What are my chances?? chances at stretch schools?

[clubwestpua]

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Ok, here I will be applying this upcoming cycle.

General Stats
School: Top 50 US News Ranking School
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
100% Tuition Scholarship
cGPA: 3.72
sGPA: 3.68
Upward trend: 3.6 freshman, 3.65 sophomore, 3.72 junior, 3.9 senior year (GPA lowered due to AADSAS calculation)
graduated Summa Cum Laude

DAT (taken once)
Perceptual Ability: 21
Quantitative Reasoning: 24
Reading Comprehension: 20
Biology: 24
General Chemistry: 23
Organic Chemistry: 23
Total Science: 24
Academic Average: 23


Research
(1) 3 years in undergrad, research scholarship, poster, senior thesis (summa cum laude)
(2) National Institutes of Health Postbacc Intramural Research Fellow
2 year long research, poster presentation, authorship in several papers with impact factors higher than 10 EX) hepatology, Cell Metabolism, Nature Medicine, working on an independent project, and possibly 1st author publication

Dental Shadowing/volunteering
(1) general dentist shadowing: 60 hours
(2) dental clinic volunteering: 60 hours
(3) planning to shadow specialists

Non-dental Volunteering
(1) Homeless clinic 3 years
(2) Hospice 2 years
(3) Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentoring 1 year
(4) various service projects for the poor and underprivileged including ronald mcdonald house, pleasant place, and etc
(5) Medical Mission Trip to Ecuador (2 weeks)

Leadership
(1) Community service club president
- devised a mentoring/tutoring program to underprivileged kids
- devised several service projects including habitat for humanity, feeding homeless and etc.

(2) Japanese fencing club vice president
- taught beginners

Other ECs:
NIH Academy Health Disparity Fellowship program
- round table sessions with national leaders in health disparity research
- worked on an independent project on public health and health disparity

LOR:
(1) NIH National Institutes of Dental Craniofacial Research Clinical Research Director
(2) Physical chemistry professor
(3) Biochemistry professor
(4) NIH National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive disease and kidneys principal investigator (my boss)

Flaws:
- One C+ during first semester, and one withdraw during sophomore year
- Only 2 As from upper bio courses and majority of As are from chemistry and physics
- Pretty much started to shadow in 2012 there was one day endodontist shadowing in 2008 though
- Research topics are not directly dentistry related


Schools: Apply as a Maryland resident
UCLA
UCSF
Colorado
LSU
Maryland
Harvard
Univ of Detroit Mercy
Michigan
Creighton
Columbia
Stony Brook
UNC
Temple
Penn
Pitt
Texas Health San Antonio
Texas Houston
Baylor
Roseman
Utah
Washington

 

[cludestyle]

I know this is a quick reply, but I did read through all of your stats and listings.

Pretty much, solid app. I'd say better than the average applicant.

 

[clubwestpua]

Thank you.

but how about my chaces at Ivys, Cali and Texas schools as an OOS? Maryland is one of my top choices since it offers everything I look for.

 

[parham3]

Tiger Mom?

 

[clubwestpua]

Tiger Mom?

no I am not.. I graduated in 2010 but couldn't go to d schools bc of not having a green card. perhaps I could get in as an international but neither had the money nor the eligibility for applying for fed loan..

 

[KittySquared]

If you're international. I suggest you look through your list again to make sure all those schools take internationals. Otherwise you will be wasting your money.

Japanese fencing? You mean kendo? Lol

 

[clubwestpua]

If you're international. I suggest you look through your list again to make sure all those schools take internationals. Otherwise you will be wasting your money.

Japanese fencing? You mean kendo? Lol

haha yeah you know it! 🙂 I am now a permanent resident. How would this change my admission outcome at stretch schools (ivys, calis and texes)?

 

[KittySquared]

Permanent resident? That's what I am. Same treatment as citizens. Aadsas doesn't ask much about it. Once you matriculated, you'll need to provide some documents probably.

I think you'll be fine. If I were you, getting a scholarship elsewhere is better than going to an ivy paying a lot of $. Cheapest should be your way to go. Predents care more about ivy status than patients. And being a top dog at a state school > struggling to make top half of class at a cutthroat institution. Ask resplendence. She turned down Harvard for my school 😉

 

[shootingstar7]

you are fine.

go drink a beer in the sunshine and stop being such an overachiever 🙂

 

[LaughingGas]

I don't doubt you will get in with scholarships. Am I blind or I don't see dentist LOR?

 

[clubwestpua]

I don't doubt you will get in with scholarships. Am I blind or I don't see dentist LOR?

A dentist working full time at NIDCR will write me one...

 

[periopocket]

You are good to go dude! Wish I was rocking your app last cycle! Celebrity!