Date of submission: End June
Overall GPA: 3.38
Science GPA: 3.4
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.4
DAT score:
First time: PAT 17, QR 15, RC 14, BIO 19, GC 16, OC 15, TS 15, AA 16
Second time: PAT 19, QR 16, RC 15, BIO 19, GC 20, OC, 17, TS 19, AA 17
State of Residence: CA
Shadowing Experience: 120 hours general dentist, 70 hours oral surgeon, 40 hours orthodontist. Plus 200+ virtual shadowing during the Covid year.
Volunteering Experience: 100+ hours food bank, 90 hours animal shelter, 75 hours online volunteering helping to raise money for dental hygiene items for underserved community.
Employment: 5000+ hours as a dental assistant with general dentist and endodontist.
Research: None
Other Extracurriculars: Pre-dental club: 50 hours, Member of stitches and crochet club: 100 hours, BDP (lecture and lab), member of gandering club (I love plants), Member of ASDA for 2 years,
Academic enrichment: Dental assistant certificate, Radiology, Infection control and coronal polishing certificates.
- Last semester I took 12 weeks teeth wax up Workshop.
- online course The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease. On behalf of University of Pennsylvania and Coursera.
- online course Dentistry 101 by University of Michigan and Coursera.
- Manual dexterity:
— Soap carving
— Tooth drawing
- I have earned Masters degree in business in Ukraine.
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean list 2x
LOR type and strength: One dentist (strong), two science professors (strong)
I know my gpa is low, but I have upward trend in the last 2years. (Mostly As)
-I think my biggest weakness is my DAT score, which is not high enough. Especially RC and QR. English is my third language, I moved to USA 7 years from Ukraine and had to learn English from the scratch. This year was very difficult and stressful for me because of the war in Ukraine (my whole family is there). I Don’t want to sound as excuse but all these this affected my dat score.
Please tell me if I have a chance and what schools should I apply?
Overall GPA: 3.38
Science GPA: 3.4
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.4
DAT score:
First time: PAT 17, QR 15, RC 14, BIO 19, GC 16, OC 15, TS 15, AA 16
Second time: PAT 19, QR 16, RC 15, BIO 19, GC 20, OC, 17, TS 19, AA 17
State of Residence: CA
Shadowing Experience: 120 hours general dentist, 70 hours oral surgeon, 40 hours orthodontist. Plus 200+ virtual shadowing during the Covid year.
Volunteering Experience: 100+ hours food bank, 90 hours animal shelter, 75 hours online volunteering helping to raise money for dental hygiene items for underserved community.
Employment: 5000+ hours as a dental assistant with general dentist and endodontist.
Research: None
Other Extracurriculars: Pre-dental club: 50 hours, Member of stitches and crochet club: 100 hours, BDP (lecture and lab), member of gandering club (I love plants), Member of ASDA for 2 years,
Academic enrichment: Dental assistant certificate, Radiology, Infection control and coronal polishing certificates.
- Last semester I took 12 weeks teeth wax up Workshop.
- online course The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease. On behalf of University of Pennsylvania and Coursera.
- online course Dentistry 101 by University of Michigan and Coursera.
- Manual dexterity:
— Soap carving
— Tooth drawing
- I have earned Masters degree in business in Ukraine.
Relevant Honors or Awards: Dean list 2x
LOR type and strength: One dentist (strong), two science professors (strong)
I know my gpa is low, but I have upward trend in the last 2years. (Mostly As)
-I think my biggest weakness is my DAT score, which is not high enough. Especially RC and QR. English is my third language, I moved to USA 7 years from Ukraine and had to learn English from the scratch. This year was very difficult and stressful for me because of the war in Ukraine (my whole family is there). I Don’t want to sound as excuse but all these this affected my dat score.
Please tell me if I have a chance and what schools should I apply?
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