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Hello guys,
I am a non-traditional applicant (meaning I am a naturalized citizen and served in the Army in between my undergraduate years), and I just graduated from the University of Alabama and got commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the Army.
So far I have applied to 10 schools (UCLA, UCSF, Harvard, Columbia, UPENN, NYU, BU, UAB, UCONN, and USC) but my friends have been telling me that I should apply to more safety schools. Can you please look at my stats and let me know whether I should?
- GPA: oGPA: 3.91(wo +/-) and 3.84 (with +/-), sGPA 3.91and 3.85, and bcpbGPA 3.88 and 3.80.
I thought my GPA would be higher with +/- because I have a lot of A+'s, but since AADSAS doesn't count for A+ anymore, I have much lower GPA with +/-...
- I also have an upward trend for my GPA 3.67 -> 3.86 -> 3.91 -> 3.98.
- DAT: AA22 TS24 RC17 QR22 PAT 23.
- Shadowing Hours: I served as a dental specialist in the Army for 2 years, so I have a plenty of clinical experience or shadowing hours (+2000).
- Awards: won many Army competitions and awards in the Army
- Work experience: Resident Advisor (2012-2013) and the US Army Active Duty (2013- current)
-Extracurricular: Undergraduate Research, Army ROTC (VP), Club Soccer, America's Toothfairy, Korean student association (VP), Conversation Facilitator, International Peer Advisory Council, etc.
- LOR: 2 from science professors and 3 from dentists (ortho, pediatric, and general). Should be really solid.
If I should, where else should I apply? I am primarily looking at West Coast and North Eastern schools.
Thanks!!
I am a non-traditional applicant (meaning I am a naturalized citizen and served in the Army in between my undergraduate years), and I just graduated from the University of Alabama and got commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the Army.
So far I have applied to 10 schools (UCLA, UCSF, Harvard, Columbia, UPENN, NYU, BU, UAB, UCONN, and USC) but my friends have been telling me that I should apply to more safety schools. Can you please look at my stats and let me know whether I should?
- GPA: oGPA: 3.91(wo +/-) and 3.84 (with +/-), sGPA 3.91and 3.85, and bcpbGPA 3.88 and 3.80.
I thought my GPA would be higher with +/- because I have a lot of A+'s, but since AADSAS doesn't count for A+ anymore, I have much lower GPA with +/-...
- I also have an upward trend for my GPA 3.67 -> 3.86 -> 3.91 -> 3.98.
- DAT: AA22 TS24 RC17 QR22 PAT 23.
- Shadowing Hours: I served as a dental specialist in the Army for 2 years, so I have a plenty of clinical experience or shadowing hours (+2000).
- Awards: won many Army competitions and awards in the Army
- Work experience: Resident Advisor (2012-2013) and the US Army Active Duty (2013- current)
-Extracurricular: Undergraduate Research, Army ROTC (VP), Club Soccer, America's Toothfairy, Korean student association (VP), Conversation Facilitator, International Peer Advisory Council, etc.
- LOR: 2 from science professors and 3 from dentists (ortho, pediatric, and general). Should be really solid.
If I should, where else should I apply? I am primarily looking at West Coast and North Eastern schools.
Thanks!!