WAMC 24-25 Texas Resident

This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
G

giangon

New Member
Joined
Jun 23, 2024
Messages
5
Reaction score
2
Date of submission: June 31, 2024
Overall GPA: 3.89
Science GPA: 3.86
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.86
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA 23, PAT 23, TS 22, QR 24, RC 26, Bio 24, GC 21, OC 22
State of Residence: Texas

Undergrad Attended: UTEP
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: None
Minority? Yes, Hispanic
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 150 hr General Dentist, 50 Hours pediatric/ortho
Volunteering Experience: 150 hr After School Caretaker
Employment:
Full time tutor for charter district for 3 years (all grade levels from 2nd to 12th)
Robotics Club Coach 2 Years, 3 hr a week
Chess Club Coach 1 Year, 3 hr a week
After School Proctor 2 Years, 5 hr a week
Summer School Teacher 2 Years, 40 hr a week
Research: 8 week Summer Internship with NIH, had end of summer poster presentations, molecular cell biology based.
Other Extracurriculars:
Social Media and Outreach chair for Rock Climbing Org
Rock Climbing, 300 hours
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: graduated magna cum laude, deans list 3 times
LOR type and strength: Dentist, Research PI from NIH, Superintended from School district I've worked at. I was unable to get my professors to respond to my emails requesting letter of recommendation, so I have to apply to schools that allow only these three letters.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: I was an early college student, so I finished high school with 66 credit hours under my belt, leaving me less time to have in college for extra curriculars. When I was in college all I had left to do was my upper level sciences, with my only C coming in mammalian physiology. Graduated Fall 23.
School list:
4 Texas Schools
Creighton
Iowa
UCLA
Kentucky
Louisville

These are the schools I could find that would accept my LORs lacking a science professor(s) while still accepting Texas residents. I’d like to stay in Texas, but any school is a win.
Members don't see this ad.
 
Last edited:
I would be shocked if you didn't get interviews from your Texas schools. Are you fluent in Spanish? How do you identify as Hispanic (which country is your heritage nation)? Have you connected with LMSA chapters at the schools on your list?

If you want to stay around Texas, I don't quite get Iowa on your list. Kentucky is another school where you are OOS.

I'm a little surprised. You graduated MCL and you don't have any professors who you trust to write you a strong LOR. I presume your list includes schools that do not require professor/science letters; you checked if your NIH PI letter could count, right?
 
giangon said:
Date of submission: June 31, 2024
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.85
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.85
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA 23, PAT 23, TS 22, QR 25, RC 26, Bio 24, GC 21, OC 22
State of Residence: Texas

Undergrad Attended: UTEP
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: None
Minority? Yes, Hispanic
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 150 hr General Dentist, 50 Hours pediatric/ortho
Volunteering Experience: 150 hr After School Caretaker
Employment:
Full time tutor for charter district for 3 years (all grade levels from 2nd to 12th)
Robotics Club Coach 2 Years, 3 hr a week
Chess Club Coach 1 Year, 3 hr a week
After School Proctor 2 Years, 5 hr a week
Summer School Teacher 2 Years, 40 hr a week
Research: 8 week Summer Internship with NIH, had end of summer poster presentations, molecular cell biology based.
Other Extracurriculars:
Social Media and Outreach chair for Rock Climbing Org
Rock Climbing, 300 hours
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: graduated magna cum laude, deans list 3 times
LOR type and strength: Dentist, Research PI from NIH, Superintended from School district I've worked at. I was unable to get my professors to respond to my emails requesting letter of recommendation, so I have to apply to schools that allow only these three letters.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: I was an early college student, so I finished high school with 66 credit hours under my belt, leaving me less time to have in college for extra curriculars. When I was in college all I had left to do was my upper level sciences, with my only C coming in mammalian physiology. Graduated Fall 23.
School list:
4 Texas Schools
Creighton
Iowa
UCLA
Kentucky
Louisville

These are the schools I could find that would accept my LORs lacking a science professor(s) while still accepting Texas residents. I’d like to stay in Texas, but any school is a win.
Click to expand...
what have you been doing since fall '23?
how come your app has not been submitted yet?
 
Members don't see this ad :)
Mr.Smile12 said:
I would be shocked if you didn't get interviews from your Texas schools. Are you fluent in Spanish? How do you identify as Hispanic (which country is your heritage nation)? Have you connected with LMSA chapters at the schools on your list?

If you want to stay around Texas, I don't quite get Iowa on your list. Kentucky is another school where you are OOS.

I'm a little surprised. You graduated MCL and you don't have any professors who you trust to write you a strong LOR. I presume your list includes schools that do not require professor/science letters; you checked if your NIH PI letter could count, right?
Click to expand...
Oh, I didn't mean stay around Texas, I meant that if it was between a Texas school or OOS, then I'd 100% pick Texas. The other schools listed are schools that have accepted Texas students in recent years since I know some schools choose to not have Texas students.

I'm an intermediate Spanish speaker with my parents coming from Mexico. I was born in the USA though. What should I do to get in contact with the LMSA chapters? Just share that I'm applying and I'm a Hispanic student?

And yes, the NIH PI wouldn't count since most schools list that they require a LOR from a professor, I tried calling USC and they said my application wouldn't get looked at without a professor who taught a class on my transcript. Not sure if it's the same for all schools, but from those I've checked online they specify it must be a science professor. These schools don't require a science professor.
 
macsak said:
what have you been doing since fall '23?
how come your app has not been submitted yet?
Click to expand...
I've been working as a teaching aide/ summer school teacher at the same school district that I have been since fall 21. The superintendent wrote my letter of recommendation.

Waiting on my dentist to submit his LOR, I've shadowed him since Feb, told him in May about writing my LOR, and he's been busy and put it off until the last week. I messaged him and he said he'd have it submitted this week.

Also took DAT on June 15. Can I submit while my scores are still being processed?
 
giangon said:
I've been working as a teaching aide/ summer school teacher at the same school district that I have been since fall 21. The superintendent wrote my letter of recommendation.

Waiting on my dentist to submit his LOR, I've shadowed him since Feb, told him in May about writing my LOR, and he's been busy and put it off until the last week. I messaged him and he said he'd have it submitted this week.

Also took DAT on June 15. Can I submit while my scores are still being processed?
Click to expand...
affirmative
 
macsak said:
affirmative
Click to expand...
by the time your transcripts are verified, your dat should be also

texas schools are tough, and hasn't tmsas already been open since april or may?
but your stats are pretty good, so i am hopeful you won't have to expand your list....
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top