Should I apply this year?

[speedkdy]

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I am Canadian who is planning to apply to private dental schools in the US.
but i don't know whether i should apply this year or not

here is my stats
GPA of 3.3~3.4 (SGPA is about the same)
but 3.6~7 for recent two years.

I wrote CAN DAT this feb.
RC 15 BIO 18 CHM 19 AA 17 PAT 24 CARV 11

i didnt really study for the first one
so im planning to write US DAT this summer ( is it harder?)

I don't have any shadowing experiences but I can do some in this summer.
i know i have to apply early but since i don't have any shadowing experiences, I might have to apply like june or july

and I have some volunteer experiences (nothing to do w/ dentistry tho)
and one summer research experiences.
also I have an interview for research assistant next week.

Should i apply this year ?
because i don't think my application is ready

 

[prplmnkydshwshr]

you should apply this year if you are applying to a canadian school. if you're applying to an american school, don't bother, we don't like you.

 

[mantraman1010]

you should apply this year if you are applying to a canadian school. if you're applying to an american school, don't bother, we don't like you.

Yeah...stay on the other side of the border There's enough competition as it is down here, we don't need Cannies from the north to make it even harder!...lol...j/k (f.c.) i don't know what to tell you, contact the schools.

 

[Drill2Fill]

What's the scale for the carving section?

 

[doctorloomis]

11 will get you by, I think. I've seen 20's on that section before.

 

[diane07]

It's a smart idea to take the US DAT if you're applying to US schools because there are a few that only accept the US DAT.

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

hey guys can u tell me how long the PS has to be? & what is it on? y do u want to be a dentist? want to start working on my PS as soon as summer break starts.
thanks in advance!!

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[1992Corolla]

i would apply, what do you have to lose besides the CHANCE you may get in. If not, improve on scores and try again.

 

[speedkdy]

thanks for the advice. = )
i'd like to improve my RC section but i don't know how to study.
any recommendation to study RC?

also, how's US DAT comparing to CAN DAT in terms of difficulty and materials?