K kc24 New Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 24, 2008 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Mar 24, 2008 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I went to predents.com and noticed that these schools have lower GPA and DAT averages? is there a reason for it? I heard they prefer minorities..
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I went to predents.com and noticed that these schools have lower GPA and DAT averages? is there a reason for it? I heard they prefer minorities..
lfhansen Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Nov 6, 2007 Messages 49 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Mar 24, 2008 #2 kc24 said: I went to predents.com and noticed that these schools have lower GPA and DAT averages? is there a reason for it? I heard they prefer minorities.. Click to expand... I see you are "new" here (for that matter, so am I with respect to posting, but I read the forum relatively often). You have "inadvertently" started a war of words.... Let the games begin!!
kc24 said: I went to predents.com and noticed that these schools have lower GPA and DAT averages? is there a reason for it? I heard they prefer minorities.. Click to expand... I see you are "new" here (for that matter, so am I with respect to posting, but I read the forum relatively often). You have "inadvertently" started a war of words.... Let the games begin!!
K kc24 New Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 24, 2008 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Mar 24, 2008 #3 I'm not trying to offend anyone. I actually read the "minority" news from another thread, if that's what you were implying "war of words." But, of course, I was just wondering.
I'm not trying to offend anyone. I actually read the "minority" news from another thread, if that's what you were implying "war of words." But, of course, I was just wondering.
alanan84 D1 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 17, 2008 Messages 1,387 Reaction score 5 Points 4,571 Dental Student Mar 24, 2008 #4 This thread is like barely below yours and answers your question. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=507287
This thread is like barely below yours and answers your question. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=507287
CMistry Full Member Verified Member Physician Dentist 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 29, 2007 Messages 867 Reaction score 173 Points 5,161 Location Gaithersburg, MD Dentist Mar 24, 2008 #5 To answer your question, yes, the two schools mentioned do prefer African-American (as well as other minority) applicants. -Cyrus
To answer your question, yes, the two schools mentioned do prefer African-American (as well as other minority) applicants. -Cyrus
L litldime D2 Moderator Emeritus Verified Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member Verified Expert 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 11, 2006 Messages 1,060 Reaction score 1 Points 1 Location Texas Dental Student Mar 24, 2008 #6 If you go to the end of this page (scroll all the way down)...you will see "similar threads" that discuss this issue.. This goes for any topic. Or you could run a search and it will pull up lots of similar discussions
If you go to the end of this page (scroll all the way down)...you will see "similar threads" that discuss this issue.. This goes for any topic. Or you could run a search and it will pull up lots of similar discussions
R Regmata Member Verified Member Dentist 15+ Year Member Joined Feb 29, 2004 Messages 1,778 Reaction score 15 Points 4,581 Resident [Any Field] Mar 24, 2008 #7 Racist