are various other ones available.

 

[Glimmer1991]

The short answer is no because of the GPA.

It's also extremely risky to bank on a 22. I have always done extremely well on standardized tests and was not even "expecting" a 22+. I thought it could happen, but quite possibly wouldn't. I certainly wasn't banking on it.

 

[jkang7]

I was exactly in same situation. didn't get any interview at all. Most of schools didn't even send reject letters. So answer is NO.

 

[ahlee]

I was exactly in same situation. didn't get any interview at all. Most of schools didn't even send reject letters. So answer is NO.

Then do you mind me asking what your next steps will be?

 

[dieanotherday]

try to take as many classes as possible from now until you apply to raise your gpa to past a 3.0 for both sci/cum if thats possible
if not apply to SMPs

when cycle opens apply to every school ever.
earlier the better

 

[YYC]

Like everyone else mentioned above, I would try to improve the GPA if I were you.