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You should focus on 10-15 schools (your list feels long). Do you have access to a prehealth advisor?

I need a little more insight into your leadership experiences. You only list being a lab group leader; what is that? Are you involved in any other campus activities?
 
biryanisquish said:
Overall GPA: 3.7x
Science GPA: 3.7x
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.7x
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 480 AA (23), 490 SNS (23), 490 RC (25), 430 QR (20), 450 PAT (21)
State of Residence: CA
Undergrad Attended: T20 (transferred in)
Major: Statistics
Minority? No
Sex? Female
Biege Flag? GPA dropped senior year due to life issues and my GPA at T20 ended up being a 3.5x but total cGPA and sGPA is 3.7x
Hooks? 1st gen american and college student, pell grant all throughout college
Shadowing Experience: 150 specialist and 100 general
Volunteering Experience: 150 hours mix of homeless shelter and tutor
Employment: medical assistant (~2000 hours) in neurology - i switched from med to dental halfway through college
Research: 300 hours with a published abstract related to neurology
Other Extracurriculars: lab manager of my lab group as leadership
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? no
LOR type and strength: 2 science professors (one strong and one ok) and specialist dentist (very strong)
School list:
UCLA
UCSF
UOP
WesternU
UColardo
UNLV
UMaryland
UPitt
UConn
UMich
Rutgers
Harvard
UPenn
LECOM
Marquette
Creighton
Roseman
Maybe Texas schools?

I'm looking to apply to more affordable schools that are welcoming to out-of-state students. It's important to me that these schools offer robust clinical experiences and have a strong commitment to community service. Please advise if there are any schools I should consider adding or removing from my list. Thank you for your assistance!
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list is too long even considering how many reach schools you have on it...
 
Dentistry tends to be very regionalistic. California applicants have to apply broadly, but apply to places where you want to go practice, even if you can always return to the West Coast.

Start with your in-state schools. You should be good for this. Pay attention to public schools and out-of-state stats.

More importantly, how much do you know about each student clinic's practices and patient management? How will that resonate with the different environments where you want to practice?
 
Let's start with why you want to keep any of these out of region schools:
UMaryland
UPitt
UConn
UMich
Rutgers
Harvard
UPenn
LECOM
Marquette
Creighton
Roseman
Texas (all of them)

I'm keeping your top six (include Colorado and UNLV).

If you don't mind where you want to go: why not Tufts, BU, CWRU, Louisville?
 
biryanisquish said:
UMaryland - enjoy the area and I get can get in state tuition after a year
UPitt - undecided on this/iffy
UConn - I have a family there
UMich - undecided on this/iffy
Rutgers - I can get in state tuition after a year
Harvard - always wanted to go to Harvard and I am thinking about specializing so the name helps
UPenn - same as Harvard, heard they give substantial scholarships and have friends in the area
LECOM - cheap (relatively)
Marquette - was told to add this by a friend
Creighton - was told to add this by a friend
Roseman - 3 years of school and service oriented
Texas (all of them) - really love the texas area and I would potentially love to practice there in the future

Tufts doesn't take community college credits (I took physics at CC)
BU is too expensive
CWRU I haven't done too much research as it wasn't on my radar
Louisville also isn't on my radar but I will likely add it to my list

Thanks for your help!
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you get interview invites and acceptances because of mission fit
none of he things here are mission fit...
 
What are you expectations if you have family and friends in the area? Yes, they're nice to have as long as they don't divert you from job #1: practicing your preclinical skills as a dentist. They may also be nice to have if you need any of them to step in to get a cleaning done by you. Hope they like that idea. If you've never been close to your family or friends, cleaning their teeth is going to change that. 🙂

Going to Harvard as a dental student is not like going there as an undergrad, med student, law student, or whatever. Small class of dental students taking classes with medical students and taking the same exams; that's not always a good thing unless you are going for OMFS. Similar for UConn. Look at the curricula carefully and class sizes. That's why we're not recommending NYU (300+ students!).

Creighton: have you ever visited or lived there?
Marquette: you like Milwaukee?
Strike the other iffy schools until you know better. UMich is one of the most challenging schools to get into. Pitt isn't bad but look more into it.

I'll give you the two options that give you state tuition for D2-D4, but would you like their curricula, clinic, or community service opportunities?

Still need a better insight into "mission fit."
 
biryanisquish said:
While I am not completely certain about specializing, I want to keep that option available, which is why I am open to schools that require us to take the same exams as medical students.

I have previously visited Nebraska, and Milwaukee. My personal statement focuses on promoting health equity and emphasizes how community service aligns with my passion for providing dental care to underserved populations.

I want to assure you that I have thoroughly researched each school's values, curricula, etc and have done my due diligence before considering them for my application list. My main question is whether it is worthwhile to apply as an out-of-state student to some of these schools and if I am competitive enough for admission.
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I think in general California applicants should apply as out-of-state students, but your competitiveness will be determined by your immersion in dentistry and your mission as a dentist. On the metrics side, and without knowledge of your AADSAS application, you seem worth their time.
 
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