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[MBlue16]

I really don't think so. If anything, it will show your persistence and can only look good on you.

But, keep in mind that you can't be lazy and just copy everything from the previous year. Schools would like to see improvements.

 

[dieanotherday]

you definitely want to spend your volunteering time doing community outreach things or dental related things

 

[gentlerwave]

So I am in my second year of college (finishing in 3 years), gonna finish my BCM this semester (Physics covered by AP). I have a decent GPA. Haven't taken my DAT but I am confident I will get in the 20s.

I am going to apply to around 22 schools (yes I know it's costly). Let's say I get rejected from all of them. Is it a huge disadvantage for me to become a re-applicant? If I was being compared to someone with the same exact stats as me, the only difference being that I am a re-applicant and he is a first time applier, would there be any discrimination?

Applying to 22 schools is crazy. Cost aside, you will miss more than a month of your semester if you're invited to interview at those schools.

Why not just take it easy and do a 4-year undergrad? I have a feeling that you're rushing and you won't have enough time to complete your pre-regs. By the time you submit your AADSAS, you must have all your shadowing hours (100 minimum at most schools), volunteering hours, all your LORs. Most schools also want to see if you have any research experiences and have taken advanced bio courses (a&p, biochem, cell bio, genetics, microbio). Trust me, if you can prevent it, you definitely don't want to go through the application cycle more than once.

 

[omgroll]

Make sure you check the prereq for each school. Some schools don't accept ap cr3dits

 

[amfassz]

Your current lack of ecs are a bigger deal than reapplying.

 

[gentlerwave]

I am pretty confident in myself though. Surely not all 22 schools with want to interview me right? I have almost no EC, that is why I am broadening the range. My sGPA will be around 3.5 ish with an oGPA of 3.75 ish. I really want to be accepted and get into the class of 2019.

My reasoning: If I have the opportunity to get into my dream career earlier, why wait?

There's nothing wrong with being ambitious, but in this case I just think there's too much cost involved. If you apply to 22 schools, you should assume that you'll get 22 interviews just in case you do get 22 interviews. It doesn't hurt to call up your top choice dental school admission office and ask them whether your plan sounds good to them or not. They would be the one who can give you the most accurate feedback on this.

I think the key question here is: when are you planning to submit your AADSAS?

 

[Jungerr]

From your other posts, it seems like you're planning to graduate in 3 years, do extracurricular activities, study for your DAT AND apply to dental schools all at the same time. All the while trying to maintain a high GPA. I hope you understand the application/interview process is somewhat time consuming, and flying out to another city to attend an interview can really mess up your schedule. That's an ambitious plan but most people would not be able to pull that off.

Unless if your time management skills are out of this world, I would advise against it. But hey, if you think you can handle it and have the money for it, go ahead. Just don't let your GPA slip or get a bad DAT score because that should be your priority.

Reapplying shouldn't be an issue.

 

[omgroll]

Yep I got that covered, thanks. Even if I apply to schools that do not accept the physics credit, it won't be much trouble to take physics next year, so it will be like I never took the AP.

That's good. I might end up taking 1st year english this summer 🙁 depending on where I decide to go.

 

[warmbroom]

So I am in my second year of college (finishing in 3 years), gonna finish my BCM this semester (Physics covered by AP). I have a decent GPA. Haven't taken my DAT but I am confident I will get in the 20s.

I am going to apply to around 22 schools (yes I know it's costly). Let's say I get rejected from all of them. Is it a huge disadvantage for me to become a re-applicant? If I was being compared to someone with the same exact stats as me, the only difference being that I am a re-applicant and he is a first time applier, would there be any discrimination?

To answer your original question, being a re-applicant will not be a disadvantage. I think that some schools consider it a favorable thing because it shows you are serious. I've heard from UoP faculty that if all stats are the same then they would prefer the reapplicant. And 40% of UNLV's current first year class applied at least twice.

I'd say if you aren't concerned about the money you might as well give it a shot. At the worst you're out some money and have to reapply, best case scenario you're starting dental school at your dream school.