timeline of application process?

[omaradentist?]

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hi everyone. i'm about to enter my sophomore yr of undergrad and just recently decided that i would like to attend dental school. could someone please provide a (chronological) rundown of the typical application process for a student planning to attend dental school straight from college? I've been lurking on these boards for a while now and have learned a lot, but kind of need to see where each component of the process fits in the big application picture. for example, i keep hearing people advise that applicants "apply early." what does this mean?

thanks!

 

[tiny2533]

Applying early means that you submit your AADSAS application by or before June 1.
Fall of junior year: Look into what schools you would like to apply to and start studying to take the DAT. Intern or shadow a dentist.
Winter of junior year: Register to take the DAT before June 1 so you have an idea of what schools you should apply to given your scores on DAT and GPA.
Spring of Junior year: Take DAT and finish/submit AADSAS application
Senior year: Celebrate, because you got accepted into the school of your choice

 

[omaradentist?]

Thanks tiny! When is the AADSAS deadline for applications?

also, if you apply spring of jr year, does that mean all your predental courses (gen chem, orgo, bio, & physics) have to be completed by then (in other words, all predental classes need to be completed before senior year)? when in senior year would you hear a decision?