WAMC reapplicant

[okprivate282829]

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Date of submission:
Overall GPA: 3.26
Science GPA: 3.17
Masters GPA: 3.86 ( 2 semesters) Barry BMS Program
Undergrad 3.07 Overall
Science GPA: 2.6
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 19A, 19TS, 20 Bio, 20 RC, 20 GC, 19 QR, 19 PAT, 19OC
State of Residence: NJ
Verified: June 10th
Major: BIO
Minor: Public Health
Minority: No
Reapplicant? Yes
Nontrad-No (2 gap years )

Shadowing Experience: 500+ from three different specialities and clinics
Volunteering Experience: 200 hrs food pantry. 32 hrs at undergrad volunteer club (teaching local communities CPR). 55hrs at undergrad volunteer club (checking ppl's blood pressure and insulin levels).
Employment: Sterile tech at a ped dentist for 3 months (summer) and OMFS sterile tech for 1 year
Research: 180, with a coauthor publication
Other Extracurriculars: 3 eboard chair positions (neuroscience, dental, and cultural club)
LOR type and strength: 3 PHD science professors, with a Oral Surgeon LOR. picked by undergrad health committee.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: my undergrad gpa. taking a gap semester for fall 2025 due to family issues.
School list:
Rutgers
UPenn
Boston
Tufts
Stony
UPitt
UNE
Ubuffalo
NYU
MOSDOH (applied august)
Midwestern IL
UDM
UMD
Roseman ( applied oct)
LMU (applied sept)
KCU (applied oct)
UMICh
Creighton (applied aug)
Louisville (waiting for casper)
Touro
Temple

Please Be Kind. Haven't gotten an interview. Very scared and don't know what to do.

 

[macsak]

Date of submission:
Overall GPA: 3.26
Science GPA: 3.17
Masters GPA: 3.86 ( 2 semesters) Barry BMS Program
Undergrad 3.07 Overall
Science GPA: 2.6
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 19A, 19TS, 20 Bio, 20 RC, 20 GC, 19 QR, 19 PAT, 19OC
State of Residence: NJ

Major: BIO
Minor: Public Health
Minority: No
Reapplicant? Yes
Nontrad-No (2 gap years )

Shadowing Experience: 500+ from three different specialities and clinics
Volunteering Experience: 200 hrs food pantry. 32 hrs at undergrad volunteer club (teaching local communities CPR). 55hrs at undergrad volunteer club (checking ppl's blood pressure and insulin levels).
Employment: Sterile tech at a ped dentist for 3 months (summer) and OMFS sterile tech for 1 year
Research: 180, with a coauthor publication
Other Extracurriculars: 3 eboard chair positions (neuroscience, dental, and cultural club)
LOR type and strength: 3 PHD science professors, with a Oral Surgeon LOR. picked by undergrad health committee.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: my undergrad gpa. taking a gap semester for fall 2025 due to family issues.
School list:
Rutgers
UPenn
Boston
Tufts
Stony
UPitt
UNE
Ubuffalo
NYU
MOSDOH
Midwestern IL
UDM
UMD
Roseman
LMU
KCU
UMICh
Creighton
Louisville
Touro
Temple

Please Be Kind.

when did you submit?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums.

What feedback and support have you received from the Barry SMP team? What are their thoughts about your list and your profile?

 

[okprivate282829]

Um, they don't understand why I haven't gotten one and they said I should have been more proactive in reaching out to dental admissions and going to pre-dental school events. They would recognize my name in the application screening

 

[okprivate282829]

when did you submit?

oh sorry forgot to add that. June 10. my application was verified. I added midwestern, creighton, and MOSDOH in August. LMU in sept. KCU and Roseman in oct.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Um, they don't understand why I haven't gotten one and they said I should have been more proactive in reaching out to dental admissions and going to pre-dental school events. They would recognize my name in the application screening

That's helpful in retrospect. 🙄What actions do they suggest you take now?

 

[okprivate282829]

idk, waiting? what do u guys think of my stats and chances?
Time is flying by and its october. Idk what to do.

 

[macsak]

oh sorry forgot to add that. June 10. my application was verified. I added midwestern, creighton, and MOSDOH in August. LMU in sept. KCU and Roseman in oct.

when and where did you apply last cycle?
what were the results last cycle (interviews/waitlists)?

 

[okprivate282829]

Last cycle, I applied first week of june, my dat scores went in August. I applied to all the same schools, but didn't apply to Roseman, LMU, and KCU last cycle (wanted to stay northeast). Didn't have my masters then. Didn't get a single interview last cycle and was told to pursue a masters.

 

[macsak]

Last cycle, I applied first week of june, my dat scores went in August. I applied to all the same schools, but didn't apply to Roseman, LMU, and KCU last cycle (wanted to stay northeast). Didn't have my masters then. Didn't get a single interview last cycle and was told to pursue a masters.

did you improve any other ECs?

 

[okprivate282829]

not really, I have been working at an OMFS clinic full time rn.

 

[macsak]

not really, I have been working at an OMFS clinic full time rn.

are there any linkages to the barry program?

upenn and umich are prob too large a reach for your stats

i think your chances would have been better if you were in school this semester and had grades to update during december
taking leave for fall may scare off schools this cycle...

 

[Mr.Smile12]

But you already had 1 year of SMP with Barry, right? You said you are taking this semester off for family reasons. Was this disclosed in your application or shared from your Barry faculty to schools? I agree with @macsak in the conjecture that being off this semester may give reason for schools to wait until later to act. Take care of your family issues before starting dental school. It's harder to do that once you start.

 

[okprivate282829]

i did a spring and summer sem, more than half the course work is done. The family prob came about in august, by the time the applications were in. On reddit, ppl said two sems should be fine for dental schools. I was planning on taking it spring 2026 and having it done before entering dental school in the summer/ fall. Please Idk what to do. I need to get in this cycle, I didn't have the financial means to take another sem.

 

[okprivate282829]

are there any linkages to the barry program?

upenn and umich are prob too large a reach for your stats

i think your chances would have been better if you were in school this semester and had grades to update during december
taking leave for fall may scare off schools this cycle...

BU wanted me to have my final grades in before they even gave me an interview. LMU said nothing

 

[macsak]

i did a spring and summer sem, more than half the course work is done. The family prob came about in august, by the time the applications were in. On reddit, ppl said two sems should be fine for dental schools. I was planning on taking it spring 2026 and having it done before entering dental school in the summer/ fall. Please Idk what to do. I need to get in this cycle, I didn't have the financial means to take another sem.

you are going to just have to trust the process...