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Hello,
I am a first time applicant to dental school this cycle but things are not looking too great for me so far. I have not taken my DAT yet but will be in a couple of weeks. My GPA is pretty low and, therefore, I am looking for an SMP to enhance my science background. I have a 2.6 sGPA and a 3.2 overall GPA. I am hoping to get feedback from students who have attended/are currently in the Masters of Arts in Biomedical Sciences at Midwestern (either Downers Grove or Glendale campus). How competitive is it to gain acceptance? Also, what is factored in consideration of the application apart from GPA and test scores? I have a strong personal statement, work/volunteer experience, extracurriculars, and letters of rec. but does the admissions committee look at any of that? Also, I applied to the Midwestern Dental Schools but received emails saying my science GPA does not meet their requirements so they are unable to process my application further. I have heard that those who get rejected can ask to have their application forwarded to apply for the masters programs. Since I have not (officially) been rejected seeing as it is still early in the cycle, is it better to wait and apply after December 1st? If so, should I wait until after I have my grades from the Fall 2016 semester?
Sorry for the semi-long post, I would greatly appreciate the help!
I am a first time applicant to dental school this cycle but things are not looking too great for me so far. I have not taken my DAT yet but will be in a couple of weeks. My GPA is pretty low and, therefore, I am looking for an SMP to enhance my science background. I have a 2.6 sGPA and a 3.2 overall GPA. I am hoping to get feedback from students who have attended/are currently in the Masters of Arts in Biomedical Sciences at Midwestern (either Downers Grove or Glendale campus). How competitive is it to gain acceptance? Also, what is factored in consideration of the application apart from GPA and test scores? I have a strong personal statement, work/volunteer experience, extracurriculars, and letters of rec. but does the admissions committee look at any of that? Also, I applied to the Midwestern Dental Schools but received emails saying my science GPA does not meet their requirements so they are unable to process my application further. I have heard that those who get rejected can ask to have their application forwarded to apply for the masters programs. Since I have not (officially) been rejected seeing as it is still early in the cycle, is it better to wait and apply after December 1st? If so, should I wait until after I have my grades from the Fall 2016 semester?
Sorry for the semi-long post, I would greatly appreciate the help!