Date of submission: Planning to submit this upcoming cycle (2025)
Overall GPA: 3.73
Science GPA: 3.9
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA:24, TS: 23, Gen chem: 26, Bio: 23, Organic chem: 22, RC: 26, PAT: 23, QR: 21
State of Residence: Texas, permanent resident
Undergrad Attended:
Major: Cell bio
Minority?
Nontrad? Yes, 5th year PhD student in medical school (graduate school)
Shadowing Experience: Not much, plan to get more
Volunteering Experience: Medical missions during undergrad
Employment: Research assistant during undergrad, 2 years of lab tech before starting phd program.
Research: Lots of experience
Other Extracurriculars:
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength: 1 from current PI, 1 from previous PI, 2 from dentists
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: None
School list:
All texas dental schools
Planning to apply to 10 other OOS schools (any rec?)
So it's been a while since I graduated college (december 2017), and I am graduating with a PhD this year. I took the DAT this week and now starting to fill the rest of the application to have it ready for when it opens in May.
Preferably would like to get into Texas dental school, but will also apply to more schools OOS. Which schools would give me a chance for interviews and likely accept me? Other than gaining more experience/hours of shadowing, how can I strengthen my application and increase the chance of acceptance?
Overall GPA: 3.73
Science GPA: 3.9
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA:24, TS: 23, Gen chem: 26, Bio: 23, Organic chem: 22, RC: 26, PAT: 23, QR: 21
State of Residence: Texas, permanent resident
Undergrad Attended:
Major: Cell bio
Minority?
Nontrad? Yes, 5th year PhD student in medical school (graduate school)
Shadowing Experience: Not much, plan to get more
Volunteering Experience: Medical missions during undergrad
Employment: Research assistant during undergrad, 2 years of lab tech before starting phd program.
Research: Lots of experience
Other Extracurriculars:
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength: 1 from current PI, 1 from previous PI, 2 from dentists
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: None
School list:
All texas dental schools
Planning to apply to 10 other OOS schools (any rec?)
So it's been a while since I graduated college (december 2017), and I am graduating with a PhD this year. I took the DAT this week and now starting to fill the rest of the application to have it ready for when it opens in May.
Preferably would like to get into Texas dental school, but will also apply to more schools OOS. Which schools would give me a chance for interviews and likely accept me? Other than gaining more experience/hours of shadowing, how can I strengthen my application and increase the chance of acceptance?
