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Hey Everyone,
Little background about me:
Applied to 14 schools back in 2019:
3.4ish oGPA/3.1 sGPA
DAT: 18AA/19TS/17PAT
500+ hours of shadowing
500+ hours of volunteering
4 strong LOR's
I ended up getting one super late interview in April 2020 which ended up being virtual due to covid. I got waitlisted a few weeks after and eventually denied.
After that I enrolled in a masters program in biology (started in 2020)
I am defending my thesis this May and I am about to reapply to dental schools this June.
My masters GPA is 3.83. I have won several research related awards (travel grant, abstract publication, poster award) and I have continued to volunteer where I can.
As part of my masters funding, I have taught two sections of intro to bio lab every semester (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Since my thesis work is beginning to wind down, I have the time to volunteer/shadow which I am trying to do at my state dental school.
I have to retake my DAT this summer because that first score is old and I tried retaking it last year (which I shouldn't have) and ended up doing worse than the first time due to there being too much on my plate with my thesis work.
This time around I am going to apply to at least 20 schools. I feel like I have much more to talk about and bring to the table than I did back in 2019. Furthermore, I don't think I was mature/experienced enough overall in 2019 to be a viable applicant to dental school. As a current 25 year old grad student, I have come to realize this lol.
With all that being said, I would appreciate any general advice you may have.
Thanks!
Little background about me:
Applied to 14 schools back in 2019:
3.4ish oGPA/3.1 sGPA
DAT: 18AA/19TS/17PAT
500+ hours of shadowing
500+ hours of volunteering
4 strong LOR's
I ended up getting one super late interview in April 2020 which ended up being virtual due to covid. I got waitlisted a few weeks after and eventually denied.
After that I enrolled in a masters program in biology (started in 2020)
I am defending my thesis this May and I am about to reapply to dental schools this June.
My masters GPA is 3.83. I have won several research related awards (travel grant, abstract publication, poster award) and I have continued to volunteer where I can.
As part of my masters funding, I have taught two sections of intro to bio lab every semester (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Since my thesis work is beginning to wind down, I have the time to volunteer/shadow which I am trying to do at my state dental school.
I have to retake my DAT this summer because that first score is old and I tried retaking it last year (which I shouldn't have) and ended up doing worse than the first time due to there being too much on my plate with my thesis work.
This time around I am going to apply to at least 20 schools. I feel like I have much more to talk about and bring to the table than I did back in 2019. Furthermore, I don't think I was mature/experienced enough overall in 2019 to be a viable applicant to dental school. As a current 25 year old grad student, I have come to realize this lol.
With all that being said, I would appreciate any general advice you may have.
Thanks!