I have a few questions if you don't mind 🙂
Sure, I'm white and come from a disadvantaged background and didn't have a problem. Granted, there were much more URM, but still a fair amount of white/ORM as well. FWIW, I got rejected from Columbia almost immediately so some schools may only want URM, can't speak for all of them.
Do you know which schools are more likely to accept those that aren't URM? My application should definitely be complete by mid-February, so hopefully I'll be early enough. Was there any part of the application that gave you any troubles? And who would be good for asking for letters of recommendation? I read that if you are a freshman you can use one letter from a high school science teacher, but do you think that it is absolutely necessary that it comes from a science teacher? Sorry I'm bombarding you with so many questions haha. I'll probably call the schools I'm interested in tomorrow or this week and I just want to sound educated and not ask any stupid questions when I'm on the phone with them 😛
Those things are impossible to know. For example, there were a relatively high numbers of Ghanaians in my program and one of the directors is from Ghana, so perhaps there's some preference there. Those sort of intangibles and biases are unseen. It may sound stupid, but I poked around the page and looked at facebook pictures of past years to see how many whites were in the programs. So sure, you may have a lower shot, but if you're truly disadvantaged and have a good application, you have a good chance. FWIW, 20% were accepted in my pool of applicants.
I'm applying to Yale. What was the topic for the essay. What was Yale like.
It was a while back, but it's always something about your disadvantaged community and how you'd like to help, why you want to be a doc. etc..
I am pretty sure you can only apply to 3 sites, so you might wanna narrow things down.
i;m thinking to remove UoW as i will not apply there anyway when i become a junior for dental school, but they will pay for you everything the plan ticket, and everything.
Do I submit three transcripts because I'm applying to 3 sites or one transcripts for all the three. And does it apply to the letters of recommendation.
Everything once. It's just one application for all schools.
Okay thanks
same here i'm just doing some free writing
I've got mine all written up now, but I'm so nervous to ask any of my professors to read them over for feedback haha
same here i am kinda shy to give my essay to my English professor, as i don't know him very well, and it contains some personal stuff.
yes that's exactly my problem too! I'm just going to suck it up and ask my professor tomorrow though, and get it over with asap
I sent 1 science 1 nonscience. I think it helps to send at least 1.
So one from science and one from french should be good then right?
Yes that should be fine. As long as they know you well enough to write a strong letter, it's good
I think it only has to be 2 from the sciences if one is coming from a high school teacher. I'll probably end up asking one science professor and one not.
which site did you go to and how was it?
UVa. I enjoyed it, definitely glad I went. It's a nice program. You go over Bio/Chem/Physics/Stats, visit a nursing home, do specialty rotations in the hospital, hear lots of guest lectures, and there's lots of events.
I'm applying to Case and Nebraska for sure because they're closest to me, but I'm still up in the air for the third.
Will a college lab professor be acceptable for recommendation?
Anyone who knows you well enough to write a letter beyond superficial is good. It's nice if one of those people is in the sciences. I don't see why it'd be a problem for this
Hey, I'm also applying to Columbia. Anyone applying to Rutgers or Howard
Howard is one of the others I'm considering applying to.
