School List Help and Questions

[APre-Dent]

Date of submission: aiming early 24-25 cycle
Overall GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0
(all GPA can still change as I'm still in school)
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 28 AA (22 RC, 28 QR, 30 TS), 26 PAT
State of Residence: non-Canadian International
Undergrad Attended:
Major: Biochem
Minor: Physics, Math
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No


Shadowing Experience: since beginning of college: 270 with 3 GP, 15 with 2 specialists, 30 international in home country, 50 virtual

Volunteering Experience: 250 with crisis help line, 60 help low income immigrants filing tax return (additional 150+ hours in training), 60 helping packaging medical supplies to send to countries in need, 20 teaching kids piano

Employment: 80 head usher, 50 bio lab tech, 130 Chem LA/tutor, 60 physics grader

Research:
Since beginning of college, Paid:
550 Bio research (poster presentation) – very relevant for manual dexterity as a big part of it is microscopic dissection;
70 Chem research (later continued for credit, before applications would have ~ 400 hours put into independent study)

Other Extracurriculars:
600 hours on-call campus EMT and another 50 in EMT club meetings and trainings;
taken online pre-dental course with UPenn (Coursera), UMich (Coursera), and UCLA;
60 outdoor orientation trip leader with 100+ hours in training

Hobbies: 730 hours playing piano, some hours drawing and playing tennis

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Went to a virtual info session by Minnesota and another by UNE

Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean’s list, various school and department academic awards

LOR type and strength: Probably 1 from GP, 1 from chem research PI, 1 from physics Prof, 1 from OChem Prof

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
School list:

Choosing From:

Harvard

Penn

Columbia

UMich

UoP

UNE

Minnesota

NYU

USC

Detroit Mercy

Touro

Nova

Temple

Midwestern AZ

CWRU

Buffalo

Questions:

1. For activities like outdoor orientation trip leader and tax volunteer, I have significant time put into training – does training time count as activity time?
2. Do I list my hobbies hours as part of the application? What about research hours for credit?
3. I took my first year writing course from a STEM dept, can the course count for Eng. Composition usually?
4. Any major EC weakness that I should address?

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[macsak]

Date of submission: aiming early 24-25 cycle
Overall GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0
(all GPA can still change as I'm still in school)
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 28 AA (22 RC, 28 QR, 30 TS), 26 PAT
State of Residence: non-Canadian International
Undergrad Attended:
Major: Biochem
Minor: Physics, Math
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No


Shadowing Experience: since beginning of college: 270 with 3 GP, 15 with 2 specialists, 30 international in home country, 50 virtual

Volunteering Experience: 250 with crisis help line, 60 help low income immigrants filing tax return (additional 150+ hours in training), 60 helping packaging medical supplies to send to countries in need, 20 teaching kids piano

Employment: 80 head usher, 50 bio lab tech, 130 Chem LA/tutor, 60 physics grader

Research:
Since beginning of college, Paid:
550 Bio research (poster presentation) – very relevant for manual dexterity as a big part of it is microscopic dissection;
70 Chem research (later continued for credit, before applications would have ~ 400 hours put into independent study)

Other Extracurriculars:
600 hours on-call campus EMT and another 50 in EMT club meetings and trainings;
taken online pre-dental course with UPenn (Coursera), UMich (Coursera), and UCLA;
60 outdoor orientation trip leader with 100+ hours in training

Hobbies: 730 hours playing piano, some hours drawing and playing tennis

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Went to a virtual info session by Minnesota and another by UNE

Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean’s list, various school and department academic awards

LOR type and strength: Probably 1 from GP, 1 from chem research PI, 1 from physics Prof, 1 from OChem Prof

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
School list:

Choosing From:

Harvard

Penn

Columbia

UMich

UoP

UNE

Minnesota

NYU

USC

Detroit Mercy

Touro

Nova

Temple

Midwestern AZ

CWRU

Buffalo

Questions:

1. For activities like outdoor orientation trip leader and tax volunteer, I have significant time put into training – does training time count as activity time?
2. Do I list my hobbies hours as part of the application? What about research hours for credit?
3. I took my first year writing course from a STEM dept, can the course count for Eng. Composition usually?
4. Any major EC weakness that I should address?

remove these STAT
NYU, USC, Detroit Mercy, Touro, NOVA

 

[APre-Dent]

remove these STAT
NYU, USC, Detroit Mercy, Touro, NOVA

May I ask why? I know they are expensive, but they are also the most international friendly.

 

[macsak]

May I ask why? I know they are expensive, but they are also the most international friendly.

true true
if you were a US citizen, that would be the correct advice, but i guess you need to leave them...

 

[Mr.Smile12]

For activities like outdoor orientation trip leader and tax volunteer, I have significant time put into training – does training time count as activity time?

You should focus on your time serving others. Training doesn't usually count there, but you could mention it separately in the description.

Do I list my hobbies hours as part of the application? What about research hours for credit?

Hobbies can be listed in your activities description. Research for credit should be noted as being for credit but you can include what you did.

I took my first year writing course from a STEM dept, can the course count for Eng. Composition usually?

If it is clearly noted as fulfilling your school's composition or writing requirement, you should be fine. Check with your prehealth advisors and any admissions representatives you network with.

Understand how you would pay for dental school if you are not eligible for US loans. Not ask schools will give you grants because you are international. Understand which schools are mission oriented and expect you to work in underserved areas in their states.

Find other international students at the schools you rant to attend. ASDA chapters should be helpful.

 

[APre-Dent]

You should focus on your time serving others. Training doesn't usually count there, but you could mention it separately in the description.


Hobbies can be listed in your activities description. Research for credit should be noted as being for credit but you can include what you did.


If it is clearly noted as fulfilling your school's composition or writing requirement, you should be fine. Check with your prehealth advisors and any admissions representatives you network with.

Understand how you would pay for dental school if you are not eligible for US loans. Not ask schools will give you grants because you are international. Understand which schools are mission oriented and expect you to work in underserved areas in their states.

Find other international students at the schools you rant to attend. ASDA chapters should be helpful.

Thank you!