what do you think? my chances thread?

[transzincIIB]

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[SugarNaCl]

I really thought that I'd do better. I retook kaplan course and studied everything from practice tests, topscore, pat of dat achiever as well as reviewing dat destroyer. Some of the questions in biology were out of this world.

my first Dat was 16AA/18PAT which was for cycle 2006.
I was a junior with a 3.3 gpa.
I late applied to 10 schools.
with 40 hours of dental shadowing.

Here's my whole new package:

My 2nd DAT I got 17AA/18TS/21PAT.
I've boosted my gpa to 3.5 , sci gpa to ~3.7
Finished B.S. Biology
Upper Division Courses taken : Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Microbiology
Dental Experience:
Shadowed/volunteered/worked with ~3 dentists for ~ 300+ hrs of experience now
Extracurricular Activities: Yes
Volunteer Experience: Yes (includes community service)
Leadership Experience: Yes
Research Experience: Yes but no publication
Awards: Yes but no scholarship
Manual Dexterity: took art class and predental course
Work Experience: Yes

Application Status: e-submitted already transcripts have been received though waiting to be verified hopefully in few days.
LORs: I renewed all my LORs, they're stronger now...but someone is pending
Personal Statement: wrote it several times...


What do you think are my chances for this year's application cycle?

GPA is pretty competitive. The DAT scores are still a little low. While 18 may be average nationally, most schools have a DAT average of 19-20, and some won't accept any applications where you scored below an 18 on any section. That said, I had a section below 18 (Orgo I had a 17) and I was accepted. Depends on the school.

The rest looks good. If only the Sci, AA sections of your DAT were better. If your total sci was 18, and your AA was 17, that means you had either 16s in both QR and RC or a 15 and a 16? That may hurt. You may want to talk to some schools.

The rest looks good to an untrained eye (aka me)

 

[shoeler]

Looks better than last year, good luck.. I hope it works out, might be a little stressfull!