WAMC at top schools?

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Date of submission: 06/10/25
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.85
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.93
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 25 AA, 23 TS, 27 Bio, 24 Chem, 20 OC, 24 RC, 30 QR
State of Residence: CA

Major: Human Bio
Minor: Business
Minority? Asian
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience:

1. Oral Surgery: 216 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
2. General Dentist: 245 hours - certified dental assistant certifications received and worked as volunteer sterilization tech/DA
3. General Dentist: 216 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
4. General Dentist: 40 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
5. Free clinic: 10 hours - volunteer DA

Volunteering Experience:

1. 514 hours - served as subcommittee member, treasurer, vp of volunteer org and went on service trip

Employment:

1. Just started a Dental Assisting Job - 0 hours on application

Research:

1. 620 hours - gene therapy research - no publications or presentations

Other Extracurriculars:

1. Dance team - 1 year - 550 hours - freshman year
2. Dance team - 2 years - 735 hours - director and cofounder of team
3. Pre-dental society - 186 hours - gen member
4. Pre-dental society - 160 hours - department head

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools?

1. ADEA GoDental Day

Relevant Honors or Awards:

1. Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
2. Provost Honors/Deans list

LOR type and strength:

1. AADSAS
   1. Bio prof - 2 classes - strong
   2. Gen / Ochem prof - 3 classes - strong
   3. Lab PI - 1 research class - strong
   4. Gen Dentist - strong
2. Extra Submitted to schools which accepted
   1. Biochem prof - 2 classes - Medium/Strong (not super sure but professor offered to write)
   2. Gen Dentist - strong

School list:

1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
2. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (second choice)
3. University of Michigan School of Dentistry
4. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
5. University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry (top choice)
6. University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
7. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
8. University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
9. Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
10. Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
11. A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
12. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
13. Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
14. University of Maryland School of Dentistry
15. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
16. Midwestern Arizona School of Denistry
17. The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University

 

[macsak]

you could have left off MW-AZ ASDOH boston and temple...

Date of submission: 06/10/25
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.85
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.93
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 25 AA, 23 TS, 27 Bio, 24 Chem, 20 OC, 24 RC, 30 QR
State of Residence: CA

Major: Human Bio
Minor: Business
Minority? Asian
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience:

1. Oral Surgery: 216 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
2. General Dentist: 245 hours - certified dental assistant certifications received and worked as volunteer sterilization tech/DA
3. General Dentist: 216 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
4. General Dentist: 40 hours - volunteer DA / shadowing
5. Free clinic: 10 hours - volunteer DA

Volunteering Experience:

1. 514 hours - served as subcommittee member, treasurer, vp of volunteer org and went on service trip

Employment:

1. Just started a Dental Assisting Job - 0 hours on application

Research:

1. 620 hours - gene therapy research - no publications or presentations

Other Extracurriculars:

1. Dance team - 1 year - 550 hours - freshman year
2. Dance team - 2 years - 735 hours - director and cofounder of team
3. Pre-dental society - 186 hours - gen member
4. Pre-dental society - 160 hours - department head

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools?

1. ADEA GoDental Day

Relevant Honors or Awards:

1. Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
2. Provost Honors/Deans list

LOR type and strength:

1. AADSAS
   1. Bio prof - 2 classes - strong
   2. Gen / Ochem prof - 3 classes - strong
   3. Lab PI - 1 research class - strong
   4. Gen Dentist - strong
2. Extra Submitted to schools which accepted
   1. Biochem prof - 2 classes - Medium/Strong (not super sure but professor offered to write)
   2. Gen Dentist - strong

School list:

1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
2. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (second choice)
3. University of Michigan School of Dentistry
4. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
5. University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry (top choice)
6. University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
7. Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
8. University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
9. Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
10. Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
11. A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
12. University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
13. Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
14. University of Maryland School of Dentistry
15. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
16. Midwestern Arizona School of Denistry
17. The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University

 

[macsak]

you could have left off MW-AZ ASDOH boston and temple...

you have better choices closer to CA...