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[macsak]

Date of submission: 6/9/26
Overall GPA: 3.87
Science GPA: 3.84
DAT score (include AA and all sections): 430 AA, 430 TS, 430 PAT, 380 BIO, 460 GC, 440 OC, 470 QR, 420 RC
State of Residence: WI

Undergrad Attended: University of Wisconsin
Major: Biology
Minor: Kinesiology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 250 hours, general, perio, peds, omfs, HQFC, ortho
Volunteering Experience: 300 hours, underserved, disability communities
Employment: 300 hours dental assisting, 400 hours warehouse work
Research: 1000+ hours, 2 publications, 2 in review, working on another 2 right now, 3 poster presentations
Other Extracurriculars: pre-dental mentor,
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? networking, volunteering in a D-school clinic, shadow faculty, etc.
Relevant Honors or Awards: Valedictorian award, published research, dean's list all semesters, my kines club received national award for service.
LOR type and strength: Genetics prof: decent, Kines prof: AWESOME, Research PI: AWESOME, Dentist I work for: AWESOME

AT Still AZ, Boston, Creighton, USC, Indiana, LECOM, Marquette, Midwestern IL, Nova, Temple, Ohio State, Tufts, Colorado, Florida, Louisille, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Penn, Tennessee

how did you come up with this list?

 

[macsak]

Highly regarded programs for clinical training and would set me up for specialization success if I choose to do so. My brother is a Penn Dental grad. I also have family that graduated from Marquette Dental and Creighton Dental.

all 20 of those programs are highly regarded for clinical training?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

AT Still AZ, Boston, Creighton, USC, Indiana, LECOM, Marquette, Midwestern IL, Nova, Temple, Ohio State, Tufts, Colorado, Florida, Louisille, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Penn, Tennessee, Iowa

My brother is a Penn Dental grad. I also have family that graduated from Marquette Dental and Creighton Dental.

You have way too many schools on your list, especially if you have had family members who attended three of them. This isn't undergraduate admissions.

 

[macsak]

Okay, thank you for the feedback, I will cut the list down. I was worried about my chances due to my lower DAT score compared to some of the schools’ averages. What would you recommend?

your brother and other family members didn't tell you how many schools to apply to?
what about your pre-dental advisors?

 

[macsak]

My brother and uncle were 7-year BS-DDS/DMD so they never had to apply to a number of schools. My grandfather is deceased and my cousin only applied to 3 schools.

Advisors didn’t have much of a recommendation because I have a good GPA but a lower DAT compared to the schools’ averages.

which is why I came on here to seek your advice. Thanks!

ok, point taken
but your advisors should have given you at least some guidance on selecting a school list

you still haven't explained how all 20 schools are "highly regarded for clinical training" i see only a few on that list
as to "set me up for specialization success" there are more in this category, but they are also reaches due to your DAT scores (although your research will help at some schools)
you get interview invites and acceptances from having mission fit with a program
to a lesser extent, geography plays a role
you should also check OOS (and WI) acceptance rates in the past

you fit the mission of asdoh, but not mosdoh?
similarly mw-il, but not mw-az?
you list contains schools from the mountain region (and usc) across to florida, then up the east coast turning towards the midwest
you are better off concentrating in the midwest/central/rust belt area to start and then pick a few schools outside that area for variety...