WAMC Applying this Coming Cyle

[alexawt]

Overall GPA: 3.63
Science GPA: 3.58
DAT score: PAT: 20, QR: 20, RC: 25, Biology: 30, Chem: 26, Orgo: 30, TS: 29, AA: 26
Major: Biology
Minority? Not sure ( Middle Eastern)
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience: Will have about 120 with the general dentist by applications, trying to get some specialist hours as well ( about 10 or 15)
Volunteering Experience: Free tutor : 20 hours/ A diabetes foundation: 70 hours, school event: 7 hours, Nonprofit dental foundation: 50 hours // Total: 147 hours
Employment: Hours and type: Soccer/ multisport coach for children ages (3-7) : 500 hours, Paid tutoring: 50 hours, Medical assistant/ front desk: 300 hours
Research: research with a classmate ( not for credit) about 30 hours , name on poster
Other Extracurriculars: Hours and type; includes athletics, military, leadership, etc.
Secretary of school MSA for one year and a half
Relevant Honors or Awards: Deans list all semesters
LOR type and strength: Possibly 2 are very strong and 2 are average
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
Huge fan of doing origami , do not have an accurate number of how much I do it, but I would say close to 500 or so.
Red flag: non-citizen
School list:
My goal is to stay close to home so I want to only apply to the following schools: Columbia, Touro and Rutgers. I've thought about this a lot but I realized that I would much rather take a gap year and try again at these schools than go somewhere else.

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[Mr.Smile12]

State resident?

 

[alexawt]

State resident?

International I think

 

[Ryxndek]

Being an international resident makes getting a seat at a school much more difficult. You may be competing with a few hundred international students for only a handful of seats. I strongly advise applying more broadly if you are truly set on attending dental school. Columbia had 2 international students for 2024, Rutgers had 2, and Touro had 8.

The breakdown for International students by your colleges for the class of 2024:
Touro: 126 Applied, 30 interviewed, 22 offered a seat.
Rutgers: 174 applied, 17 accepted
Columbia: 127 applied, 4 accepted

This is also 3 cycles behind, as apps get more competitive there will be higher standards for international students. Canadians are also more likely to get a seat than other international students, so keep that in mind.

Your best chance would be Touro or Rutgers. NYU would also be likely to take you considering you're applying to all NY state schools. If being in NY is what you want, adding NYU, Stony Brook, and UBuffalo may also be of interest to you. I personally would increase your list. Being a reapplicant means you will be held to higher standards compared to first-time applicants, and schools will want to see what you've improved upon.

Stony Brook: 56 applied, 6 accepted, 4 enrolled
UBuffalo: 234 applied, 18 interviewed, 11 accepted, 5 enrolled
NYU: 337 applied, 120 interviewed, 47 accepted, 46 enrolled

*these are stats for only international students, the schools get 1500-3000 apps a year, so you are competing with other US students for seats, and schools will prioritize US residents first.

Be realistic with yourself, you have an amazing DAT score but an average GPA, but below average for Columbia. I would consider adding a couple more schools to your list. Keep in mind that as an international student, you also cannot take government loans and need to have at least half of the tuition available in escrow for schools (this could vary by school, but this is what I have read). Unless you have family members willing to cosign for you on American loans. So just keep everything in mind when applying, dental school is expensive, and the schools you have listed are in the ballpark of 450-600k after graduation.

Keep up the volunteer work and good luck! Apply as close to June 1st as you possibly can to maximize your chances!

 

[macsak]

Being an international resident makes getting a seat at a school much more difficult. You may be competing with a few hundred international students for only a handful of seats. I strongly advise applying more broadly if you are truly set on attending dental school. Columbia had 2 international students for 2024, Rutgers had 2, and Touro had 8.

The breakdown for International students by your colleges for the class of 2024:
Touro: 126 Applied, 30 interviewed, 22 offered a seat.
Rutgers: 174 applied, 17 accepted
Columbia: 127 applied, 4 accepted

This is also 3 cycles behind, as apps get more competitive there will be higher standards for international students. Canadians are also more likely to get a seat than other international students, so keep that in mind.

Your best chance would be Touro or Rutgers. NYU would also be likely to take you considering you're applying to all NY state schools. If being in NY is what you want, adding NYU, Stony Brook, and UBuffalo may also be of interest to you. I personally would increase your list. Being a reapplicant means you will be held to higher standards compared to first-time applicants, and schools will want to see what you've improved upon.

Stony Brook: 56 applied, 6 accepted, 4 enrolled
UBuffalo: 234 applied, 18 interviewed, 11 accepted, 5 enrolled
NYU: 337 applied, 120 interviewed, 47 accepted, 46 enrolled

*these are stats for only international students, the schools get 1500-3000 apps a year, so you are competing with other US students for seats, and schools will prioritize US residents first.

Be realistic with yourself, you have an amazing DAT score but an average GPA, but below average for Columbia. I would consider adding a couple more schools to your list. Keep in mind that as an international student, you also cannot take government loans and need to have at least half of the tuition available in escrow for schools (this could vary by school, but this is what I have read). Unless you have family members willing to cosign for you on American loans. So just keep everything in mind when applying, dental school is expensive, and the schools you have listed are in the ballpark of 450-600k after graduation.

Keep up the volunteer work and good luck! Apply as close to June 1st as you possibly can to maximize your chances!

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