What schools should I add/remove from my list

[akaopua]

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Demographic:

Male
23 yo
Native Hawaiian
Hawaii Residency

B.S. Business Administration
3.85 cGPA
3.75 sGPA
( GPA very strong upward trend. 4.0 since graduating high school, did associates in HS and hurt GPA by graduating with 3.6)
DAT: July 6, 2018 (expect a 20+ score)

Volunteer Hours: 200+
Dental Shadow hours: 200+
Dental assisting hours: 50+
Research Hours: 150+
Great Extracurricular and Leadership
Confident Interviewer with strong narrative

Objectives: Business, MBA, Cheap

List of Schools:

OHSU
UNLV
UW

LECOM
UCSF
Utah
Penn​

Colorado
Michigan
Pitt

Looking to add ~5 schools:

2-3 safety net schools
1-2 affordable schools
1 top-ranked dream schools

Should I remove a school? Do I figure to be competitive for the schools I have chosen?

 

[Bigjt1420]

When applying to dental schools, there are no “safety net schools”

 

[akaopua]

When applying to dental schools, there are no “safety net schools”

Schools to which one is more likely to be accepted based on their demographics and academic performance.

These schools are what I am referring to by the term "safety-net" schools.

 

[sp1997]

Hi! Your list looks good in my opinion. Here are some suggestions for schools you could add. Keep in mind that you should look into these schools and pick and choose the ones that are the right fit for you!

"Safety schools" (as stated before, there aren't really safety schools, but these are schools where you fall above the average), look at school websites or the ADEA Guide for stats on GPA, DAT, OOS/IS of applicants and current students

• Midwestern (IL)
• Marquette
• Case Western

For affordable schools, you can look at school websites of schools you're interested in and their tuition. Usually in-state schools turn out to be the least expensive, but many schools offer the opportunity of becoming an "in state" student after one year.

You have my dream school on your list (UPenn) but here are some others I plan on applying too

• UCLA
• Rutgers
• Columbia

You can DM me if you have any more questions! I'd be more than happy to share my list with you!