WAMC: Decided Somewhat Late

[dentalgirlie2026]

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Date of submission: 6/3/21 - Didn't take DAT until 7/2/21 - Scores sent 7/15/21
Overall GPA: 3.92
Science GPA: 3.91
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.90
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA:23, PAT:23, TS:23, QR:23, Bio:22, GC:22, OC:26, RC:24

Major: Biology
Minor: Psychology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience:
~150 Hours with General Dentist
~5 Hours with Orthodontist
~10 hours of Virtual Shadowing

Volunteering Experience:
Habitat for Humanity (President): ~100 hours
Hospital Elder Life Program: ~50 hours
Red Cross Ambassador and COVID Screening: ~20 hours
Other volunteering with clubs: ~30 hours

Employment:
Resident Assistant (3 years)
Undergraduate Research Program (1 summer)
Barista (Full time during 3 summers, ~4 years employment total)

Research:
Undergraduate Research Assistant: ~800 hours, no publications yet, work in a microbiology lab studying antibiotic resistance and the effect of probiotics
Independent Research Study: Wrote a paper, did a poster presentation, and wrote a research proposal during a semester

Other Extracurriculars:
Camino (bible study)(1 year)
National Residence Hall Honorary (3 years)
Community Programming Council (1 year)
Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)

Relevant Honors or Awards:
Deans List for 5 semesters

LOR type and strength:
2 Science Professors: pretty strong, 1 Humanities Professor: decent, 1 dentist: very strong

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: I decided on dentistry during winter break of my junior year. I don't have as much experience to talk about as I would like since I decided during COVID. Not sure if that is a red flag or apparent on my application? Also, since I didn't take my DAT until July I feel that I may have been a bit late by the time everything was verified?

School list:
Creighton
Marquette
UPitt
Detroit Mercy
Midwestern AZ
Midwestern IL
Columbia
Nova Southeastern
Tufts

Are there any other schools I should add? I applied to all private and now feel that maybe I should've added a few public? Did I apply to enough schools? I have seen a lot of individuals apply to 15 or 20 schools and I couldn't afford that since I am paying for everything on my own. Thanks for your input in advance!!

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: 6/3/21 - Didn't take DAT until 7/2/21 - Scores sent 7/15/21
Overall GPA: 3.92
Science GPA: 3.91
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.90
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA:23, PAT:23, TS:23, QR:23, Bio:22, GC:22, OC:26, RC:24

Major: Biology
Minor: Psychology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience:
~150 Hours with General Dentist
~5 Hours with Orthodontist
~10 hours of Virtual Shadowing

Volunteering Experience:
Habitat for Humanity (President): ~100 hours
Hospital Elder Life Program: ~50 hours
Red Cross Ambassador and COVID Screening: ~20 hours
Other volunteering with clubs: ~30 hours

Employment:
Resident Assistant (3 years)
Undergraduate Research Program (1 summer)
Barista (Full time during 3 summers, ~4 years employment total)

Research:
Undergraduate Research Assistant: ~800 hours, no publications yet, work in a microbiology lab studying antibiotic resistance and the effect of probiotics
Independent Research Study: Wrote a paper, did a poster presentation, and wrote a research proposal during a semester

Other Extracurriculars:
Camino (bible study)(1 year)
National Residence Hall Honorary (3 years)
Community Programming Council (1 year)
Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)

Relevant Honors or Awards:
Deans List for 5 semesters

LOR type and strength:
2 Science Professors: pretty strong, 1 Humanities Professor: decent, 1 dentist: very strong

Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: I decided on dentistry during winter break of my junior year. I don't have as much experience to talk about as I would like since I decided during COVID. Not sure if that is a red flag or apparent on my application? Also, since I didn't take my DAT until July I feel that I may have been a bit late by the time everything was verified?

School list:
Creighton
Marquette
UPitt
Detroit Mercy
Midwestern AZ
Midwestern IL
Columbia
Nova Southeastern
Tufts

Are there any other schools I should add? I applied to all private and now feel that maybe I should've added a few public? Did I apply to enough schools? I have seen a lot of individuals apply to 15 or 20 schools and I couldn't afford that since I am paying for everything on my own. Thanks for your input in advance!!

you are not late
what is your state of residence?

 

[dentalgirlie2026]

you are not late
what is your state of residence?

Wisconsin, so IS for Marquette but OOS for all other schools.

 

[macsak]

Wisconsin, so IS for Marquette but OOS for all other schools.

i count 5 schools you are way above their stats, and they are expensive too
you should do more research and apply to more schools in your range
look at schools you can get IS tuition after the first year and other publics...

 

[dentalgirlie2026]

i count 5 schools you are way above their stats, and they are expensive too
you should do more research and apply to more schools in your range
look at schools you can get IS tuition after the first year and other publics...

are there any schools you would specifically suggest? either that you feel are more in my range or that I can get IS after a year?

 

[macsak]

are there any schools you would specifically suggest? either that you feel are more in my range or that I can get IS after a year?

i suggest you do your own research
there are multiple posts/documents on this site and on the rest of the internet that cover these two topics...