WAMC - average gpa, low dat

[futuredentalstudent3]

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Date of submission: july 21 (added more schools and submitted 08/03 and 08/04)

Overall GPA: 3.6

Science GPA: 3.49

DAT score (include AA and all sections):
Qr 400
Rc 390
Bio 410
Gch 420
Och 390
Science 410
Pat 400
AA 400

State of Residence: Ohio

Undergrad Attended: Kentucky
Major: human nutrition
Minor: na
Minority? no - asian
Reapplicant? no
Nontrad? yes and no - first time applying was prepa

Shadowing Experience: general, peds, endo - 172hrs
Volunteering Experience: 577hrs, 4 paws, campus kitchen, dance team, etc
Employment: 500+ ccma
Research: undergrad original research project
Other Extracurriculars: pre pa club, 4 paws, SCLA, Alpha Lambda Delta, etc
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Yes, predent day, info sessions
Relevant Honors or Awards: magna cum laude, honor societies
LOR type and strength: 2 science, 1 professor, 1 dentist
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: was pre-PA, did not take physics II yet will take it if accepted and if needed by school

Schools applied to

1. tOSU:
2. UKY:
3. Louisville:
4. NEOMED (Ohio):
5. Utah (SLC):
6. Roseman (South Jordan UT):
7. Colorado (Denver):
8. LECOM (Bradenton FL):
9. Meharry (Nashville):
10. Nova (Fort Laud):
11. Rutgers (NJ):
12. Touro (NY):
13. Buffalo (NY):
14. Maryland (Baltimore):
15. Uni Nevada (Las Vegas):
16. Marquette (WI):
17. Temple (Philly):

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Why are you switching from PA to dentistry?

It's probably too late, but I think you applied to too many schools. I'm definitely more a regionalist because admissions likes applicants who are close by or have a strong desire to practice in their area. Why did you apply to Meharry (HBCU)? I don't know about going out west (Utah, Roseman, Colorado) unless you have a specific reason.

 

[macsak]

how did you come up with this list?

Date of submission: july 21 (added more schools and submitted 08/03 and 08/04)

Overall GPA: 3.6

Science GPA: 3.49

DAT score (include AA and all sections):
Qr 400
Rc 390
Bio 410
Gch 420
Och 390
Science 410
Pat 400
AA 400

State of Residence: Ohio

Undergrad Attended: Kentucky
Major: human nutrition
Minor: na
Minority? no - asian
Reapplicant? no
Nontrad? yes and no - first time applying was prepa

Shadowing Experience: general, peds, endo - 172hrs
Volunteering Experience: 577hrs, 4 paws, campus kitchen, dance team, etc
Employment: 500+ ccma
Research: undergrad original research project
Other Extracurriculars: pre pa club, 4 paws, SCLA, Alpha Lambda Delta, etc
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Yes, predent day, info sessions
Relevant Honors or Awards: magna cum laude, honor societies
LOR type and strength: 2 science, 1 professor, 1 dentist
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: was pre-PA, did not take physics II yet will take it if accepted and if needed by school

Schools applied to

1. tOSU:
2. UKY:
3. Louisville:
4. NEOMED (Ohio):
5. Utah (SLC):
6. Roseman (South Jordan UT):
7. Colorado (Denver):
8. LECOM (Bradenton FL):
9. Meharry (Nashville):
10. Nova (Fort Laud):
11. Rutgers (NJ):
12. Touro (NY):
13. Buffalo (NY):
14. Maryland (Baltimore):
15. Uni Nevada (Las Vegas):
16. Marquette (WI):
17. Temple (Philly):

 

[futuredentalstudent3]

Why are you switching from PA to dentistry?

It's probably too late, but I think you applied to too many schools. I'm definitely more a regionalist because admissions likes applicants who are close by or have a strong desire to practice in their area. Why did you apply to Meharry (HBCU)? I don't know about going out west (Utah, Roseman, Colorado) unless you have a specific reason.

i answered that on my application and have reasons for choosing schools which i put on my application and supplementals

 

[futuredentalstudent3]

how did you come up with this list?

many different factors

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do any of the schools on your list work interprofessionally with PA students (in their oral medicine clinics)?

Based on limited information, I don't know what you offer as a future dental school student and future practitioner, but you haven't mentioned anything that I would consider exclusionary other than not presenting your profile in a way that interests a general adcom to interview you.

Again, dental schools are especially sensitive to applicants who switch over to dentistry without a significant amount of hours of distance between PA/hospital/PCE exposure and dental clinic exposure. We gain more assurance when the dental clinic exposure goes 200+ hours, which you are near.