What schools should I apply to?

[dental555]

I'm an instate Maryland resident Bio major with about a 3.5 major and overall GPA, with a strong upward trend. I've got something like 100 hours of shadowing and clinical volunteering, predent society member, no research experience. I do work on campus at a nonprofit raising money for the university, so I think this may help me a bit or make me unique. I'm thinking about applying to about 10-12 schools, does this seem about right? I definitely want to apply to University of Maryland, but besides that, I'm not really sure. How do you guys generally apply, something like 5 moderate schools, then a couple reach schools and maybe 3 "safety" schools? What exactly would be considered a safety school, would any of the following that I've listed qualify? Price is also a big factor for me, if choosing between two schools in the end I'll probably go with the cheaper one. Any suggestions? I'd probably prefer east coast schools but wouldn't mind going west. I also prefer the idea of a larger class size instead of a really small one. I was thinking something like the following, please give me some feedback. This is 14 schools, I'll probably have to eliminate at least a couple:

University of Maryland
Howard University
Pittsburgh
VCU
Ohio State
Baylor (really low out of staters?)
UMDNJ
Harvard(reach)
Temple (safety? high cost)
Tufts (safety? kind of expensive?)
Marquette
Detroit Mercy
NYU (safety school? terrified of cost...)
UCLA (like the idea of California, but low % OOS and have heard high cost, but doesn't seem specifically high at around $150k)

I gathered most of my info from www.predents.com, which is a good resource. Am I right in my understanding that schools that are easier to get in to generally have a higher cost? It seems like most of the safety schools are the most expensive like NYU. Is there such thing as a cheap safety school? Any and all advice is appreciated.

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[dentalprodigy]

Get ada guide book...compare requirements to your transcript (courses you have taken etc.) And decide from there.

Always apply to your state school (duh)

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[UltimateHombre]

University of Maryland
Howard University
Pittsburgh
VCU
Ohio State
Baylor (really low out of staters?)
UMDNJ
Harvard(reach)
Temple (safety? high cost)
Tufts (safety? kind of expensive?)
Marquette
Detroit Mercy
NYU (safety school? terrified of cost...)
UCLA (like the idea of California, but low % OOS and have heard high cost, but doesn't seem specifically high at around $150k)

Looks like a good list... but i would remove Baylor and UCLA they accept very few OOS people and most are regional. And unless your are a URM... take off Howard.

And if you are wanting to stay in the NE region, you may also consider Buffalo, Case Western, Creighton, Michigan, and Louisville. All strong schools that are either private or OOS friendly.

 

[FLOSS UR TEETH]

Always apply to in-state schools, regional schools, OOS friendly schools, new schools and expensive schools. Just realize you may be in a lot of debt if you only get into an expensive school. This of course depends on your financial situation and whether or not the school awards you a scholarship.

 

[TikiTorchUSA]

I'm an instate Maryland resident Bio major with about a 3.5 major and overall GPA, with a strong upward trend. I've got something like 100 hours of shadowing and clinical volunteering, predent society member, no research experience. I do work on campus at a nonprofit raising money for the university, so I think this may help me a bit or make me unique. I'm thinking about applying to about 10-12 schools, does this seem about right? I definitely want to apply to University of Maryland, but besides that, I'm not really sure. How do you guys generally apply, something like 5 moderate schools, then a couple reach schools and maybe 3 "safety" schools? What exactly would be considered a safety school, would any of the following that I've listed qualify? Price is also a big factor for me, if choosing between two schools in the end I'll probably go with the cheaper one. Any suggestions? I'd probably prefer east coast schools but wouldn't mind going west. I also prefer the idea of a larger class size instead of a really small one. I was thinking something like the following, please give me some feedback. This is 14 schools, I'll probably have to eliminate at least a couple:

University of Maryland
Howard University
Pittsburgh
VCU
Ohio State
Baylor (really low out of staters?)
UMDNJ
Harvard(reach)
Temple (safety? high cost)
Tufts (safety? kind of expensive?)
Marquette
Detroit Mercy
NYU (safety school? terrified of cost...)
UCLA (like the idea of California, but low % OOS and have heard high cost, but doesn't seem specifically high at around $150k)

I gathered most of my info from www.predents.com, which is a good resource. Am I right in my understanding that schools that are easier to get in to generally have a higher cost? It seems like most of the safety schools are the most expensive like NYU. Is there such thing as a cheap safety school? Any and all advice is appreciated.

Remove the following: Howard (unless you're a URM,) Baylor (virtually no shot of admission outside of Texas,) UMDNJ (same reason as Baylor, very little chance of admission) Harvard and UCLA should go too (unless you score 22AA or above on the DAT) Marquette isn't too friendly for OOS.

I would add the following: Case (good safety school) Indiana, UConn (cheap and awesome) Michigan (expensive but good) and Buffalo or Stony Brook (since these are cheap and NY lets you convert to in state residency after 1 yr of attendance)

 

[omnipoDent]

I'm an instate Maryland resident Bio major with about a 3.5 major and overall GPA, with a strong upward trend. I've got something like 100 hours of shadowing and clinical volunteering, predent society member, no research experience. I do work on campus at a nonprofit raising money for the university, so I think this may help me a bit or make me unique. I'm thinking about applying to about 10-12 schools, does this seem about right? I definitely want to apply to University of Maryland, but besides that, I'm not really sure. How do you guys generally apply, something like 5 moderate schools, then a couple reach schools and maybe 3 "safety" schools? What exactly would be considered a safety school, would any of the following that I've listed qualify? Price is also a big factor for me, if choosing between two schools in the end I'll probably go with the cheaper one. Any suggestions? I'd probably prefer east coast schools but wouldn't mind going west. I also prefer the idea of a larger class size instead of a really small one. I was thinking something like the following, please give me some feedback. This is 14 schools, I'll probably have to eliminate at least a couple:

University of Maryland
Howard University
Pittsburgh
VCU
Ohio State
Baylor (really low out of staters?)
UMDNJ
Harvard(reach)
Temple (safety? high cost)
Tufts (safety? kind of expensive?)
Marquette
Detroit Mercy
NYU (safety school? terrified of cost...)
UCLA (like the idea of California, but low % OOS and have heard high cost, but doesn't seem specifically high at around $150k)

I gathered most of my info from www.predents.com, which is a good resource. Am I right in my understanding that schools that are easier to get in to generally have a higher cost? It seems like most of the safety schools are the most expensive like NYU. Is there such thing as a cheap safety school? Any and all advice is appreciated.

What's your DAT score? The GPA averages for Tufts are around 3.4, and a 20 DAT. I'd assume Temple's numbers are about the same. A 3.5, while a solid GPA, doesn't scream as applicant that should be calling anyone safety school. You might have destroyed the DAT, though.

 

[NOLAdentist2016]

Invest $40 in the ADEA guidebook and compare your stats with all the schools. Figure out which ones you have the best shot at. Then from that list, narrow it down to the top 10 that you'd actually want to go to. That's what I did, and I had a lot of success with my apps, even though I don't think my stats were that incredible.
Don't apply to a school merely because you like the idea of living in that city or it has a prestigious name. And only apply to schools that you'd actually go to. For example, don't apply to Case if you can't stand the idea of living in Cleveland for 4 years.