What are my chances?

[toothguy2736]

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Date of submission: First day of applications. But I won't be submitting my DAT until July 20th.

Overall GPA: 3.69
Science GPA: 3.68

(Theoretical) DAT score:
BIO 18
GC 19
OC 21
RC 17
QR 19
PAT 18
TS 19
AA 19

State of Residence: Utah

Undergrad Attended: Dixie State University
Major: Biology with emphasis in Biomedical Science
Minority: No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 85 hours total with two general dentists (was tough to find shadowing opportunities with COVID)
Volunteering Experience: 100 hours total including at hospice, animal shelter, homeless shelter, and NICU
Employment: Delivery driver over the summers, nothing impressive
Research: No research
Other Extracurriculars: Member of Pre-dental club (not sure if this is important or not)
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean's List academic standing for 3 semesters and President's List for 2
LOR type and strength: 2 from science professors (not bad but probably not great either), 1 dentist (strong), and 1 misc (strong)

School list:
Midwestern University - Illinois
University of Colorado
University of Las Vegas
University of Pennsylvania
University of Utah
Roseman Dental School
University of Washington
University of Texas
Marquette University
University of New England
New York University
University of Connecticut
Midwestern University - Arizona
Oregon Health & Science University
University of Minnesota

 

[macsak]

Date of submission: First day of applications. But I won't be submitting my DAT until July 20th.

Overall GPA: 3.69
Science GPA: 3.68

(Theoretical) DAT score:
BIO 18
GC 19
OC 21
RC 17
QR 19
PAT 18
TS 19
AA 19

State of Residence: Utah

Undergrad Attended: Dixie State University
Major: Biology with emphasis in Biomedical Science
Minority: No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No

Shadowing Experience: 85 hours total with two general dentists (was tough to find shadowing opportunities with COVID)
Volunteering Experience: 100 hours total including at hospice, animal shelter, homeless shelter, and NICU
Employment: Delivery driver over the summers, nothing impressive
Research: No research
Other Extracurriculars: Member of Pre-dental club (not sure if this is important or not)
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean's List academic standing for 3 semesters and President's List for 2
LOR type and strength: 2 from science professors (not bad but probably not great either), 1 dentist (strong), and 1 misc (strong)

School list:
Midwestern University - Illinois
University of Colorado
University of Las Vegas
University of Pennsylvania
University of Utah
Roseman Dental School
University of Washington
University of Texas
Marquette University
University of New England
New York University
University of Connecticut
Midwestern University - Arizona
Oregon Health & Science University
University of Minnesota

texas OOS is almost impossible with your stats, they take less than 5 students oos per year

you need to aim higher on your dat scores...

 

[toothguy2736]

texas OOS is almost impossible with your stats, they take less than 5 students oos per year

you need to aim higher on your dat scores...

Those DAT scores are definitely a low ball. I just want to see if I could possibly get in anywhere if I end up with those somehow

 

[macsak]

Those DAT scores are definitely a low ball. I just want to see if I could possibly get in anywhere if I end up with those somehow

private schools...

 

[PerioDont]

Those DAT scores are definitely a low ball. I just want to see if I could possibly get in anywhere if I end up with those somehow

Yeah beef up your studying and aim for a 22+. will open a lot of doors to non-crazy priced schools.

Obviously University of Utah should be your top choice as in-stater. Look at their average stats and try to exceed them on the DAT. start networking with students and instructors over there as well online if not in-person and ask for advice on shaping your app.

 

[toothguy2736]

Yeah beef up your studying and aim for a 22+. will open a lot of doors to non-crazy priced schools.

Obviously University of Utah should be your top choice as in-stater. Look at their average stats and try to exceed them on the DAT. start networking with students and instructors over there as well online if not in-person and ask for advice on shaping your app.

Will do. I appreciate the advice. Do you think I've got good chances at getting in at least somewhere if I do well on the DAT?

 

[PerioDont]

Will do. I appreciate the advice. Do you think I've got good chances at getting in at least somewhere if I do well on the DAT?

yep I think so. GPA and stats look fine.

 

[Gustavo dos Santos]

do more research into schools. Don’t just filter by location and average DAT/GPA.
UW and Texas schools are very, very unfriendly to out of staters even with high DAT/GPA.

Go look at UConn class of 2025 thread and see the GPA and DAT for kids who were out of state/region and waitlisted. It’s incredibly competitive.

Consider COA of NYU, Roseman. If those were your only options would you really want to attend?

It’ll be hard before you know your DAT score, but you should have a decent sense of how you are doing before you take it and how well you’ve done on previous standardized tests. Be honest with yourself in creating a realistic school list. If you can hit 22+ on the DAT you’ll be in good shape IMO. But if you only hit what you’ve predicted 19AA, your app looks very average