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Date of submission: 15th June
Overall GPA: 3.90
Science GPA: 3.857
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 460 AA (490 BIO, 470 OC, 440 GC, 450 PAT, 490 RC, 420 QR)
State of Residence: Texas
Undergrad Attended: Austin College
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: East Asian Studies
Minority? No (Asian)
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience: 200 hours (100 hours between two general dentists and around 100 hours for pediatric dentistry) (I've also seen dental anesthesia and periodontics as a part of shadowing at a general dentist office because they had visiting dentists sometimes)
Volunteering Experience: 200 hours
- Around 100 hours from Alternative Spring Break, where each day I volunteered for a different non-profit (some common organizations were food pantries, trash pickups/environmental non-profits, serving the homeless population, animal shelters)
- Around 56 hours through an organization on campus as we would go for trash pickup sessions, animal shelter days, and helping the local women's breast cancer awareness organization
- Around 30 hours from volunteering at the local therepeutic riding center, where I helped out with disabled children who were learning to ride horses.
- Around 15 hours from volunteering at a hospital. I mainly helped around the pathology lab with getting things organized.
Employment:
- 350 hours from tutoring in Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at the tutoring center at my college - I'm still working there so I haven't counted any future hours
- 100 hours for Cell Biology Lab TA
- 300 hours for Peer Wellness Educator - I basically raised awareness and hosted mental health events on campus for the counseling center
Research:
200 hours of summer research for Neuroscience - I also have a poster for it
Around 100 hours of Psychology research, which was semester long - I will be presenting a poster for it next spring
And I'm also doing an honors thesis in Neuroscience my senior year
Other Extracurriculars:
- I was recently chosen to be the president of a cultural organization on my campus and I will be working through the summer to set up a few things; I also served on the exec board for the same organization for 2 years
- I was on the exec board for the student international organization on campus, where I worked to construct events centered around raising cultural awareness
- I was also a part of the choir at my college up until recently (I have been consistantly doing choir since high school)
- I am also a general member of a service fraternity and a public health organization on campus
- I also picked up crocheting in the past year - my roommate taught me how to do it
- I also love reading, playing table tennis with my friends (leisure activities)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No...
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean's List for 4 semesters, maintained my Presidential Schlolarship throughout college, Music Scholarship, Departmental Honors nominee
LOR type and strength:
- Pediatric dentist (Strong)
- 2 Science Faculty (Very Strong)
- 1 job supervisor (Very Strong)
Red Flags: maybe DAT score (QR)
School list:
UT Health Houston, Texas Tech El Paso, UT San Antonio, Texas A&M, Boston University, Creighton University, Marquette, Tufts, UCLA, UPenn, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pacific
Overall GPA: 3.90
Science GPA: 3.857
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 460 AA (490 BIO, 470 OC, 440 GC, 450 PAT, 490 RC, 420 QR)
State of Residence: Texas
Undergrad Attended: Austin College
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: East Asian Studies
Minority? No (Asian)
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience: 200 hours (100 hours between two general dentists and around 100 hours for pediatric dentistry) (I've also seen dental anesthesia and periodontics as a part of shadowing at a general dentist office because they had visiting dentists sometimes)
Volunteering Experience: 200 hours
- Around 100 hours from Alternative Spring Break, where each day I volunteered for a different non-profit (some common organizations were food pantries, trash pickups/environmental non-profits, serving the homeless population, animal shelters)
- Around 56 hours through an organization on campus as we would go for trash pickup sessions, animal shelter days, and helping the local women's breast cancer awareness organization
- Around 30 hours from volunteering at the local therepeutic riding center, where I helped out with disabled children who were learning to ride horses.
- Around 15 hours from volunteering at a hospital. I mainly helped around the pathology lab with getting things organized.
Employment:
- 350 hours from tutoring in Chemistry, Biology and Psychology at the tutoring center at my college - I'm still working there so I haven't counted any future hours
- 100 hours for Cell Biology Lab TA
- 300 hours for Peer Wellness Educator - I basically raised awareness and hosted mental health events on campus for the counseling center
Research:
200 hours of summer research for Neuroscience - I also have a poster for it
Around 100 hours of Psychology research, which was semester long - I will be presenting a poster for it next spring
And I'm also doing an honors thesis in Neuroscience my senior year
Other Extracurriculars:
- I was recently chosen to be the president of a cultural organization on my campus and I will be working through the summer to set up a few things; I also served on the exec board for the same organization for 2 years
- I was on the exec board for the student international organization on campus, where I worked to construct events centered around raising cultural awareness
- I was also a part of the choir at my college up until recently (I have been consistantly doing choir since high school)
- I am also a general member of a service fraternity and a public health organization on campus
- I also picked up crocheting in the past year - my roommate taught me how to do it
- I also love reading, playing table tennis with my friends (leisure activities)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No...
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean's List for 4 semesters, maintained my Presidential Schlolarship throughout college, Music Scholarship, Departmental Honors nominee
LOR type and strength:
- Pediatric dentist (Strong)
- 2 Science Faculty (Very Strong)
- 1 job supervisor (Very Strong)
Red Flags: maybe DAT score (QR)
School list:
UT Health Houston, Texas Tech El Paso, UT San Antonio, Texas A&M, Boston University, Creighton University, Marquette, Tufts, UCLA, UPenn, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pacific
