School recommendations?

[670206]

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Hey guys,

I'll currently applying and would appreciate school recommendations.
My DAT scores are 22AA, 23TS (26 O-Chem), 28PAT with nothing below 20.
Overall gpa of 3.86, and science GPA of 3.90+. High upward trend.

Other info:

• Leadership: academic affairs student rep., senior class rep., science tutor. All for 1 year
• 80 hours job shadowing with general dentist, endodontist, & OMFS. Majority were with general dentist. I will be continuing to job shadow over the summer and update schools
• ~200 volunteer hours with community outreach and development
• Worked as a CNA for 1 year. Will continue working as a CNA after this summer.
• Currently have 2 research publications, and two presentations
• Currently researching for 10 weeks this summer
• 1st 2 years of college were at CC, and only science pre-reqs I took there were gen bio & gen chem
• Have strong LORs

My current list:

• University of Penn
• Iowa
• Columbia
• Harvard
• UCLA
• UCSF
• Stony Brook
• UConn
• Rutgers
• University of Alabama
• Marquette

Which schools should I add/remove from the list? Thanks!

 

[670206]

Unfortunately, Pitt will be out of the cards as they require no more than 1/3 of credits be from a CC

Duly noted. What are your thoughts on the rest of the list?

 

[845302]

What is your state of residence?

-Fyz

 

[670206]

What is your state of residence?

-Fyz

Iowa

 

[stoopidmonkeycatdog]

Why are you applying to NYU? Just curious

 

[670206]

Why are you applying to NYU? Just curious

Good question haha. I think I fit well with their program and am a competitive applicant there. However, I'm on the fence because of how insanely expensive it is.

 

[acesofseven]

Why Tufts? I've been hearing some bad things about them recently (not enough chairs).

 

[stoopidmonkeycatdog]

Good question haha. I think I fit well with their program and am a competitive applicant there. However, I'm on the fence because of how insanely expensive it is.

Your scores are great bro, I personally would take them off your list and add some other schools. Harvard will be a tough bet but i wouldn't be surprised if you got an interview (though i would double check their CC rules).

 

[stoopidmonkeycatdog]

Why Tufts? I've been hearing some bad things about them recently (not enough chairs).

There is no Tufts?

 

[670206]

There is no Tufts?

I have CC credits. They don't accept any 🙁

 

[stoopidmonkeycatdog]

I have CC credits. They don't accept any 🙁

No sorry, i was replying to someone who said "Why Tufts?" when you clearly didn't list Tufts

 

[670206]

No sorry, i was replying to someone who said "Why Tufts?" when you clearly didn't list Tufts

lol my bad man

 

[acesofseven]

lol my bad man

Geez, I don't know why, but I could've sworn I saw Tufts....

 

[Str82th]

You've got very good stats, why aren't you applying to more inexpensive schools?

 

[670206]

You've got very good stats, why aren't you applying to more inexpensive schools?

Which ones would you recommend?

 

[stoopidmonkeycatdog]

Which ones would you recommend?

I would look at OU... They're relatively biased for in state, but they do take about 10 OOS each year. Your stats line up with their OOS #'s too.

 

[wengerout]

Solid list but I will disagree with some other posters in saying that I think adding some "safety" schools AKA expensive schools like NYU is a good bet. In your case I would Louisville, Kentucky, and maybe one of the following: NYU, LECON, Touro, or Midwestern-AZ.

 

[670206]

Should I even apply to NYU? I'm second guessing myself here due to how expensive it is (this has been heavily talked about on SDN)?

 

[plusalpha]

With your stats, I would say no.

 

[acesofseven]

With your stats, I'd only apply to 10 school at most.

 

[670206]

Should I add Rutgers? I hear great things from their program.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Should I add Rutgers? I hear great things from their program.

Depends on how you feel about being in Newark for 4 years. I have heard they're very strong clinically.

 

[670206]

Depends on how you feel about being in Newark for 4 years. I have heard they're very strong clinically.

Haha good point. Do you think I should even apply to more schools? These are the only 8 I'm really interested in.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

Haha good point. Do you think I should even apply to more schools? These are the only 8 I'm really interested in.

I'd add maybe 2 more schools. You have very strong stats but all the schools you listed (except maybe Iowa) are extremely competitive to get into, so just to be safe I'd add a few more.

 

[fit2]

Second that. Maybe find some schools that have lower average stats but that you could see yourself attending and that are cheaper

 

[670206]

Second that. Maybe find some schools that have lower average stats but that you could see yourself attending and that are cheaper

Do you know any cheaper research heavy schools?

 

[fit2]

Do you know any cheaper research heavy schools?

Michigan is good price. Bostonand tufts look pretty good but they're as expensive as schools in your list

 

[670206]

Michigan is good price. Bostonand tufts look pretty good but they're as expensive as schools in your list

If tuition and clinical excellence are important factors for you, I'd add UNLV.

What about Marquette & Alabama? Research and specialization are most important, but I'm lost as to which ones (besides the schools I've listed) would best suit me.

 

[fit2]

What about Marquette & Alabama? Research and specialization are most important, but I'm lost as to which ones (besides the schools I've listed) would best suit me.

Those are actually great school! Ive talked to dentists and Ive only heard praise about both their programs. Marquette has good research from what Ive read. I dunno about Alabama but I know they have an excellent program and good clinical training