This is for everyone who has had hardships in their undergrad not because they didn’t have any potential, but because of bad home situations.
Interview #1
School: NYU
Notification date: 10/25
Method of notification: Email
Residency: NYC
Application complete date: 10/16/2019
GPA (science, overall): 2.9, 3.2, no masters.
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 23/22/30/23/none
Im really happy to get this interview because I had a lot of problems in my undergrad and took 6-7 years to graduate with a crappy GPA. After I graduated I spent around 2 years working at a dental office and studied hard for the DAT because I knew I had to do well.
I had decent extracurriculars but my GPA was terrible for dental school so I had to make up other areas of the app just to have a chance. I personally don’t think my application was even good but my PS and supplemental essay, I poured my heart on it and spent a lot of money to get it professionally reviewed. I also thank everyone on SDN who read it and gave feedback. I managed to get a recommendation from my hospitals dental director, maybe that plays a factor too.
Not to mention, I submitted my application so late into the cycle and was not expecting an interview from anywhere until like March, let alone a pre-Dec interview! All in all, I am grateful to NYU for giving me a chance.
If you work hard, someone somewhere will take notice.