WAMC 25/26 (Low GPA, Mid DAT, Great EC's)

[DentBoy7]

Date of submission: Planning for June 2025
Overall GPA: 3.51
Science GPA: 3.52
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.55
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 20AA / 21TS / 20 Bio / 21 Chem / 20 Orgo / 21 RC / 18 QR / 20 PAT
Undergrad Attended: University of Illinois at Chicago
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: None
Minority? Yes - African American
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 160 General private practice suburban, 40 General hospital based, 10 General rural based, 5 Ortho, 5 Perio

Volunteering Experience: Various types from predental club 50, Feed my starving children 50, From UIC College of Dentistry 15, French club 3, Local hospital 75

Employment: Grocery Market cart pusher & online shopper deliverer 3700, General practice dental assistant 170

Research: Bacterial Pressure research 150 hours, 1 abstract, 1 planned poster+presentation, TMJ Diabetes fracture mouse research 300 hours at UIC college of dentistry, no papers or publications, planned poster+presentation after application submission date

Other Extracurriculars:
Pre-dental Club, 240 hours, current eboard member & will be higher position next year (Secretary, treasurer, Vice pres, President are the positions),
Caribbean Club 50 Hours, helped found club, was event coordinator, now treasurer
Astronomy Club 50 Hours
Oral Health Volunteering Club, 10 Hours
Banned book club, in process of founding, 5 Hours
Crochet club, 10 hours
Biology class TA/Peer leader, 75 hours

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Volunteered, doing research, and have attended pre-dental days/open houses at UIC's Dental School, Have contacted and have set days to attend UMichigans 2025 Open house, have toured and spoken with Marquette admission team, Have planned personal or group tours w/ Minnesota, Midwestern IL, Iowa, SIU, planned Iowa summer camp 2025

Relevant Honors or Awards: Deans list x5 of 6 semesters, DCFS Scholarship (Press Release), Summer UIC scholarship for classes, Published in UIC Dental schools weekly newspaper for setting up pediatric toy drive Christmas 2023

LOR type and strength: General dentist I shadowed the longest & assisted for (Strong), Early Biology professor (Strong), Later Biology professor, I volunteer at his prairie for (Strong), PI from research lab at UIC's Dental School

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: 2.0 GPA first semester of college but strong upward trend (Deans list ever since), 1 withdrawal in pre-calc, later retaken and got an A, 1 D first semester of college in communication class retaken and got an A later, fear that application is so heavily connected to undergrads dental school that other dental schools will be turned off

School list:
UIC
SIU
Midwestern IL
Marquette
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
UDM
UMichigan
Ohio state
Case Western
Merharry
Lousiville

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[macsak]

Date of submission: Planning for June 2025
Overall GPA: 3.51
Science GPA: 3.52
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.55
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 20AA / 21TS / 20 Bio / 21 Chem / 20 Orgo / 21 RC / 18 QR / 20 PAT
Undergrad Attended: University of Illinois at Chicago
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: None
Minority? Yes - African American
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 160 General private practice suburban, 40 General hospital based, 10 General rural based, 5 Ortho, 5 Perio

Volunteering Experience: Various types from predental club 50, Feed my starving children 50, From UIC College of Dentistry 15, French club 3, Local hospital 75

Employment: Grocery Market cart pusher & online shopper deliverer 3700, General practice dental assistant 170

Research: Bacterial Pressure research 150 hours, 1 abstract, 1 planned poster+presentation, TMJ Diabetes fracture mouse research 300 hours at UIC college of dentistry, no papers or publications, planned poster+presentation after application submission date

Other Extracurriculars:
Pre-dental Club, 240 hours, current eboard member & will be higher position next year (Secretary, treasurer, Vice pres, President are the positions),
Caribbean Club 50 Hours, helped found club, was event coordinator, now treasurer
Astronomy Club 50 Hours
Oral Health Volunteering Club, 10 Hours
Banned book club, in process of founding, 5 Hours
Crochet club, 10 hours
Biology class TA/Peer leader, 75 hours

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Volunteered, doing research, and have attended pre-dental days/open houses at UIC's Dental School, Have contacted and have set days to attend UMichigans 2025 Open house, have toured and spoken with Marquette admission team, Have planned personal or group tours w/ Minnesota, Midwestern IL, Iowa, SIU, planned Iowa summer camp 2025

Relevant Honors or Awards: Deans list x5 of 6 semesters, DCFS Scholarship (Press Release), Summer UIC scholarship for classes, Published in UIC Dental schools weekly newspaper for setting up pediatric toy drive Christmas 2023

LOR type and strength: General dentist I shadowed the longest & assisted for (Strong), Early Biology professor (Strong), Later Biology professor, I volunteer at his prairie for (Strong), PI from research lab at UIC's Dental School

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: 2.0 GPA first semester of college but strong upward trend (Deans list ever since), 1 withdrawal in pre-calc, later retaken and got an A, 1 D first semester of college in communication class retaken and got an A later, fear that application is so heavily connected to undergrads dental school that other dental schools will be turned off

School list:
UIC
SIU
Midwestern IL
Marquette
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
UDM
UMichigan
Ohio state
Case Western
Merharry
Lousiville

3.5 is not low
average matriculant is around 3.55

why louisville?

your list is probably too long, but i understand how you feel about schools not considering you as much because they assume you are going to get UIC...

 

[DentBoy7]

3.5 is not low
average matriculant is around 3.55

why louisville?

your list is probably too long, but i understand how you feel about schools not considering you as much because they assume you are going to get UIC...

Hi! Thanks for the quick reply, it means alot since this is my 1st time using sdn! As you can probably tell from my list I'd prefer to stay in the Midwest, and I kinda figured Lousiville fit into that mold. And yes thats a big fear of mine, I'm almost tempted to leave out some of my connections to my undergrads the dental school because of that.

 

[DentBoy7]

Hi! Thanks for the quick reply, it means alot since this is my 1st time using sdn! As you can probably tell from my list I'd prefer to stay in the Midwest, and I kinda figured Lousiville fit into that mold. And yes thats a big fear of mine, I'm almost tempted to leave out some of my connections to my undergrads the dental school because of that.

Also I appreciate the GPA comment, its just starting off my college career with a 2.0 and seeing the average be around a 3.7 for the schools on my list scares me ya know?

 

[macsak]

Hi! Thanks for the quick reply, it means alot since this is my 1st time using sdn! As you can probably tell from my list I'd prefer to stay in the Midwest, and I kinda figured Lousiville fit into that mold. And yes thats a big fear of mine, I'm almost tempted to leave out some of my connections to my undergrads the dental school because of that.

louisville is not in the midwest
do not leave out anything, schools are going to know you favor UIC whether you put all of them or not...

 

[DentBoy7]

louisville is not in the midwest
do not leave out anything, schools are going to know you favor UIC whether you put all of them or not...

I truly appreciate the input!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Yeah, Louisville doesn't really identify as Midwest, but it is home to the Mohammed Ali museum. 🙂

Have you connected with SNDA chapters? Are you going to the Midwinter Dental Conference? Connect with officers during your tours and the Iowa summer camp. Great if you can attend the ADEA GoDental fair in March (virtual in May).

Community service?

 

[DentBoy7]

Yeah, Louisville doesn't really identify as Midwest, but it is home to the Mohammed Ali museum. 🙂

Have you connected with SNDA chapters? Are you going to the Midwinter Dental Conference? Connect with officers during your tours and the Iowa summer camp. Great if you can attend the ADEA GoDental fair in March (virtual in May).

Community service?

I havent connected with SNDA Chapters! I will look into that! Yes, living in Chicago I've gone to the last 3 midwinter dental conferences! Thank you for sharing the ADEA GoDental fair! I will definitely look into that as well, I appreciate the feedback!!