WAMC Reapply or masters/postbacc

[lapredent]

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Date of submission: end of July
Overall GPA: 3.45
Science GPA: 3.2

DAT score (include AA and all sections): 2nd set of numbers are retake (2 attempts, one before the score change and one after)
AA: 19 -- 450
PAT: 20 -- 470
QR: 18-- 450
RC: 19 -- 500
Bio: 19 -- 450
GC: 18 -- 440
OC: 20 -- 420
TS: 19-- 440
State of Residence: OK


Major: Psychobiology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: ~600 hrs (general dentistry, ortho, pediatric. Shadowed a lot during the school yr + summers)
Volunteering Experience: ~400 (multiple organizations throughout undergrad)
Employment: Dental office (front office staff), campus job part time job over a summer, trader joe's worker part time
Research: Research volunteer at a lab on cancer (~350+ hrs.)
Other Extracurriculars: Exec for club, member of same club, pre-dental club, learning assistant (program with my undergrad where I helped the TA during classes).
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? no
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength: 2 dentists (strong i think), 1 anatomy professor (he had me draft one), 1 biology lab professor
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Went to T20 undergrad (grade deflation but I am not going to blame that for my gpa lol). Leaning towards SMP/post bacc program, and I will 100% give my all if I do one, but I am nervous about re-applying in June if schools will not see my grades for the masters until later.

Received 2 interview invites, one for my state school, and one for a private oos school.

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: end of July
Overall GPA: 3.45
Science GPA: 3.2

DAT score (include AA and all sections): 2nd set of numbers are retake (2 attempts, one before the score change and one after)
AA: 19 -- 450
PAT: 20 -- 470
QR: 18-- 450
RC: 19 -- 500
Bio: 19 -- 450
GC: 18 -- 440
OC: 20 -- 420
TS: 19-- 440
State of Residence: OK


Major: Psychobiology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: ~600 hrs (general dentistry, ortho, pediatric. Shadowed a lot during the school yr + summers)
Volunteering Experience: ~400 (multiple organizations throughout undergrad)
Employment: Dental office (front office staff), campus job part time job over a summer, trader joe's worker part time
Research: Research volunteer at a lab on cancer (~350+ hrs.)
Other Extracurriculars: Exec for club, member of same club, pre-dental club, learning assistant (program with my undergrad where I helped the TA during classes).
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? no
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength: 2 dentists (strong i think), 1 anatomy professor (he had me draft one), 1 biology lab professor
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Went to T20 undergrad (grade deflation but I am not going to blame that for my gpa lol). Leaning towards SMP/post bacc program, and I will 100% give my all if I do one, but I am nervous about re-applying in June if schools will not see my grades for the masters until later.

Received 2 interview invites, one for my state school, and one for a private oos school.

what were the results of the interviews?
when was your DAT retake?

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: end of July
Overall GPA: 3.45
Science GPA: 3.2

DAT score (include AA and all sections): 2nd set of numbers are retake (2 attempts, one before the score change and one after)
AA: 19 -- 450
PAT: 20 -- 470
QR: 18-- 450
RC: 19 -- 500
Bio: 19 -- 450
GC: 18 -- 440
OC: 20 -- 420
TS: 19-- 440
State of Residence: OK


Major: Psychobiology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: ~600 hrs (general dentistry, ortho, pediatric. Shadowed a lot during the school yr + summers)
Volunteering Experience: ~400 (multiple organizations throughout undergrad)
Employment: Dental office (front office staff), campus job part time job over a summer, trader joe's worker part time
Research: Research volunteer at a lab on cancer (~350+ hrs.)
Other Extracurriculars: Exec for club, member of same club, pre-dental club, learning assistant (program with my undergrad where I helped the TA during classes).
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? no
Relevant Honors or Awards:
LOR type and strength: 2 dentists (strong i think), 1 anatomy professor (he had me draft one), 1 biology lab professor
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: Went to T20 undergrad (grade deflation but I am not going to blame that for my gpa lol). Leaning towards SMP/post bacc program, and I will 100% give my all if I do one, but I am nervous about re-applying in June if schools will not see my grades for the masters until later.

Received 2 interview invites, one for my state school, and one for a private oos school.

what was your school list?

 

[lapredent]

what were the results of the interviews?
when was your DAT retake?

Got wl for my state school, and I have the interview in a couple days for the other school, but i am not going to get my hopes up

 

[lapredent]

what was your school list?

I will definitely apply to more schools/ do some more research to make a good list when reapplying, but OUCOM, lecom, touro, ucla, usc, buffalo, midwestern, nova.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Have you talked to postbac/SMP program directors?

 

[macsak]

I will definitely apply to more schools/ do some more research to make a good list when reapplying, but OUCOM, lecom, touro, ucla, usc, buffalo, midwestern, nova.

last year's school list?

 

[lapredent]

last year's school list?

i’ve only applied once. those are the schools i applied to this current cycle

 

[macsak]

i’ve only applied once. those are the schools i applied to this current cycle

ah ok
are you asking your chances for this cycle or next?

 

[macsak]

ah ok
are you asking your chances for this cycle or next?

when was your retake?

 

[lapredent]

Have you talked to postbac/SMP program directors?

i have not.

ah ok
are you asking your chances for this cycle or next?

next cycle and also advice for reapplying/areas i should strengthen

 

[macsak]

when was your retake?

was your retake before or after you submitted?

 

[macsak]

how did you come up with this list?

OUCOM, lecom, touro, ucla, usc, buffalo, midwestern, nova

 

[lapredent]

how did you come up with this list?

OUCOM, lecom, touro, ucla, usc, buffalo, midwestern, nova

my state school, ucla is a reach school, and the other ones had accepted students in my stat range.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

my state school, ucla is a reach school, and the other ones had accepted students in my stat range.

Can you list how many Oklahoma residents matriculated at the schools on your list (other than OU)?

 

[macsak]

my state school, ucla is a reach school, and the other ones had accepted students in my stat range.

you get interview invites and acceptances from having mission fit with a school
also, schools are more likely to select students from their region
your list last cycle was way too small and too spread across the country
plus buffalo is extremely hard to get into OOS

the average matriculant nationwide now has average GPA above 3.6 and dat above 21
your dat is close though
i think you are looking at least a postbacc, if not an SMP
you need to talk to program directors and also d school adcoms for a better picture...