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To add more I am graduating this summer. I am hopeless about my future.
Hi all!
Im pretty new to this site so bare with me if I ask dumb questions, or questions that have been asked a million times over!
First off, congratulations to all who have been accepted to dental school!
Second, to those who have been accepted, what are your stats? (DAT AA and PAT scores? GPA? Community service hours? Awards? Etc.)
Its well-known that if you have a GPA in the 3.0 range the other parts of your application play important roles. Im curious to see what makes you guys unique! The schools obviously saw something great in your application!
Thanks!
Hello everyone,
I need some advice on my current situation. I am going into my 4th year with:
Science gpa: 2.7
cGpa: 3.1
Non-science: 3.5
I will be writing the DAT in november.
My science gpa is low, do I have a chance gpa wise?
I can max. pull the science gpa upto maybe 2.9, but cgpa will go up more. Any suggestions how to handle this.
Thank you.
Thank you dctim211. I was hoping I can get atleast 1-2 interviews at canadian-friendly dental schools next year. I guess its not possible then
Does anyone know of people who got in with a gpa similar to mine without doing a post-bach?
What is considered as a good min. science gpa for US schools that accept canadian DAT?
Any help is appreciated.!
I'd like to know how you guys made a compelling case during the interviews about your bad grades in undergrad? Part of mine was that I had no motivation, I realized too late that I chose the wrong major. I don't know how to make this compelling in the personal statement or the interview. Thanks!
Thank you dctim211. I was hoping I can get atleast 1-2 interviews at canadian-friendly dental schools next year. I guess its not possible then
Does anyone know of people who got in with a gpa similar to mine without doing a post-bach?
What is considered as a good min. science gpa for US schools that accept canadian DAT?
Any help is appreciated.!
I am unsure whether I should apply this cycle. I'm a third year at UC Berkeley, and I have a terrible GPA. I'm currently looking at at 3.2 cGPA, 2.95 sGPA. Some points about me: Worked at my dad's dental office for about five summers now as assitant, sporadic shadowing with specialists, dental clinic in Nicaragua, pre-dental society officer in charge of coordinating dental outreach to local elementary school children, AA 23 TS 21 PAT 26 (29 in Math really helped cover the 18 in OChem), and volunteered for a year at a general hospital (when I was still pre-med). I'm considering taking a year off to raise my sGPA by taking five sciences this semester, but that one year is very costly (plus my older brother is entering dental school this fall, and my little brother is in his second year in 6-year dental program at UOP, so I'm behind them both). Help??
hey gbrando...if you dont mind me asking...how did they notify you of an invite? phone, email, or snail mail? thanks!
S40 said:Gbrando2 what are you DAT scores? Extras?
Thanks for the encouragement!
Are there any sub 3.0s who have applied to Marquette and got accepted? I would like to attend Marquette but I am right around 3.0 and will apply next cycle and just wondered.
Fellow sub-3.0ers, I just got an interview at Pacific. There is hope!
Same! So excited.
per Brian Trecek, Director of Admissions, Marquette is known for evaluatingAre there any sub 3.0s who have applied to Marquette and got accepted? I would like to attend Marquette but I am right around 3.0 and will apply next cycle and just wondered.
keep your heads up...
after 3 years of applying, i finally learned my lesson. I went back to school as a post-bac, retook my freshly expired DAT, wrote an inspirational essay, and I have my first interview (NOVA). Crossin my fingers for more good news to come
Hey guys. I got into dental school with a 2.99 sci GPA, so keep the faith!
That's awesome!!! Where did you get accepted?
... Has anyone here been accepted to UoP? Or do you know of anyone with a 3.0 ( or <) GPA whose been accepted to UoP?
I have an interview October 15th with my 2.97 GPA so we'll see if I get in...
Yah! I saw your posting in regards to an upcoming interview! That's great.
I checked out your stats on PreDents. Your PAT/RC score are pretty high! What would you say is your unique quality that caught UoP's attention?... (High scores? Intriguing Personal Statement? Lot's of Community Service? ... Etc.)
Honestly, I have no idea. I had a couple of high DAT sections, my personal statement was great (I think, at least) and I used it to try to explain why I was on academic probation Freshman year and had a sub-1.0 GPA that year (although I didn't give an excuse because I didn't have one, just lazy), but I don't think either of those are astonishing. Extra-curriculars were just average- about 55 hours of shadowing and some standard volunteer work and working full-time all through my undergrad. Wish I could help more but that UoP interview phone call was a huge shock even to me.
any of u guys get into Maryland?
i have a 2.8 overall right now, and 2.1 science gpa. if i take 30 science credits, ill be looking at ~3.0 overall gpa and 2.8 science gpa. do you guys think i got a shot at maryland? that in-state residency tuition is amazing! 70k vs. 200k (minus living/other expenses).
sorry, close to 0%
what would I need to do in order to improve those chances then?
It seems you're implying Maryland will take low-caliber students with a C average for science courses, or that you know better than hamburger to give such advice. Having a sub 3.0 sci gpa won't open a lot of doors. I should know, since I got rejected from A LOT of schools. At the very least, wasvsdal shouldn't have their heart set on one school, and take what comes to him/her.How can you be so sure?! are you in Maryland admission committee?