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Date of submission: Most likely by mid-July [Finalizing LORs and Schools]
Overall GPA: Undergrad(3.8), Masters(4.0)
DAT score (include AA and all sections):
State of Residence: Canada
Bachelor's Major: Health Science (2023 Completed)
Master's Major: Public Health (2025 Completed)
Minority? No
Reapplicant? Not to USA schools, Applied to a school in Canada last cycle
Nontrad? Yes - Completed Master's in Public Health this summer
Shadowing Experience: 500 hrs [General Dentist], approx. 80 hrs [Periodontist]
Volunteering Experience: Total approx. 450-500 hrs
Employment: Total approx. 1800 hrs
Research: Total approx. 620 hrs
Other Extracurriculars:
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength:
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
School List [Tried to choose Canadian Friendly Ones]:
Questions:
Overall GPA: Undergrad(3.8), Masters(4.0)
DAT score (include AA and all sections):
- Second Attempt: CDAT(June 2025): Expecting scores to come by end of July
- First Attempt: CDAT(Last Year): TS: 20, AA: 19, PAT: 20, RC: 17
State of Residence: Canada
Bachelor's Major: Health Science (2023 Completed)
Master's Major: Public Health (2025 Completed)
Minority? No
Reapplicant? Not to USA schools, Applied to a school in Canada last cycle
Nontrad? Yes - Completed Master's in Public Health this summer
Shadowing Experience: 500 hrs [General Dentist], approx. 80 hrs [Periodontist]
Volunteering Experience: Total approx. 450-500 hrs
- Led a Mission dental/medical trip to rural Central American Country
- YMCA Refugee Youth Volunteer
- Oral Hygiene Kit distribution drive for people experiencing homelessness
- Oral health hygiene and denture care sessions for seniors at the community and religious centre
- Created and led senior/youth engagement programs with local Member of Parliament
- University program Ambassador
Employment: Total approx. 1800 hrs
- Worked in the public health sector with the federal government
- Worked with the provincial government organization on: mobile dental outreach, indigenous youth rural health programs and reducing trends of youth engagement in alcohol consumption
- Internships at Medical and Health Research organizations: research, data analysis, and program evaluation
Research: Total approx. 620 hrs
- Master's Internship: multi-substance use survey analysis, dashboard creation, logic model, and evaluation strategy (600 hrs)
- Publications/Presentations: No peer-reviewed publication, but presented dashboard and findings to the provincial Chief Public Health Officer and team
- Research proposal: Beyond Borders: Understanding Oral Healthcare Access for South Asian Newcomer Immigrants (15-20 hrs)
Other Extracurriculars:
- Royal Canadian Air Force: Leading Air Cadet
- On couple of school sports team [Grade 9-12]
- Embroidery/Sewing
Relevant Honors or Awards:
- Graduated Master's and Bachelor’s with distinction/dean’s honours throughout
- Entrance Scholarship in Bachelor’s
- A few awards and recognitions from High School, including 1st place in STEM olympics
LOR type and strength:
- Biostatistics Prof (Masters): Strong
- Epidemiology Prof (Masters): Strong
- General Dentist (Shadowed With): Strong
- Provincial Chief Public Health Officer (MD) (Worked with during internship): Mid/Strong
Alternative if Masters prof LORs are not acceptable [They will not be very personal as did these courses during COVID]- Bio Prof (Bachelor’s): General-Good
- Chem Prof (Bachelor’s): General-Good
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
- I plan to get done with some pre-requisites (1 year Physics), (1 semester English), (Labs for science courses) during this Fall and Winter terms, by April 2026
- Academic LORs from my Master's professors.
School List [Tried to choose Canadian Friendly Ones]:
Boston
Buffalo
Case Western Reserve
Columbia
Detroit Mercy
Midwestern-Arizona
Minnesota
Nova Southeastern
NYU
Roseman
Temple
Tufts
Touro
UPenn
University of the Pacific
USC
Maybe?:Loma Linda
New England College of Dental Medicine
Questions:
- Will having multiple in-progress/planned prerequisites negatively affect my application?
- Are LORs from Master's professors acceptable, or is it better to get them from undergraduate professors?
- Is my school list appropriate for a Canadian-friendly and holistic approach — should I add/remove any? Should I prioritize a smaller school list (~10) or apply broadly?
- How do my first attempt DAT scores affect my chances (I feel they are a bit low), and would a higher second attempt significantly improve my chances?