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Guys, I have a good gpa (3.9 3.9) and I will take my dat on august 29th. Do you think should I wait for my dat scores to decide where to apply?
I have these universities in my list so far, How do they look? ( Residency : CA) Should I apply to more schools?
UCLA
LOMA LINDA
UCSF
USC
Western
Uop
UNLV
Howard
NYU
Washington state
LECOM
 
nimaj said:
Guys, I have a good gpa (3.9 3.9) and I will take my dat on august 29th. Do you think should I wait for my dat scores to decide where to apply?
I have these universities in my list so far, How do they look? ( Residency : CA) Should I apply to more schools?
UCLA
LOMA LINDA
UCSF
USC
Western
Uop
UNLV
Howard
NYU
Washington state
LECOM
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I replied to your other post, and your grades are awesome! Why the hell are you waiting to apply? Pick the schools you want to go to and get in there!!!
 
nimaj said:
Guys, I have a good gpa (3.9 3.9) and I will take my dat on august 29th. Do you think should I wait for my dat scores to decide where to apply?
I have these universities in my list so far, How do they look? ( Residency : CA) Should I apply to more schools?
UCLA
LOMA LINDA
UCSF
USC
Western
Uop
UNLV
Howard
NYU
Washington state
LECOM
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I recommend the 3 texas dental schools gl.
 
Any potentially good feedback?
sGPA - 3.2
oGPA - 3.31
DAT- 20aa, 17gc, 20oc, 19bio, 18qr, 25rc, 19pat
I have a good bit of shadowing, a lot of extracurriculars, a lot of hours and extra classes. I have a reason for the low gpa and it's improved significantly over the last year and a half, so idk how they'll look at that.
Applied to: Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, UNC, Meharry, Georgia Regents, Texas A&M Baylor, and Florida.
 
Hey guys, need some help asap!
I have already applied to the TX schools and now I need to send out my OOS application but can't decide exactly which schools to apply to. I tried to pick the schools that are closest to my stats. But I'm thinking of dropping Case western, Tufts, and Loma Linda, due to a higher DAT acceptance score. I'm not sure about Howard either because I'm Pakistani and not a underrepresented minority. Total is over $2000 😱

My stats are:
Undergrad GPA:2.3
Masters GPA: 3.9
Post Bacc GPA: 3.65

DAT
AA:18
TS: 18
Bio 19
Gen Chem 17
OChem 18
Reading Comp 19
Quantitative Reasoning 18


Here is a list of what I have selected so far:

Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (AZ) AZ 11/15/2014
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona (MWU) AZ 01/01/2015
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (WESTU) CA 12/01/2014
Howard University College of Dentistry (HOW) DC 01/15/2015
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine (LECOM-FL) FL 02/01/2015
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (NSU) FL 12/01/2014
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois (MWU-IL) IL 01/01/2015
Indiana University School of Dentistry (IND) IN 11/01/2014
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUF) MA 02/01/2015
Creighton University School of Dentistry (CRE) NE 02/01/2015
New York University College of Dentistry (NYU) NY 02/01/2015
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (BUF) NY 12/01/2014
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine (CASE) OH 01/01/2015
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OKL) OK 10/01/2014
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (MEH) TN 12/15/2014
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry (UTHSC) TN 09/30/2014
Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (USN) UT 12/01/2014
Marquette University School of Dentistry (MQT) WI 01/01/2015
West Virginia University School of Dentistry (WVA) WV 11/01/2014
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLU) CA 12/01/2014
 
anyone have a list of schools that offer in-state tuition after 1st year?
All I can recall from memory are maryland and ohio state.

TIA
 
Home state: Michigan
Dream School: UMich dental

Stats: 3.55 overall, 3.47 Science

DAT: 25AA/26TS/23PAT

Chance me at:
NYU
Tufts
Michigan
Harvard
Columbia
Meharry
Howard

really more interested in michigan 🙂
 
FOX_ONE said:
Home state: Michigan
Dream School: UMich dental

Stats: 3.55 overall, 3.47 Science

DAT: 25AA/26TS/23PAT

Chance me at:
NYU
Tufts
Michigan
Harvard
Columbia
Meharry
Howard

really more interested in michigan 🙂
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you are pretty much set..... don't worry! apply away!
 
FOX_ONE said:
Home state: Michigan
Dream School: UMich dental

Stats: 3.55 overall, 3.47 Science

DAT: 25AA/26TS/23PAT

Chance me at:
NYU
Tufts
Michigan
Harvard
Columbia
Meharry
Howard

really more interested in michigan 🙂
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Good list. Great stats. Check out Case Western. Since you're from Michigan the school is fairly close and it is an amazing school!
 
Really starting to panic guys. What do you think are my chances? 3rd batch (I believe, app mailed dates of 6/27 and 7/11). 2nd time applicant (only got 1 interview last year). 3.57 oGPA, 3.49 sGPA. 22 AA, 21 TS, 18 PAT, 25 RC. I only applied to 7 schools (Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan, Case Western, and Detroit Mercy.) Zero interviews so far. 🙁
 
Avocado24 said:
Really starting to panic guys. What do you think are my chances? 3rd batch (I believe, app mailed dates of 6/27 and 7/11). 2nd time applicant (only got 1 interview last year). 3.57 oGPA, 3.49 sGPA. 22 AA, 21 TS, 18 PAT, 25 RC. I only applied to 7 schools (Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan, Case Western, and Detroit Mercy.) Zero interviews so far. 🙁
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With your stats I think you should've been fine , however u those re very few schools . And most of them are state schools. U should have applied to at least 5 privates


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Ok so I'm not applying until next June but I just took the DAT today:

PAT 22
RC 21
QR 18
BIO 20
GC 20
OC 20

AA 20
TS 20

Extracurriculars: NCAA division I athlete, member of sorority and pre health fraternity

oGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.5

I'm a rising senior and will be doing a bunch of shadowing this fall/spring. I'm a michigan resident but I wanna apply to a lot of out of state schools. I reallllly wanna go to USC. Where else should I think about applying? Will the 18 in QR hurt me 🙁
 
pre-dent116 said:
Ok so I'm not applying until next June but I just took the DAT today:

PAT 22
RC 21
QR 18
BIO 20
GC 20
OC 20

AA 20
TS 20

Extracurriculars: NCAA division I athlete, member of sorority and pre health fraternity

oGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.5

I'm a rising senior and will be doing a bunch of shadowing this fall/spring. I'm a michigan resident but I wanna apply to a lot of out of state schools. I reallllly wanna go to USC. Where else should I think about applying? Will the 18 in QR hurt me 🙁
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Not sure if serious. Those are good scores and GPA. You should be fine
 
pre-dent116 said:
Ok so I'm not applying until next June but I just took the DAT today:

PAT 22
RC 21
QR 18
BIO 20
GC 20
OC 20

AA 20
TS 20

Extracurriculars: NCAA division I athlete, member of sorority and pre health fraternity

oGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.5

I'm a rising senior and will be doing a bunch of shadowing this fall/spring. I'm a michigan resident but I wanna apply to a lot of out of state schools. I reallllly wanna go to USC. Where else should I think about applying? Will the 18 in QR hurt me 🙁
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do you go to michigan? i do lol.
if youre pre dent we could know each other.

but anyways, dat is fine for michigan. at this point, you want to APPLY EARLY for michigan.

if you apply in the first week of june, youll need about a 19 to get in. if you applied in july, you'd need a 20, august: 21, september: 22.

michigan fills it fast and they LOVE people who apply early.

i know this because my friends have worked closely with the admissions director and she says early application is taken seriously at mich.

now i just read that you want to go to USC lol

i do not know much about USC, but from what ive been told, getting in isn't the hard part...
 
Avocado24 said:
Really starting to panic guys. What do you think are my chances? 3rd batch (I believe, app mailed dates of 6/27 and 7/11). 2nd time applicant (only got 1 interview last year). 3.57 oGPA, 3.49 sGPA. 22 AA, 21 TS, 18 PAT, 25 RC. I only applied to 7 schools (Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan, Case Western, and Detroit Mercy.) Zero interviews so far. 🙁
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this is very discouraging for me becuase your GPA is pretty good along with very decent DAT and didn't get in last cycle.
I have high DAT, but lower GPA than you....🙁
 
Thanks for the advice. And no I go to school in Texas! I'm still considering Michigan for dental school though. I'm going to apply there and other schools on the first day applications come out June 2015 to maximize my chances! @FOX_ONE
 
I guess I'll do one of these...

Ugrad: Accounting w/pre-reqs taken in unofficial post bacc @ university (not CC)....have accounting work experience as well.
GPA: 3.1
SciGPA: 3.25
DAT: 20AA/17PAT/18 Sci Avg/None below 17/highs: 25RC, 22 Orgo

Applied to:
Alabama
AT Stills
Boston
GRU
LECOM
Kentucky
NOVA
NYU
Temple
Tennessee
Tufts
Louisville
USC (Ostrow in L.A.)
Western
West Virginia

------Already received interview from Tennessee, but I'd like to see what everyone else thinks of my chances elsewhere, or if there are any additional schools I should add.

Thanks!!! (residency = Georgia)
 
Hello!

I took my DAT last week, please chance me!
I am a rising senior (class of '15) and although I submitted my app. in June, it will be complete in 2-3 weeks I guess, whenever DAT scores upload.
State of Residency: New York

DAT Scores:
Perceptual Ability: 19
QR: 18
Reading Comp: 22
Biology: 20
Gen. Chem: 22
Orgo: 24
TS: 22
AA: 21

oGPA: 3.60
sGPA: 3.45

Strengths: Leadership positions, Research exp., a lot of volunteering and shadowing hours, upward trend of 3.77 for the past 50+ credits.
Weaknesses: First year of undergrad: W in gen. chem I and C+ in gen. chem I the following semester... I guess my application is late as well, and I have only taken minimum pre-requisites, aka, no upper-level sciences.

My dream school is NYU!

Thanks.
 
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yankpak786 said:
Hello!

I took my DAT last week, please chance me!
I am a rising senior (class of '15) and although I submitted my app. in June, it will be complete in 2-3 weeks I guess, whenever DAT scores upload.
State of Residency: New York

DAT Scores:
Perceptual Ability: 19
QR: 18
Reading Comp: 22
Biology: 20
Gen. Chem: 22
Orgo: 24
TS: 22
AA: 21

oGPA: 3.60
sGPA: 3.45

Strengths: Leadership positions, Research exp., a lot of volunteering and shadowing hours, upward trend of 3.77 for the past 50+ credits.
Weaknesses: First year of undergrad: W in gen. chem I and C+ in gen. chem I the following semester... I guess my application is late as well, and I have only taken minimum pre-requisites, aka, no upper-level sciences.

My dream school is NYU!

Thanks.
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nyu is supposedly the easiest to get into
 
yankpak786 said:
Alright, well, considering my stats/situation, do you think I can attain a seat?
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lmao 'situation'? you talk about your stats like they are bad or something.

gpa is above average for most pre dental admits
dat is also above average for most pre dental admits

you will get into nyu if not somewhere else.
 
FOX_ONE said:
lmao 'situation'? you talk about your stats like they are bad or something.

gpa is above average for most pre dental admits
dat is also above average for most pre dental admits

you will get into nyu if not somewhere else.
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lol thanks man, I honestly was upset with my first year W/C+ and stuff... thanks for your response, means a lot.
 
I just wanted to run by some information that I have found about Stonybrook dental school. I am sorry if this question had already been answered. I have heard that Stonybrook prefers to take out of state students, and if you are living in New York, you have no chance of getting in, so it is pointless to even apply there. I just wanted to find out if it is true, and up to what degree. I am a resident of the New York state.
 
Hye guys I have a question. I added a school to my aadsas app and wanted to take it away..like i changed my mind about applying to the school (Meharry). Is there a way that I can have it removed and get a $93 refund?

I called AADSAS office and theyre out for some training or something
 
*Garam Masala* said:
Hye guys I have a question. I added a school to my aadsas app and wanted to take it away..like i changed my mind about applying to the school (Meharry). Is there a way that I can have it removed and get a $93 refund?

I called AADSAS office and theyre out for some training or something
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I would guess no, especially if your app was already mailed to the school. At that point you would notify Meharry that you aren't considering their school. However, if they haven't mailed your app to the school, maybe they wouldn't mail it. A refund doesn't sound likely though....
 
Rusmedvedj said:
I just wanted to run by some information that I have found about Stonybrook dental school. I am sorry if this question had already been answered. I have heard that Stonybrook prefers to take out of state students, and if you are living in New York, you have no chance of getting in, so it is pointless to even apply there. I just wanted to find out if it is true, and up to what degree. I am a resident of the New York state.
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Whoever told you that is completely wrong. According to 2014 ADEA Guide - 38 students in-state, 3 students out-of-state. Small class. Mostly NY residents.
 
pinkster said:
I would guess no, especially if your app was already mailed to the school. At that point you would notify Meharry that you aren't considering their school. However, if they haven't mailed your app to the school, maybe they wouldn't mail it. A refund doesn't sound likely though....
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thanks....yeah aadsas jsut replied to my email this morning saying that it wasnt possible and that i would have to leave it in there....i guess its not a bad thing though, if i get in at Meharry it just opens up another opportunity.

If not, well, i just blew $100 +
 
Dastan said:
Hello guys, this is my first post. I've been lurking on here for a while, observing everyone's stats and interview requests for this cycle. I understand it's still fairly early in the cycle but I'm getting a bit worried since I haven't heard anything back yet, and so I was hoping to get some feedback on my application from you SDN veterans and knowledgeable folk.

B.Sc. in Biology
oGPA: 3.30
sGPA: 3.28

M.Sc. in Bioengineering / Biomedical Engineering
oGPA: 3.50
sGPA: 3.50

cGPA (B.Sc.+M.Sc.)
coGPA: 3.35
csGPA: 3.31

DAT: 18AA/19TS/18RC/19PA/17QR

I also have plenty of extracurricular, research, and shadowing hours.

Schools applied: BU, Tufts, NYU, PITT, UNE, MYD, VCU, WVA, HOW
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I think you have a solid chance at getting some interviews. GPA and DAT scores aren't 95th percentile like some people on this website, but those are the outliers. My stats are similar and I'm applying to some of the same schools, so keep me updated!
 
I'm gonna try one of these as well, feel free to leave feedback!

3.55 overall and 3.3 Science GPA

DAT is a 19 AA/18 TS /18 PAT/22 RC/19 BIO/16 OCHEM/21 GEN CHEM

I'm a URM (Not sure if that actually helps), Division 1 athlete, about 100 shadowing hours and 400 volunteer hours. From a WICHE state and applying to MW-AZ, Colorado, Creighton, Tufts, UMKC, UNLV and Nebraska. Thinking about adding NYU and Western or USC
 
Do any of the schools do interviews without your DAT? I applied in July and did secondary's but I won't take my DAT for another week? Does this hurt my chances?
 
dento16 said:
Do any of the schools do interviews without your DAT? I applied in July and did secondary's but I won't take my DAT for another week? Does this hurt my chances?
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it potentially might bc it takes about 3~4 weeks for them to actually process the DAT score.
I don't think they give out interviews without DAT score, or at least I haven't heard of any case.

If your stats other than missing DAT is good, you still have a chance, even though it will be pretty late in the cycle.
 
krdeuce said:
I'm gonna try one of these as well, feel free to leave feedback!

3.55 overall and 3.3 Science GPA

DAT is a 19 AA/18 TS /18 PAT/22 RC/19 BIO/16 OCHEM/21 GEN CHEM

I'm a URM (Not sure if that actually helps), Division 1 athlete, about 100 shadowing hours and 400 volunteer hours. From a WICHE state and applying to MW-AZ, Colorado, Creighton, Tufts, UMKC, UNLV and Nebraska. Thinking about adding NYU and Western or USC
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seems pretty average, but if you are URM, you should consider applying to howard and meharry as back up and you probably have chances at other schools as well.
 
Hello there, I am California Resident with s3.7 o3.7 Gpa and 20/20/21 TS/AA/PAT score. What are my chances ?
 
Can I get some feedback?

Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Computer Science

Highly involved/volunteer experience
Worked 2-3 jobs each semester since freshman year
Minority male
first generation

Major GPA: 3.9
SGPA: 3.03
Overall GPA: 3.60
Honors College GPA: 4.08

DAT: Haven't taken yet- what score should I aim for based on my GPA?

Applying to:
UAB
Meharry
Louisville
UNC
LSU
Columbia
UPenn
 
tayron said:
Can I get some feedback?

Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Computer Science

Highly involved/volunteer experience
Worked 2-3 jobs each semester since freshman year
Minority male
first generation

Major GPA: 3.9
SGPA: 3.03
Overall GPA: 3.60
Honors College GPA: 4.08

DAT: Haven't taken yet- what score should I aim for based on my GPA?

Applying to:
UAB
Meharry
Louisville
UNC
LSU
Columbia
UPenn
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Can't say much without a DAT score. Your sGPA is a little bit low so I think 21+ science scores would show that you have aptitude in your sciences. Study hard and do as well as you can on your DAT exam. I am guessing you are applying next cycle? This cycle is late for you, considering you haven't taken the DAT yet.
 
shonster460 said:
Can't say much without a DAT score. Your sGPA is a little bit low so I think 21+ science scores would show that you have aptitude in your sciences. Study hard and do as well as you can on your DAT exam. I am guessing you are applying next cycle? This cycle is late for you, considering you haven't taken the DAT yet.
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Yes I'm applying for the next cycle. Probably taking my DAT in the Spring. If I do score a 20-21 which schools do you think I'd most likely get accepted to?
 
0GPA -3.47
sGPA-3.45

I go to a top 20 university in the world which is probably why my GPA stats are a little low but I was just curious what kind of DAT score I would potentially need to be a competitive applicant (will be taking it in June).

Schools I'm looking at applying to:
Marquette (in state)
Minnesota
Iowa
Creighton
Louisville
Tufts
Pitt
Midwestern
Ohio State
Case Western
NYU
Maryland
 
Just wondering where I should apply as a CA resident with these stats because I don't know which schools are OOS friendly. GPA is on the low side (had no idea what I wanted to do my first 2.5 years)

4th year at UCLA
-24 AA, 26 TS
~3.4 overall GPA
~3.2 sGPA
-80 hours volunteering/shadowing at the UCLA dental clinic
-25 hours shadowing private dentist
-lecture/hands on lab courses taught by UCLA dental students
-random little things

Any help is appreciated!
 
I would like some feedback as well. Join the train.

Washington resident. 250+ hours of shadowing and 1000+ of extra curricular and 300 of those are in the health care field.
Science GPA 3.2 with overall GPA of 3.4 Biochemistry and Music major. AA:20 TS: 20
Bio:21 Genchem: 22 Organic: 19 PAT: 19Reading: 20 QR: 19
Applied to: LECOM; Both Midwestern campuses, MOSDOH, Roseman in Utah, University of Colorado and Kentucky, Tufts, UTHSC in Tennessee.
 
I would answer you guys if I could, but as I'm neither an adcom nor a dental student (yet) I can't really offer much except to say that you both look good (noniceptors and Macabalony). I've been on these forums for 6 years now (lurked for 3) and your stats are right in the average territory which is a good thing. Having 250+ hours shadowing will be helpful Macabalony, but what do you mean by 1,000+ hours of ECs?

Being average for something as competitive as dentistry speaks is not being average compared to the rest of society.
 
Cello said:
I would answer you guys if I could, but as I'm neither an adcom nor a dental student (yet) I can't really offer much except to say that you both look good (noniceptors and Macabalony). I've been on these forums for 6 years now (lurked for 3) and your stats are right in the average territory which is a good thing. Having 250+ hours shadowing will be helpful Macabalony, but what do you mean by 1,000+ hours of ECs?

Being average for something as competitive as dentistry speaks is not being average compared to the rest of society.
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Thank you friend!
1000+ hours of extra curricular volunteer service and time spent with the university. Those 1000+ hours are spread through a number of clubs, organizations and events.
 
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