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Hello everyone,
This is my first time ever posting here, but I like the boards a lot and read them frequently. This is my question: I really want to go to dental school but I have crappy grades. I go to Hamilton College, and basically, I screwed around freshman year (pledging and sports). My freshman year gpa was a 77. Hamilton doesn't do grades out of 4.0 so I dont know what it would be. My sophomore year, I worked really hard and got an 88 overall gpa. I am going into my junior year and my total gpa is an 83.1. My science gpa is about a 77 because I got a D in orgo and calc 1 due to screwing around. What can I do to improve my chances of getting in to school? I'm planinng to shadow a dentist in town this summer, and I still have to take orgo 2. I was hoping that if I did well in orgo 2 maybe admissions committees would disregard my bad grade in orgo 1. Any ideas? Please help me out, I'm afraid I've blown my chances. Thanks.
Jessica
This is my first time ever posting here, but I like the boards a lot and read them frequently. This is my question: I really want to go to dental school but I have crappy grades. I go to Hamilton College, and basically, I screwed around freshman year (pledging and sports). My freshman year gpa was a 77. Hamilton doesn't do grades out of 4.0 so I dont know what it would be. My sophomore year, I worked really hard and got an 88 overall gpa. I am going into my junior year and my total gpa is an 83.1. My science gpa is about a 77 because I got a D in orgo and calc 1 due to screwing around. What can I do to improve my chances of getting in to school? I'm planinng to shadow a dentist in town this summer, and I still have to take orgo 2. I was hoping that if I did well in orgo 2 maybe admissions committees would disregard my bad grade in orgo 1. Any ideas? Please help me out, I'm afraid I've blown my chances. Thanks.
Jessica
JCR,
Did you ever consider grade replacing O-chem I? That is an option, and it may help you since O-chem is on the DAT. If you have low grades, you have to make up for it in every other aspect of your application. Make sure you have exposure to the dental field, get involved in community service if you can, write a good personal statement, and do well on the DAT. I think that would be the most important, since it will show that you have the ability to do well. Many schools place the most emphasis on DAT, so study hard! Good luck to you!
Did you ever consider grade replacing O-chem I? That is an option, and it may help you since O-chem is on the DAT. If you have low grades, you have to make up for it in every other aspect of your application. Make sure you have exposure to the dental field, get involved in community service if you can, write a good personal statement, and do well on the DAT. I think that would be the most important, since it will show that you have the ability to do well. Many schools place the most emphasis on DAT, so study hard! Good luck to you!
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.79
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.90
DAT: 24 Academic, 25 Science, 23 PAT
(also done research for 2 years and volunteered at dental clinic for a 1.5 years)
Plan to Apply: 2003 - UCLA, UCSF, UOP, USC, Temple, PENN, Tufts, BU, Harvard, Columbia
Will have AADSAS Submitted: by end of June
I hope to get into UOP or Harvard. UOP is appealing b/c its in california (where i live) and its a 3 year program. But I'm now interested in Harvard b/c a girl i met goes there and says the program is really good there. But I don't know if my stats are good enough to get in. Can someone who interviewed or got into Harvard plz reply stating if i have chance or not?
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.90
DAT: 24 Academic, 25 Science, 23 PAT
(also done research for 2 years and volunteered at dental clinic for a 1.5 years)
Plan to Apply: 2003 - UCLA, UCSF, UOP, USC, Temple, PENN, Tufts, BU, Harvard, Columbia
Will have AADSAS Submitted: by end of June
I hope to get into UOP or Harvard. UOP is appealing b/c its in california (where i live) and its a 3 year program. But I'm now interested in Harvard b/c a girl i met goes there and says the program is really good there. But I don't know if my stats are good enough to get in. Can someone who interviewed or got into Harvard plz reply stating if i have chance or not?
juan 7677,
Your stats are well above the averages of those accepted at any of the dental schools. Your fate will be determined by the remaining factors that are used by the adcoms to rank applicants. Nevertheless be happy, you are amongst the head the pack on two of the most important criteria.
Your stats are well above the averages of those accepted at any of the dental schools. Your fate will be determined by the remaining factors that are used by the adcoms to rank applicants. Nevertheless be happy, you are amongst the head the pack on two of the most important criteria.
Hope this help those future applicants
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.6
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.5
Graduate GPA. ~3.7 (took only 3 classes)
DAT: 21 Academic, 21 Science, 18(ouch!) PAT
Research: took 2 years off to published my thesis and work on some research projects
Applied: 2002 - UCSF, Upenn, Columbia, Harvard, BU, NYU, Temple
Interview Invites: all except Harvard; didn't go to temple
Rejected: Harvard (excuse me while I get some kleenex)
Accepted: Columbia, UCSF, Upenn, NYU, Tufts(partial Merit Scholarship), BU,
Attending: Columbia
My advice that I can give to you future applicants is that grades are not the most important thing. Focus your time on research or study for the DAT.
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.6
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.5
Graduate GPA. ~3.7 (took only 3 classes)
DAT: 21 Academic, 21 Science, 18(ouch!) PAT
Research: took 2 years off to published my thesis and work on some research projects
Applied: 2002 - UCSF, Upenn, Columbia, Harvard, BU, NYU, Temple
Interview Invites: all except Harvard; didn't go to temple
Rejected: Harvard (excuse me while I get some kleenex)
Accepted: Columbia, UCSF, Upenn, NYU, Tufts(partial Merit Scholarship), BU,
Attending: Columbia
My advice that I can give to you future applicants is that grades are not the most important thing. Focus your time on research or study for the DAT.
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bump again for all you 2003 applicants...
Overall GPA: 3.5
Science GPA: 3.5
DAT: Academic 20, Science 20 PAT 18
Applied: USC, UCLA, UOP, UCSF, Harvard, Tufts, Columbia
Interviews Attended: USC, UOP, UCLA, Tufts, Columbia
Rejected: Harvard & UCSF
Waitlisted: UCLA
Accepted: USC, Tufts & Columbia
Attending: USC
Science GPA: 3.5
DAT: Academic 20, Science 20 PAT 18
Applied: USC, UCLA, UOP, UCSF, Harvard, Tufts, Columbia
Interviews Attended: USC, UOP, UCLA, Tufts, Columbia
Rejected: Harvard & UCSF
Waitlisted: UCLA
Accepted: USC, Tufts & Columbia
Attending: USC
Undergrad Ed: University of Toronto, St George
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: ~3.3
Science Undergrad. GPA: ~3.2
1st DAT: 18 Academic, 18 Science, 18 PAT, 4 Carving
2nd DAT: 18 Academic, 18 Science, 21 PAT, 16 Carving
Applied: will apply to: columbia, vcu, texas S.A., tufts, SUNY stonybrook, maryland, UNC, Case Western, NYU, BU, Baylor, Howard, NOVA SU, Temple, Creighton, Dalhousie, UBC
AADSAS Submitted: next week
Schools Received AADSAS: nil
Interview Invites: ...
Denied: ...
Withdrew Application: nil
Waitlisted: ...
Accepted: ...
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: ~3.3
Science Undergrad. GPA: ~3.2
1st DAT: 18 Academic, 18 Science, 18 PAT, 4 Carving
2nd DAT: 18 Academic, 18 Science, 21 PAT, 16 Carving
Applied: will apply to: columbia, vcu, texas S.A., tufts, SUNY stonybrook, maryland, UNC, Case Western, NYU, BU, Baylor, Howard, NOVA SU, Temple, Creighton, Dalhousie, UBC
AADSAS Submitted: next week
Schools Received AADSAS: nil
Interview Invites: ...
Denied: ...
Withdrew Application: nil
Waitlisted: ...
Accepted: ...
Undergrad Ed: University of Florida
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.79
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.68
DAT: 19 Academic, 20 Science, 19 PAT (taken 7/18/14)
Applied: 2014 - NYU, Tufts, BU, Nova, Lecom, UF, Alabama, Tennessee, UNC, & Ohio State
AADSAS Submitted: June 3, 2014 via web
Schools Received AADSAS: June 20th, 2014
Interview Invites: None as of August 6th, 2014
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.79
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.68
DAT: 19 Academic, 20 Science, 19 PAT (taken 7/18/14)
Applied: 2014 - NYU, Tufts, BU, Nova, Lecom, UF, Alabama, Tennessee, UNC, & Ohio State
AADSAS Submitted: June 3, 2014 via web
Schools Received AADSAS: June 20th, 2014
Interview Invites: None as of August 6th, 2014
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