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[bingo25]

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Date of submission: July 13th
Overall GPA: 3.47
Science GPA: 3.43
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.24
DAT score: AA 21, TS 19, BIO 19, OC 20, GC 18, RC 23, QR 24, PAT 25
State of Residence: VA

Undergrad Attended: GMU
Major: Bioengineering
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 100+ hours with general dentist, 12 hrs with oral surgeon
Volunteering Experience: Medical Center (95 hrs), Shelter kitchen assistant (50 hrs and continuing)
Employment: Dental Assistant (800 hours combined from 2 general dentist offices), Bookseller (50 hrs, temporary)
Research: None
Other Extracurriculars: Handyman work with my dad, including home maintenance and auto repair (500+ hrs); Committee member of BMES club at school (20 hrs)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? ADEA Go-Dental Fair
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean’s list (5 sem in 2nd half of undergrad)
LOR type and strength: 2 from science faculty, 1 from dentist (all strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: A few C/C+’s: gen chem 1 and 2, and orgo 1 and 2. Finished one-year master’s with the same major (4.0 GPA). 13 out of 25 credits were biology courses (no labs), including biochemistry. Took microbiology at CC this summer and plan to take A&P I and II this fall and spring, respectively. Demonstrated leadership in both volunteering experiences.

School list:
VCU
UMD
Both ATSUs
BU
LECOM
NYU
Both Midwesterns
Roseman
Tufts
NSU
UNE
Touro
UoP

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: July 13th
Overall GPA: 3.47
Science GPA: 3.43
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.24
DAT score: AA 21, TS 19, BIO 19, OC 20, GC 18, RC 23, QR 24, PAT 25
State of Residence: VA

Undergrad Attended: GMU
Major: Bioengineering
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 100+ hours with general dentist, 12 hrs with oral surgeon
Volunteering Experience: Medical Center (95 hrs), Shelter kitchen assistant (50 hrs and continuing)
Employment: Dental Assistant (800 hours combined from 2 general dentist offices), Bookseller (50 hrs, temporary)
Research: None
Other Extracurriculars: Handyman work with my dad, including home maintenance and auto repair (500+ hrs); Committee member of BMES club at school (20 hrs)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? ADEA Go-Dental Fair
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean’s list (5 sem in 2nd half of undergrad)
LOR type and strength: 2 from science faculty, 1 from dentist (all strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: A few C/C+’s: gen chem 1 and 2, and orgo 1 and 2. Finished one-year master’s with the same major (4.0 GPA). 13 out of 25 credits were biology courses (no labs), including biochemistry. Took microbiology at CC this summer and plan to take A&P I and II this fall and spring, respectively. Demonstrated leadership in both volunteering experiences.

School list:
VCU
UMD
Both ATSUs
BU
LECOM
NYU
Both Midwesterns
Roseman
Tufts
NSU
UNE
Touro
UoP

uop is a pretty huge reach, but it's your only one, plus you only have 2 publics
your lower BCP and TS likely mean you are going to get more post december invites than pre, but you have tons of privates, so it is just going to be a waiting game...

 

[macsak]

uop is a pretty huge reach, but it's your only one, plus you only have 2 publics
your lower BCP and TS likely mean you are going to get more post december invites than pre, but you have tons of privates, so it is just going to be a waiting game...

forgot to add, your upward trend in undergrad and 4.0 masters is gonna help...

 

[macsak]

forgot to add, your upward trend in undergrad and 4.0 masters is gonna help...

how come you didn't get a 4th LOR from one of your volunteering experiences?

 

[bingo25]

how come you didn't get a 4th LOR from one of your volunteering experiences?

Hi macsak,

My volunteering at the medical center was mainly independent, so I was with patients in the lobby while my supervisors were on a different floor. Most of my interactions with them were from when I was checking in and out of each session. For my shelter volunteering, I’m still building rapport with the staff. There are times when the cook isn’t there, so I’m running the kitchen myself, and I’m only interacting with the residents. My leadership for both comes from training new volunteers. I can ask for a 4th LOR, but I’m afraid it’ll be generic…

 

[macsak]

Hi macsak,

My volunteering at the medical center was mainly independent, so I was with patients in the lobby while my supervisors were on a different floor. Most of my interactions with them were from when I was checking in and out of each session. For my shelter volunteering, I’m still building rapport with the staff. There are times when the cook isn’t there, so I’m running the kitchen myself, and I’m only interacting with the residents. My leadership for both comes from training new volunteers. I can ask for a 4th LOR, but I’m afraid it’ll be generic…

no worries
it is not always required, but sometimes if you get one, it is helpful...

 

[Mr.Smile12]

For me: I'm not sure how they and Pacific will look at your bioengineering master's coursework as a proxy for doing well in their 3-year curricula. I probably would have suggested Temple instead of Roseman or U of P for region purposes.

 

[bingo25]

For me: I'm not sure how they and Pacific will look at your bioengineering master's coursework as a proxy for doing well in their 3-year curricula. I probably would have suggested Temple instead of Roseman or U of P for region purposes.

I haven't applied to Temple because I am not sure if taking the Casper is worth it for one or two schools. Would taking it and applying to Temple and perhaps U of Louisville (also requires Casper) be a good idea?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I haven't applied to Temple because I am not sure if taking the Casper is worth it for one or two schools. Would taking it and applying to Temple and perhaps U of Louisville (also requires Casper) be a good idea?

If you aren't super drawn to Temple or Louisville, I wouldn't think that taking Casper would be worth it. That said, our SJT surveys suggest most people will bite the bullet and take Casper if they "have" to.