Date of submission: 10/25
Overall GPA: 3.94
Science GPA: 3.92
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.91
DAT score: 23 AA, 23 TS, 24 RC, 20 PAT, 20 QR, 25 GC, 21 OC, 24 Bio
State of Residence: Maryland
Undergrad Attended: University of Maryland, College Park
Major: Neuroscience
Minority? no
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience: 390 hrs dental assisting for a general dentist (counted half of these hours as shadowing and half as dental assisting)
Volunteering Experience:
- 100 hours in a pt clinic- I worked directly with patients and helped assist pt in patient exercises/ also helped with cleaning, organization, and any other random tasks
- 100 hours at a local sustainable farm by helping with farm tasks, cleaning up, and lots of manual labor. I also helped to start a new research project on the farm based on ecopsychology
- 16 hours (still doing currently) at a local elementary school to teach 3rd graders kids a STEM lesson. Am also scheduled to go back to school and act as classroom aide
- 35 hours helping incoming freshmen to adjust to campus and provide them with any resources, had monthly meetings, and checked in on students weekly
Employment:
Personal trainer
facilities staff at school gym
dental assistant
Research:
Honey bee lab research (135 hours) for about a year
- used a special microscope to image mites (parasites to bees) and worked with data organization
Other Extracurriculars:
- predental society member
- currently taking a dental radiology course to get my radiology certification
- guided study sessions leader for organic chemistry (one semester paid, one unpaid): led review sessions twice a week and helped students one on one as well
Relevant Honors or Awards:
UMD science and global change scholars citation
deans list all semesters of undergrad
ACE-certified personal trainer
also will be graduating this December!
LOR type and strength: Neuroscience professor (good), dentist (strong), orgo professor (strong), volunteer (strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
I do not have a committee letter from my school
submitted late
it might look like I wanted to go into physical therapy, but I actually never did
I decided on dentistry later (junior year of college)
School list:
Maryland
Tufts
Touro
Buffalo
UConn
Upenn
Harvard
Minnesota
Western
Marquette
VCU
NYU
Pacific
Oregon
Temple
Rutgers
Boston
Any feedback or input would be great! I'm really nervous about submitting my app super late, and I know I probably won't hear back for a long time.
Overall GPA: 3.94
Science GPA: 3.92
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.91
DAT score: 23 AA, 23 TS, 24 RC, 20 PAT, 20 QR, 25 GC, 21 OC, 24 Bio
State of Residence: Maryland
Undergrad Attended: University of Maryland, College Park
Major: Neuroscience
Minority? no
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience: 390 hrs dental assisting for a general dentist (counted half of these hours as shadowing and half as dental assisting)
Volunteering Experience:
- 100 hours in a pt clinic- I worked directly with patients and helped assist pt in patient exercises/ also helped with cleaning, organization, and any other random tasks
- 100 hours at a local sustainable farm by helping with farm tasks, cleaning up, and lots of manual labor. I also helped to start a new research project on the farm based on ecopsychology
- 16 hours (still doing currently) at a local elementary school to teach 3rd graders kids a STEM lesson. Am also scheduled to go back to school and act as classroom aide
- 35 hours helping incoming freshmen to adjust to campus and provide them with any resources, had monthly meetings, and checked in on students weekly
Employment:
Personal trainer
facilities staff at school gym
dental assistant
Research:
Honey bee lab research (135 hours) for about a year
- used a special microscope to image mites (parasites to bees) and worked with data organization
Other Extracurriculars:
- predental society member
- currently taking a dental radiology course to get my radiology certification
- guided study sessions leader for organic chemistry (one semester paid, one unpaid): led review sessions twice a week and helped students one on one as well
Relevant Honors or Awards:
UMD science and global change scholars citation
deans list all semesters of undergrad
ACE-certified personal trainer
also will be graduating this December!
LOR type and strength: Neuroscience professor (good), dentist (strong), orgo professor (strong), volunteer (strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
I do not have a committee letter from my school
submitted late
it might look like I wanted to go into physical therapy, but I actually never did
I decided on dentistry later (junior year of college)
School list:
Maryland
Tufts
Touro
Buffalo
UConn
Upenn
Harvard
Minnesota
Western
Marquette
VCU
NYU
Pacific
Oregon
Temple
Rutgers
Boston
Any feedback or input would be great! I'm really nervous about submitting my app super late, and I know I probably won't hear back for a long time.