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[dentalquestions1818]

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Date of submission: TMDSAS (5/15/26) and AADSAS (6/2/26)
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.87
DAT score: AA - 460, TS - 440, PAT - 480, QR - 510, RC - 480, BIO - 450, GC - 430, OC - 430
State of Residence: Texas

Major: Biology
Minor: N/A
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? Yes. I graduated with my undergrad in 3 years, and I am taking an intentional gap year working as an RDA full-time, but not career changer/nontraditional applicant.

Shadowing Experience: 230 hrs general dentistry, 15 hrs pediatrics, 15 hrs prosthodontics, 10 hrs cosmetic dentistry, and 8 hrs orthodontics
Volunteering Experience: 300 hrs with hometown organization serving families experiencing financial hardship, 150 hrs Students United with America’s ToothFairy, 70 hrs dental mission, 30 hrs Boys & Girls Club, 30 hrs university medical volunteer, 40 hrs Domestic Violence Awareness 5K, 20 hrs Domestic Violence Safe Center, 20 hrs university event volunteer
Employment: 900 hrs (and counting) Registered Dental Assistant, 300 hrs Dental Patient Care Coordinator, 600 hrs nanny, and 200 hrs peer tutoring in science/math courses
Research: 100 hrs Drosophila gene annotation research with 1 poster presentation at the regional Node Meeting (annotations contribute to public genomic databases with potential future co-authorship)

Other Extracurriculars: Student Ambassador, sorority executive/leadership roles, Freshman Program, Pre-Dental Society, pre-health honor society, peer tutoring, domestic violence awareness event leadership, fitness, painting/custom banners and other manual-dexterity activities, reading, travel, etc.

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: President’s list X8, scholarships, RDA License, BLS Certification, sorority top grades recipient
LOR type and strength: Committee Packet (health advisor, dentist I work for, 2 science professors, my mentor, and owner of the volunteer organization I serve at frequently).
Misc Info/Things: No violations or criminal records.
School list: UT Houston, UT San Antonio, TAMU, UAB, OU, Louisville, MUSC, LECOM

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: TMDSAS (5/15/26) and AADSAS (6/2/26)
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.87
DAT score: AA - 460, TS - 440, PAT - 480, QR - 510, RC - 480, BIO - 450, GC - 430, OC - 430
State of Residence: Texas

Major: Biology
Minor: N/A
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? Yes. I graduated with my undergrad in 3 years, and I am taking an intentional gap year working as an RDA full-time, but not career changer/nontraditional applicant.

Shadowing Experience: 230 hrs general dentistry, 15 hrs pediatrics, 15 hrs prosthodontics, 10 hrs cosmetic dentistry, and 8 hrs orthodontics
Volunteering Experience: 300 hrs with hometown organization serving families experiencing financial hardship, 150 hrs Students United with America’s ToothFairy, 70 hrs dental mission, 30 hrs Boys & Girls Club, 30 hrs university medical volunteer, 40 hrs Domestic Violence Awareness 5K, 20 hrs Domestic Violence Safe Center, 20 hrs university event volunteer
Employment: 900 hrs (and counting) Registered Dental Assistant, 300 hrs Dental Patient Care Coordinator, 600 hrs nanny, and 200 hrs peer tutoring in science/math courses
Research: 100 hrs Drosophila gene annotation research with 1 poster presentation at the regional Node Meeting (annotations contribute to public genomic databases with potential future co-authorship)

Other Extracurriculars: Student Ambassador, sorority executive/leadership roles, Freshman Program, Pre-Dental Society, pre-health honor society, peer tutoring, domestic violence awareness event leadership, fitness, painting/custom banners and other manual-dexterity activities, reading, travel, etc.

Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools? No
Relevant Honors or Awards: President’s list X8, scholarships, RDA License, BLS Certification, sorority top grades recipient
LOR type and strength: Committee Packet (health advisor, dentist I work for, 2 science professors, my mentor, and owner of the volunteer organization I serve at frequently).
Misc Info/Things: No violations or criminal records.
School list: UT Houston, UT San Antonio, TAMU, UAB, OU, Louisville, MUSC, LECOM

how many interviews have you received thus far?
how did you come up with this list?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I hope you researched your TMDSAS schools through their recruitment programming. How did you choose your OOS options? I assume OU=Oklahoma.

 

[dentalquestions1818]

how many interviews have you received thus far?
how did you come up with this list?

one interview at an OOS school

 

[dentalquestions1818]

I hope you researched your TMDSAS schools through their recruitment programming. How did you choose your OOS options? I assume OU=Oklahoma.

Yes, I have done lots of research. OU = Oklahoma. I chose my OOS options by where I would be comfortable going and where I could actually see myself.

 

[macsak]

Yes, I have done lots of research. OU = Oklahoma. I chose my OOS options by where I would be comfortable going and where I could actually see myself.

i guess that's why you only have 3 out of 4 texas schools and skipped creighton and nebraska

you get interview invites and acceptances by having mission fit- "comfortable going" and "see myself" are not mission fit
to a lesser extent, geography plays a role- schools will assume you are going to a texas or central/mountain school and may be hesitant to offer interviews and acceptances
this is why it's important to research schools OOS and especially TX acceptance rates and choose wisely...

 

[macsak]

i guess that's why you only have 3 out of 4 texas schools and skipped creighton and nebraska

you get interview invites and acceptances by having mission fit- "comfortable going" and "see myself" are not mission fit
to a lesser extent, geography plays a role- schools will assume you are going to a texas or central/mountain school and may be hesitant to offer interviews and acceptances
this is why it's important to research schools OOS and especially TX acceptance rates and choose wisely...

all that said, you have an awesome GPA, solid DATs, and incredible ECs, so you have a better shot than most...

 

[wysdoc]

See, you should have also applied to Texas Tech El Paso. I think it’s common for some Texans to leave that one out which means less competition for you. It is pretty far west but it’s a city of more than a million people with a dedicated teaching faculty to make sure you do well.