Try this "chance me" thread out for size.

[vanmjr07]

Let's start out the the bad.
3.2 oGPA
3.3 sGPA

Now let's talk about the good.

25 AA/25 TS/20 PAT

My work/volunteer experience:

Combat Medic for 6 years in the National Guard. Did some cool stuff, got leadership experience ect.
I also was a camp counselor for a children's church camp for a summer (Non-paid). Same place, but different summers I was on the medical staff as an EMT. Total hours there was close to 200. Another thing that I did was volunteer at a food pantry for 20 hours and a nursing home for 40 hours.

Job shadowing:
I shadowed 4 different dentists for 20 hours each.

LORs and P.S. are awesome.

Let's hear it!

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[joeeeey3]

with that DAT, im sure you will get in somewhere.
but lot of schools require minimum 100 hours of shadowing
so if i were you i would get more shadowing done

 

[Unknown11]

with that DAT, im sure you will get in somewhere.
but lot of schools require minimum 100 hours of shadowing
so if i were you i would get more shadowing done

What proof that schools require that much shadowing?

 

[sjv]

What proof that schools require that much shadowing?

A few actually: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-shadowing-requirements-recommendations.1069934/

 

[Unknown11]

A few actually: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-shadowing-requirements-recommendations.1069934/

By just checking some of those schools' websites you can see that there is a lot of conflicting information out there. Unfortunately haha. Like Michigan's for example: " is expected that candidates will exhibit a confirmed interest and motivation in a dental career by participating in career-related activities such as job shadowing, community service and other volunteer opportunities. Applicants are required to demonstrate, at the time of application, a minimum of 100 hours of dental shadowing and/or volunteering." Which seems to imply volunteering AND shadowing can make up the 100 hours. Wish everything had a universal standard!

 

[sjv]

By just checking some of those schools' websites you can see that there is a lot of conflicting information out there. Unfortunately haha. Like Michigan's for example: " is expected that candidates will exhibit a confirmed interest and motivation in a dental career by participating in career-related activities such as job shadowing, community service and other volunteer opportunities. Applicants are required to demonstrate, at the time of application, a minimum of 100 hours of dental shadowing and/or volunteering." Which seems to imply volunteering AND shadowing can make up the 100 hours. Wish everything had a universal standard!

Yeah, the above data is from the ADEA guide which just lists a number so it doesn't always tell the whole story.

 

[BrazilianRider]

Do you have an upward or downward trend on that GPA? If its the former, with that DAT you should have no problem getting in somewhere.