Should I re-apply?

[lightlylani]

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I got accepted to a dental school that I'm pretty excited to be attending in the Fall. I liked almost everything about the school -- except for the steep cost. I'm a Texas resident, and I was extremely depressed when I didn't get into a Texas school the last cycle. But since sending the deposit to the OOS school, I've tried not to look back.

However, I can't help but glancing back now.

The OOS school doesn't accept AP credits, and I have AP credits for Bio, Chem, and Physics, so this semester, I took 27 credits' worth of science classes: all the intro pre-reqs (Bio, Chem, Phys) + 2 upper-level Biology courses. My grades came back with A's for all of them.

This brought my oGPA from 3.5+ --> 3.68, and my sGPA from 3.2 --> 3.49.

I'm almost all set to go to the OOS school. However, now I'm having second thoughts because of the $150k+ price difference between it and the Texas schools. Is it crazy of me to consider re-applying to the TX schools this cycle?

I have a decent DAT score (22), and I just can't help but think I might have a better chance this time around with a much better sGPA.

 

[sacapuntas]

The OOS school doesn't accept AP credits, and I have AP credits for Bio, Chem, and Physics, so this semester, I took 27 credits' worth of science classes: all the intro pre-reqs (Bio, Chem, Phys) + 2 upper-level Biology courses. My grades came back with A's for all of them.

This brought my oGPA from 3.5+ --> 3.68, and my sGPA from 3.2 --> 3.49.

Very impressive. You definitely have a unique situation in your drastic jumps in GPA and sGPA along with 27 credits in one semester of all A's😱. Did you get interviews at the TX schools this last year?

 

[lightlylani]

Very impressive. You definitely have a unique situation in your drastic jumps in GPA and sGPA along with 27 credits in one semester of all A's😱. Did you get interviews at the TX schools this last year?

I didn't get any TX interviews, unfortunately. It was probably because of my low BCP (~3.15, though now it'd be 3.47).

edited: And thank you! But I must mention that 3 of the 8 classes I took this semester were at a community college (Bio 1, Chem 1 & Chem 2) due to the limit for allowed # of credits per semester at the university. The worst part about all of it was the commuting, honestly. I spent 4-5 hours a day just getting to and from the different campuses.

 

[doc toothache]

However, I can't help but glancing back now.
The OOS school doesn't accept AP credits, and I have AP credits for Bio, Chem, and Physics, so this semester, I took 27 credits' worth of science classes: all the intro pre-reqs (Bio, Chem, Phys) + 2 upper-level Biology courses. My grades came back with A's for all of them.
This brought my oGPA from 3.5+ --> 3.68, and my sGPA from 3.2 --> 3.49. I have a decent DAT score (22), and I just can't help but think I might have a better chance this time around with a much better sGPA.

Are you sure you o gpa calc is correct? You repeated pretty much all the basic sciences and you believe Tx dss will be in awe over your A's.

 

[dantemac]

At this point, I would gear up to attend the OOS school. The year you would lose applying you can consider a year lost at the end of your dental career, where you will (hopefully) be making more than $150,000.

 

[sacapuntas]

At this point, I would gear up to attend the OOS school. The year you would lose applying you can consider a year lost at the end of your dental career, where you will (hopefully) be making more than $150,000.

I don't know if you can think about it like this. I instead would think about the extra hundreds/thousand of dollars of cash flow each month you would have while paying off your loans that you could have contributed to a retirement account early in your career. That is likely a lot more than 1 year's salary at the end of your career.

Edit: for example, think about $1000 extra dollars each month put into a fund that earns 6% for 30 years...you are going to be looking at something like $1,000,000 in your retirement.

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

Go to the out of state school and dont look back.

Trust me, Texas schools have become a giant crap shoot for everyone that doesnt have great apps or connections. Everyone and their mom is applying for dental school in Texas. There is no guarantee you're going to get into a Texas school next year or the year after that. You might not get into any school at all. Go become a dentist now and don't waste more time.

 

[PP2010]

at this point, i would gear up to attend the oos school. The year you would lose applying you can consider a year lost at the end of your dental career, where you will (hopefully) be making more than $150,000.

+1

 

[MaceG1]

Is it crazy of me to consider re-applying to the TX schools this cycle?

YES!!!! You'd be betting on uncertainty. Go OSS and don't look back!

 

[TheToothsayer]

Your logic is sound in theory, but in practice it's iffy. I think it's great that you're considering costs.

I'll repeat what everyone else said - you've been accepted to dental school. Go