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Hi guys! I just applied this cycle and haven't heard anything back aside from an interview. I'm not losing all hope but I want to know what to do if I don't get accepted this time around. I haven't been rejected anywhere but not accepted either.
What are the new things I should be getting together if I don't get in this time? Particularly, I'm asking about letters of recommendation. My school does the committee letter and that's what I submitted this cycle, as well as one from my dentist that I shadowed.
Should they all be new letters? Should I start asking around for new ones for everything? And what could I be adding to my personal statement?
Numbers wise, I don't have much room for improvement, I think my GPA was pretty good and my DAT score isn't re-take worthy (3.7 GPA, 22 DAT, lowest was 19 in orgo and gen chem). I have around 200 hours of shadowing and volunteering at dental clinics, and lots of extracurriculars and some research experience. I really don't know where I went wrong aside from my interview, which I think I'm just nitpicking.
And it sucks because I haven't done any shadowing or volunteering since August because I was optimistic, so I'm thinking about adding some more hours over the summer.
And I'll be working more on my personal statement this go around as well. I really want to be a dentist but I suck at putting it in words.
I'm just so stressed and lost and feeling overwhelmed by the limbo I'm in right now. So I'm preparing for the worst case scenario to keep myself distracted haha!
Thanks guys!
What are the new things I should be getting together if I don't get in this time? Particularly, I'm asking about letters of recommendation. My school does the committee letter and that's what I submitted this cycle, as well as one from my dentist that I shadowed.
Should they all be new letters? Should I start asking around for new ones for everything? And what could I be adding to my personal statement?
Numbers wise, I don't have much room for improvement, I think my GPA was pretty good and my DAT score isn't re-take worthy (3.7 GPA, 22 DAT, lowest was 19 in orgo and gen chem). I have around 200 hours of shadowing and volunteering at dental clinics, and lots of extracurriculars and some research experience. I really don't know where I went wrong aside from my interview, which I think I'm just nitpicking.
And it sucks because I haven't done any shadowing or volunteering since August because I was optimistic, so I'm thinking about adding some more hours over the summer.
And I'll be working more on my personal statement this go around as well. I really want to be a dentist but I suck at putting it in words.
I'm just so stressed and lost and feeling overwhelmed by the limbo I'm in right now. So I'm preparing for the worst case scenario to keep myself distracted haha!
Thanks guys!
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