What do you guys think

[hockeydentist]

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overall 3.2
17 dat
published research
Lab manager
dental experience
lots of volunteer experience
extracurriclars-lots of that as well
re applicant

schools applied to
marquette
howard
meharry
loma linda
case western
creighton
arizona
temple

schools thinkin of adding to the list
NYU
UNLV
maybe Boston U.

any insight on these schools and where I would stand would be appreciated.

 

[hockeydentist]

I am retaking the DAT in august, I just finished my kaplan class.

I also applied to my 3 instate schools as well.

 

[Sprgrover]

overall 3.2
published research
Lab manager
dental experience
lots of volunteer experience
extracurriclars-lots of that as well

Perserverance and failure cannot coexist. Kudos on you extracurricular activities and taking another go at the DAT. Your gpa is about average (you knew that though). Did you send in your application late last cycle, and if so, could that have been a factor in you having to reapply?

Personally, if you can score well on the DAT, hockeydentist, then I think you stand a very good chance of gaining acceptance. How confident are you feeling about your Kaplan prep and upcoming test in general?

 

[omaralt]

why not also add NOVA?

 

[Dr.BadVibes]

Hey HD...why are you thinking about adding to NYU and BU...you really dont want a repeat of all the troubles youve gone through this year...I think you really should have some backup schools to fall back on...just my thoughts...

 

[Dentin068]

Hey HockeyDentist, oh good you got Temple on your list. Thats definitely a good backup. Really who would go there if they had other acceptances.

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NYU College of Dentistry 2008

 

[Dr_Oh_DMD]

Add buffalo and indiana!

 

[Zurik5]

Hey hockey,

Where all did you apply the first time around?

 

[Dr.BadVibes]

Hey HockeyDentist, oh good you got Temple on your list. Thats definitely a good backup. Really who would go there if they had other acceptances.

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NYU College of Dentistry 2008

Holy $hit dude, are you starting $hit again? Its a known fact that NYU and BU are the easiest schools to get into....but that doesnt imply that they are bad schools because of it...Im just trying to help HockeyDentist out...

and again, why are u bringing my school into it.....at least at Temple, Ill graduate with half your debt, OWN my instruments, be in a class half the size, and graduate with more clinical experience.....yah, who wouldnt pick Temple?? 🙄

 

[Dentin068]

You got the debt thing right. And that is great that you will get to lug around your intruments at graduation. Oh but you so dead wrong on clinical experience. NYUCD sees twice as many patients as compared to Temple's school from hell does.

 

[Dr.BadVibes]

NYUCD sees twice as many patients as compared to Temple's school from hell does.

This is true, but doesnt NYUCD have 3X the class size for all those patients to go around to?

 

[Johnson22]

Dentin,
What do you think of NYU?

 

[hockeydentist]

So i should not apply to NYU and or BU, or should I?

Should I wait untill my DAT is done before getting a addition form from AADSAS. Or should I apply while it still considered early?

Nova was one of two(marquette) schools I applied to last year, lets just say that school is on my shisss list. Those Biatches rejected me even before I sent in my DAT scores. So no thanks, I not wasting my time or effort on that piece of CArp school.

I applied somewhat late last year, in October, it was late novemeber that the schools got my application and it wasn't untill after christmas did they start to review my application. That was one of the reason Marquette waitlisted me this year.

Not doin that train wreck again

HD

 

[kidcanada]

I think you shoud add NYU and BU to your list becasue they do interview a lot of people. Also, you should send your apps. early even b4 you rewrite the DAT. As you already know AADSAS takes forever to process them. If you apply early to NOVA you might have better luck this time around... and applying for the second time would show any school how much you want to go there (even if you don't). Good Luck!

 

[Amirmoh]

hockey, if u dont mind me asking, why did u get denied the first time you applied? poor selections of schools or cuz u applied late? again..i am asking out of curiousity, because my stats are somewhat like urs.

 

[hockeydentist]

I only choose two outstate schools (NOVA and Marquette). I was flat out rejected from the down south crew and Marquette has me on the waitlist. So if I don't come of the waitlist, maybe I will have a good chance of getting into Marquette for 2005.

mistakes made and learned from.
numero uno: only applied to 2 outstate schools and my 3 instate schools, biggest mistake.

numero dos: Applied to AADSAS in Oct, big mistake. After Aug, pretty much considered late if you are a ****ty canadate. ie I am considered a ****ty canadate.

numero tres: not getting a competive DAT score a 17 is now considered avg. Funny I talk to guys who are graduating now from d-school and 17 back then was competive. DAMN!

How I corrected those mistakes, I applied to 8 oustate schools this year, you can look above to which ones I choose, And I am thinking of adding a couple of more. Plus my 3 instate schools in TEXAs. totaling out at 11 and if I add 2 or 3 more schools it will be around 14 schools.

I applied in June- I just got my confirmation via snail mail of what was sent to the schools from AADSAS So I should be getting secondaries real soon! 👍

Finally I just finished my Kaplan class, and I will be retaking my DAT in August. Hopefully these scores will go up again.

If all else fails, by december I should have four publications 😀 I have been working my ass of in lab.

Finally if nothing good should come out of this cycle for 2005, by July 2005 I will have a masters in Molecular biology, one year baby, gotta love higher education.