WAMC PA Resident

[Dental_lover34]

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Date of submission: 7/22/26
Overall GPA: 3.51
Science GPA: 3.35
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.18
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 440AA/450TS/480PAT. 430 QR/420RQ/420BIO/440GC/490OC/480PAT
State of Residence: Pennsylvania

Undergrad Attended: Temple University
Major: Health Professions
Minor:
Minority? Yes
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 302 (180 General, 120 OMFS)
Volunteering Experience: 160 total (60 in dental clinics(not assisting), 100 in various community stuff like teaching kids and food pantries)
Employment: 900 retail + 900 DA/Front Desk
Research: N/A
Other Extracurriculars: Medical-based club leadership, Pre-dental club member, taekwondo, lash extensions, painting, gardening, hiking, baseball
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Pre-dental experience day at temple
Relevant Honors or Awards: Honors College + academic scholarship
LOR type and strength: Committee Letter + General Dentist and sci prof (I think strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Withdrew from orgo and retook it for a C+. Also only currently taking Physics. Never got below a B+ in any science course that wasn't chem or orgo-based. All other science/math was B+ minimum.
School list:
Temple
Touro
UMaryland
UPitt
UPenn
Tufts
Nova
UDM
WVU
WesternU
Rutgers
Midwestern-IL
Case Western
NYU

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums. I'm a little worried with your low BCP GPA. You partially mentioned you are still completing prerequisites; where are you with this?

I encourage you to keep building more non-clinical community service. Where are your campus activities (hours)?

Why is LECOM not included? Why is WVU included?

As a minority, have you connected with SNDA chapters? How do you self-identify as a minority?

 

[Dental_lover34]

Was planning on adding LECOM again. Originally had it but took it off because I didn't have the money to apply at first. But I do now. And I just like WVU. And the pre-dental day thing I did with Temple was through SNDA. However not much of a connection otherwise. I am African American as a minority. And physics is the only pre-req I am currently in need of left. Also, all of my campus activities are based in north philadelphia. Also, regarding the BCP, its my chemistry scores that were an issue. Not including chemistry, my GPA would be around a 3.5, but unfortunately, chemistry was something I struggled with and had a 2.84 GPA for chemistry-based classes.

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: 7/22/26
Overall GPA: 3.51
Science GPA: 3.35
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.18
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 440AA/450TS/480PAT. 430 QR/420RQ/420BIO/440GC/490OC/480PAT
State of Residence: Pennsylvania

Undergrad Attended: Temple University
Major: Health Professions
Minor:
Minority? Yes
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 302 (180 General, 120 OMFS)
Volunteering Experience: 160 total (60 in dental clinics(not assisting), 100 in various community stuff like teaching kids and food pantries)
Employment: 900 retail + 900 DA/Front Desk
Research: N/A
Other Extracurriculars: Medical-based club leadership, Pre-dental club member, taekwondo, lash extensions, painting, gardening, hiking, baseball
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Pre-dental experience day at temple
Relevant Honors or Awards: Honors College + academic scholarship
LOR type and strength: Committee Letter + General Dentist and sci prof (I think strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Withdrew from orgo and retook it for a C+. Also only currently taking Physics. Never got below a B+ in any science course that wasn't chem or orgo-based. All other science/math was B+ minimum.
School list:
Temple
Touro
UMaryland
UPitt
UPenn
Tufts
Nova
UDM
WVU
WesternU
Rutgers
Midwestern-IL
Case Western
NYU

why western?

 

[Dental_lover34]

why western?

I'd prefer to stay on the East Coast, but my stats lined up somewhat with the West Coast, so I applied since I wouldn't mind being on the West Coast that much. Mainly applied because my stats were somewhat decent for there. (I'm still Rose_B I forgot I had submitted a name change)