New here... where do i stand?

[Gury410]

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hey guys i just signed up on here and been doing a lot of reading.. there seems to be a lot of people that are going or have gone through all this so i just wanted to ask and get some opinions on where i stand in terms of hopefully being accepted somewhere..

basically...

3.0 overall gpa
3.76 science gpa
22,23 DAT
good letters of rec
100+ hrs lab research
200-300hrs community service
work in a dental office (parents)

my problem is my low overall gpa, i have a feeling my first few years of college keep haunting me.. i transfered into a UC from a community college with a 2.23 gpa of all lower division general ed classes but shot up to a 3.68gpa semester of all science my first semester at the UC and have been consistent with that, i actually just finished a 4.0 semester and plan to repeat that with the few remaining classes i have left. i plan to apply soon but feel like im not really in a good position right now.. what do you guys think? i dont really know what the "competitive" range is.. but i feel like im not in it.

thanks.

 

[Blue Panther]

http://predents.com/

Just apply and see how things go...

 

[Gury410]

thanks.. im planning to get in one way or another but i mostly want to figure out on whether im probably going to have to do a post-bacc or not.. or if my stats are good enough to maybe have a shot the first time around.

 

[Blue Panther]

Oh okay.. well in that case, look at my post in this thread. Apply to Pittsburgh, once they grant you an interview your numbers become irrelevant to them. Even the interviewer cannot see your numbers!

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=730565

 

[Simiam]

I think you should have a good chance. I would think having a near 3.7 sGPA will easily make up for a 3.0 oGPA. I would say the science is much more critical. Your DAT scores and extracurricular are also very good.

Apply to Temple!