Reapplicant WAMC

[Student.Dent02]

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Date of submission: June
Overall GPA: 3.48
Science GPA: 3.47
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.58
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA 22 TS 22 BIO 21 GC 22 OC 24 PA 22 RC 22 QR 22
State of Residence: Maine

Major: Biology
Minor: Chem
Minority? No
Reapplicant? Yes
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 80 hrs General Prac, 10 hrs Ortho
Volunteering Experience: 50 hrs through college soccer team: coaching soccer, youth camps, helping cook dinners as team for food pantry, ext... as well as 15 hrs in COVID vaccine clinic
Employment: 900 hrs as Dental Assistant, currently working in Spinning Mill disassembling and repairing large manufacturing equipment
Research: No Research
Other Extracurriculars: 4 Years of College Soccer
Relevant Honors or Awards: Many athletic awards (All-conference, All-tournament, ext...) Few academic ( Deans list most semesters)
LOR type and strength: Can get 2 LOR from dentists and another from my physics professor
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Currently hold EMT certification, potential red flag could be that I switched late to dentistry from Pre-PA. My major was actually Med Bio-Pre PA but it was more of a formality as all the classes are identical to my pre-dent peers.


School List:
-UNE
-Uconn
-Tufts
-BU
-Buffalo
-Stony Brook
-Dalhousie

A few question I have are... 1) Do I need more shadow hrs or will my assisting hrs take care of that. 2) Will I need more volunteer hrs? Should I stay away from doing more soccer volunteering and find something more relevant? 3) Any advice with my school list? UNE is my top as I want to stay close to home, the rest of my list was primary based around location.

 

[deleted1070139]

I would remove UConn and the canadian school

 

[macsak]

I would remove UConn and the canadian school

i agree with the CA school, disagree with UConn
it's ok to have a couple of reach schools on the list...
and OPs DAT scores are pretty good...

 

[deleted1070139]

i agree with the CA school, disagree with UConn
it's ok to have a couple of reach schools on the list...
and OPs DAT scores are pretty good...

Well Maine is a superb state, Connecticut has nothing going for it, and they have in-state preference out the wazoo anyway. I think OP's application money for that would be greater suited for a school in a better location, like Temple perhaps

 

[macsak]

Well Maine is a superb state, Connecticut has nothing going for it, and they have in-state preference out the wazoo anyway. I think OP's application money for that would be greater suited for a school in a better location, like Temple perhaps

yeah, i guess i should've suggested that OP apply more broadly...

 

[macsak]

when did you apply last cycle?
which schools?
how many interviews did you get?
what did you improve since last cycle?

 

[DMD12345]

Add Penn 👀 and Lecom

 

[Student.Dent02]

when did you apply last cycle?
which schools?
how many interviews did you get?
what did you improve since last cycle?

I decided to pursue dentistry after graduating last year so I spent the summer studying for the dat. After doing well I figured It was worth applying to at least my top school, UNE, in the hopes of saving a year. So my app wasn’t in until early October.

I got an interview and was eventually waitlisted.

I started my dental assisting job after my application (although I did add it to my application last cycle). I also added some volunteer hours as well.