WAMC: Texas App, What OOS?

[booboopredent]

Date of submission: Early June (TMDSAS and AADSAS)
Overall GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA: 22, TS: 21, BIO: 20, GC: 22, OC: 21, RC: 25, QR: 23, PA: 23
State of Residence: Texas

Undergrad Attended: Private Texas college
Major: Cell/Molec Biology
Minor: Business Admin, Gerontology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: ~150 hours, 4 general dentist office
Volunteering Experience: ~50 soup kitchen, ~80 Salvation Army, ~40 misc. school events, ~60 making sandwiches for the homeless, ~35 volunteer dental clinics (TMOM, etc.), ~50 abroad dental service trip, ~50 abroad public health teacher volunteer
Employment: ~400 dental intern, ~350 food service worker, ~50 community rec leader (did science experiments with young kids), ~80 grading assis., ~200 pre-health teaching assistant, ~350 diet clerk at a hospital
Research: ~200 phage research - 1 pub, 2 posters; ~60 gerontology research
Other Extracurriculars: pre-dental club, pre-health honor society, mentoring for first year pre-health students, running (half marathon and very signif leisure activity, ~450 hours), different forms of manual dext. activities (~200 hours)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Houston tour, San antonio pre-dental day, hosted two deans of admissions for texas schools at my schools symposium for dental/medical schools
Relevant Honors or Awards: 2 academic based scholarships, deans list every semester
LOR type and strength: health committee packet - 3 strong letters (one research prof, one study abroad prof, one boss for grading), 1 from dentist - strongish (been shadowing him for 3 years)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: none
School list:
Houston
San Antonio
A&M
El Paso
Creighton
UNMC
Buffalo
Colorado
LECOM
Nova
Univ. Kentucky
LSU
Midwestern AZ

Should I add any other dental schools to my list? Struggling w OOS

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[macsak]

Date of submission: Early June (TMDSAS and AADSAS)
Overall GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 4.0
DAT score (include AA and all sections): AA: 22, TS: 21, BIO: 20, GC: 22, OC: 21, RC: 25, QR: 23, PA: 23
State of Residence: Texas

Undergrad Attended: Private Texas college
Major: Cell/Molec Biology
Minor: Business Admin, Gerontology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: ~150 hours, 4 general dentist office
Volunteering Experience: ~50 soup kitchen, ~80 Salvation Army, ~40 misc. school events, ~60 making sandwiches for the homeless
Employment: ~400 dental intern, ~350 food service worker, ~80 grading assis., ~200 pre-health teaching assistant, ~350 diet clerk at a hospital
Research: ~200 phage research - 1 pub, 2 posters; ~60 gerontology research
Other Extracurriculars: pre-dental club, pre-health honor society, mentoring for first year pre-health students, running (half marathon and very signif leisure activity, ~450 hours), different forms of manual dext. activities (~200 hours)
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? Houston tour, San antonio pre-dental day, hosted two deans of admissions for texas schools at my schools symposium for dental/medical schools
Relevant Honors or Awards: 2 academic based scholarships, deans list every semester
LOR type and strength: health committee packet - 3 strong letters (one research prof, one study abroad prof, one boss for grading), 1 from dentist - strongish (been shadowing him for 3 years)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: none
School list:
Houston
San Antonio
A&M
El Paso
Creighton
UNMC
Buffalo
Colorado
LECOM
Nova
Univ. Kentucky
LSU
Midwestern AZ

Should I add any other dental schools to my list? Struggling w OOS but basing mostly on cost or acceptance rate out of state

Buffalo
LECOM
Nova
Univ. Kentucky

these don't make much sense geographically
you need to find mission fit, not cost or acceptance rate

 

[macsak]

I used to be a NY resident (17 years) and have a personal connection to the Buffalo area, but yeah I see what you mean for the other three

you also need to look at texas acceptance rate and history, not OOS acceptance rate

 

[macsak]

I used to be a NY resident (17 years) and have a personal connection to the Buffalo area, but yeah I see what you mean for the other three

lecom, nova, and mw-az also are pretty costly iirc...

 

[EnchantedCookies]

lecom, nova, and mw-az also are pretty costly iirc...

yeah I would remove these considering your stats can get you into cheaper schools. If you’re willing to move to the Midwest, Minnesota, Michigan, Penn and Ohio state would be good options

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Why did you pursue gerontology as a minor? Have you compared how each school on your list works with senior-aged patients?