WAMC: Average GPA, Ok DAT

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Date of submission: June 23, 2022
Overall GPA: 3.58
Science GPA: 3.55
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.70
*NOTE: STRONG UPWARD TREND
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA: 21 TS: 21 BIO: 21 OC: 22 GC: 22 PAT: 23 RC: 22 QR:19
State of Residence: New Jersey


Major: BIOLOGY
Minor: n/a
Minority? No - white
Reapplicant? No - first time
Nontrad? No - one gap year
Shadowing Experience: ~150 total: 72 w/ general group practice, 50 w/ ortho + general combined clinic, 25 w/ oral surgeon
Volunteering Experience: ~ 153 total: Service learning (Advisor for a HS mock trial team): 78, Biology tutoring: 39 hours, North American Disease Intervention Rep: 36 hours
Employment: ~2,015 total hours: 1760 hours in peer mentoring, 315 hours in Event hosting
Research: 105 total hours in one neuroscience research lab. No publications. (I was only able to get into a research in my final year because one it was highly competitive to get research as a freshmen. Second, Covid (half of second year and all of third year) prevented new members from joining a research lab)
Other Extracurriculars: 150 total hours as Treasruer for my school’s PDS.
Relevant Honors or Awards: deans list 7/8 semesters, magnum cum laude, Outstanding tutor, Student Commitment and Appreciation award ( this and the outstanding tutoring award were from my time as a peer mentor), National History honors society.
LOR type and strength: Committee letter (comprised of my evaluators within the committee and 3-4 other individual letters). Two science, 1 dentist and 1 history professor. I built a fantastic relationship with all my evaluators, and I believe they wrote exceptionally strong LoR. As for the committee letter, I was not eligible for that because I did not have the GPA req for it, but the director for pre health at my school saw my drive to become a dentist. I also think my committe interview went well which is why they collectively decided to give me the committee letter.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: n/a
School list: (not in any order)
NYU
Rutgers
Boston
South Carolina
Tufts
Touro
UBuffalo
Nova
LECOM
Midwestern AZ and ILL
Roseman
Temple
Detroit mercy
Maryland
UPITT
UNC
UOP
UCONN

Comments: please let me know if I should apply to any other schools. The last three schools can be considered “reach schools” but I know stats aren’t the determining factors. I appreciate any further comments, questions or concerns.

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[macsak]

Date of submission: June 23,2022
Overall GPA: 3.58
Science GPA: 3.55
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.70
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA: 21 TS: 21 BIO: 21 OC: 22 GC: 22 PAT: 23 RC: 22 QR:19
State of Residence: New Jersey

Undergrad Attended: NJIT
Major: BIOLOGY
Minor: n/a
Minority? No - white
Reapplicant? No - first time
Nontrad? No - one gap year
Shadowing Experience: ~150 total: 72 w/ general group practice, 50 w/ ortho + general combined clinic, 25 w/ oral surgeon
Volunteering Experience: ~ 153 total: Service learning (Advisor for a HS mock trial team): 78, Biology tutoring: 39 hours, North American Disease Intervention Rep: 36 hours
Employment: ~2,015 total hours: 1760 hours in peer mentoring, 315 hours in Event hosting
Research: 105 total hours in one neuroscience research lab. No publications. (I was only able to get into a research in my final year because one it was highly competitive to get research as a freshmen. Second, Covid (half of second year and all of third year) prevented new members from joining a research lab)
Other Extracurriculars: 150 total hours as Treasruer for my school’s PDS.
Relevant Honors or Awards: deans list 7/8 semesters, magnum cum laude, Outstanding tutor, Student Commitment and Appreciation award ( this and the outstanding tutoring award were from my time as a peer mentor), National History honors society.
LOR type and strength: Committee letter (comprised of my evaluators within the committee and 3-4 other individual letters). Two science, 1 dentist and 1 history professor. I built a fantastic relationship with all my evaluators, and I believe they wrote exceptionally strong LoR. As for the committee letter, I was not eligible for that because I did not have the GPA req for it, but the director for pre health at my school saw my drive to become a dentist. I also think my committe interview went well which is why they collectively decided to give me the committee letter.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: n/a
School list: (not in any order)
NYU
Rutgers
Boston
South Carolina
Tufts
Touro
UBuffalo
Nova
LECOM
Midwestern AZ and ILL
Roseman
Temple
Detroit mercy
Maryland
UPITT
UNC
UOP
UCONN

Comments: please let me know if I should apply to any other schools. The last three schools can be considered “reach schools” but I know stats aren’t the determining factors. I appreciate any further comments, questions or concerns.

list is too long...

 

[teethphoto]

list is too long...

Good to know, I was actually planning to apply to two more schools because i wanted to match my DAT AA score. Lol

 

[PerioDont]

Remove NYU, very expensive. Consider the price of all the other schools as well like MWU

 

[teethphoto]

Remove NYU, very expensive. Consider the price of all the other schools as well like MWU

Alright thank you for the input. One question, I still have UPITT and UNC to apply to. Should I still put forth my application for both those schools?

 

[teethphoto]

list is too long...

Anything else I should consider?

 

[pre-DMD]

I'd personally take off South Carolina, UNC, and UCONN as they are not OOS friendly