What are my chances??

[tlim678]

Hi guys,
First, thanks for taking your time to read this thread.
I recently took my first DAT and planning on applying this upcoming cycle.
Here is my current standing:
GPA:3.4
sGPA:3.3

DAT 23AA 21TS 23PAT 20BIO 20GC 27OC 18RC 30QR

Shadowing @General dentist: ~400hr
Dental Assistant @General dentist: ~800hr

Research:
1.Undergraduate Senior year (maybe published before applying, no clue)
2. Full time researcher at DOD lab currently (having a gap year, or two years before matriculating)

Volunteer:
Overseas under-developed countries 9 day trip
~50 hrs of total in general.

Leadership:
President of a club for 1 semester during senior year and member for rest of the years.

Lists of schools that I currently have:
Loma linda
Western university
LECOM
NOVA
MIDwestern University
Boston
Tufts
Maryland
VCU
New England
Roseman
NYU

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[DSchoolorBust202X]

Holy moley on that DAT; great job!

Your list is very private-school-heavy, so I would cut the more expensive private schools and sub in public school programs that let you claim residency after the first year. Not sure which ones those are, but a little research on that is always good. UNLV comes to mind, but double check.

Also, try and push your volunteer hours over 100 if you can.

I think you've got a great shot at this. Good luck!

 

[tlim678]

Holy moley on that DAT; great job!

Your list is very private-school-heavy, so I would cut the more expensive private schools and sub in public school programs that let you claim residency after the first year. Not sure which ones those are, but a little research on that is always good. UNLV comes to mind, but double check.

Also, try and push your volunteer hours over 100 if you can.

I think you've got a great shot at this. Good luck!

Thanks for your reply!
BTW, public school programs let us claim residency after the first year?

 

[DSchoolorBust202X]

Thanks for your reply!
BTW, public school programs let us claim residency after the first year?

Definitely not all of them. I think there are actually more that don't than those that do. For instance, I know Colorado, Kentucky, and Indiana do not allow it.

I hear people talk about how you come in as OOS for schools like UConn, Maryland, and UNLV and then have the opportunity to claim IS after the first year. I don't believe it is guaranteed and it may be a difficult process depending on school, but I would advise you to research more on it. You could save a lot of money that way vs. being in a lot more debt with the more expensive private schools.

Take a look at this thread. It's almost five years old, but it can be a good starting point for your search. Make sure to confirm with admissions at those respective schools, though.

Also, if I were you, I'd keep your final school list to between 10-15 schools like you have. I was just concerned because you had so many private schools; just know there are options!

 

[MavsFanForLife]

Yes I agree with the above post. You will most definitely get some interviews from the list you provided, I had 3.2 sgpa and 21 DAT and applied to pretty much every school on your list and had 7 interviews. With your DAT, I would add some reach schools that are cheaper and see what happens! Great job on your DAT, now you can reap the benefits!

 

[NathanDinh]

Hi guys. You guys did good job on DAT. Can you please share how to study. I plan to study this whole summer and take DAT at the end of summer. Thank you

 

[AppalachianDentalBoy]

@NathanDinh That is not really the purpose of this thread. There is plenty of great advice on the dat discussions sub forum

 

[Cthuluhoop]

Hi guys,
First, thanks for taking your time to read this thread.
I recently took my first DAT and planning on applying this upcoming cycle.
Here is my current standing:
GPA:3.4
sGPA:3.3

DAT 23AA 21TS 23PAT 20BIO 20GC 27OC 18RC 30QR

Shadowing @General dentist: ~400hr
Dental Assistant @General dentist: ~800hr

Research:
1.Undergraduate Senior year (maybe published before applying, no clue)
2. Full time researcher at DOD lab currently (having a gap year, or two years before matriculating)

Volunteer:
Overseas under-developed countries 9 day trip
~50 hrs of total in general.

Leadership:
President of a club for 1 semester during senior year and member for rest of the years.

Lists of schools that I currently have:
Loma linda
Western university
LECOM
NOVA
MIDwestern University
Boston
Tufts
Maryland
VCU
New England
Roseman
NYU

Great job on the DAT!
Like @DSchoolorBust202X said, I would trim some private schools off of that list because you have some of the most expensive schools in the country there. If that doesn't concern you then you have a solid list and a good chance of getting in with your stats.