Whats wrong with my app?!

[Iron15]

Hey everyone. I hope everyone is getting a lot of interviews.
So I completed my supplemental applications around the end of august. My stats are: sGPA 3.8 total GPA 3.85 non science GPA 4.0
DAT SCORES:
PA:19
QR:16
RC:18
Bio:21
GC:21
OC:19
TS:20
AA:19
I have about 400 hours volunteering (food bank, and elementary school tutor), and about 150 hours dental shadowing and volunteer assistant. I applied to 18 schools.
I know my QR score is low, but can that be the reason I still have not received an invite for an interview? I am starting to get a bit worried :-(

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[Flemish]

QR16 is a minimum for many schools, but it should suffice for at least one of your 18 schools. What does AADSAS say? Are they all "under review" or "application complete"?


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[Iron15]

QR16 is a minimum for many schools, but it should suffice for at least one of your 18 schools. What does AADSAS say? Are they all "under review" or "application complete"?


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Yes, they all show complete or under review.

 

[Flemish]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to make a few calls and just insure that everything is being processed. You don't necessarily need to call 18 schools; just get the gist and makes sure there's not something holding up your application. I get the feeling that you've got interviews coming though.


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[KoonS]

I have 15RC and got 2 interviews with much lower GPA (3.2-3.4). I think it might be your LOR or PS or even the schools you applied.

 

[Mason91]

I have 15RC and got 2 interviews with much lower GPA (3.2-3.4). I think it might be your LOR or PS or even the schools you applied.

I never understand why some professors would write a bad LOR (if that's op's case). I know there has been a few thread on this topic, but really why would they bother to waste their time to write a bad LOR? If I were a professor and a student I didn't like asked me (I don't know how that even happens since students are most likely to go to the professors they have a good relationship with) to write a LOR, I'd refuse to write one since I know I wouldn't be able to write a good one for the student.

 

[KoonS]

I never understand why some professors would write a bad LOR (if that's op's case). I know there has been a few thread on this topic, but really why would they bother to waste their time to write a bad LOR? If I were a professor and a student I didn't like asked me (I don't know how that even happens since students are most likely to go to the professors they have a good relationship with) to write a LOR, I'd refuse to write one since I know I wouldn't be able to write a good one for the student.

I dont think they would spend time writing a bad letter, but a very generic letter is equally as bad, something like he/she is a good student, work hard stuff like that.

 

[DC206R]

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[Iron15]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to make a few calls and just insure that everything is being processed. You don't necessarily need to call 18 schools; just get the gist and makes sure there's not something holding up your application. I get the feeling that you've got interviews coming though.


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Will do. Thanks.

 

[Iron15]

I have 15RC and got 2 interviews with much lower GPA (3.2-3.4). I think it might be your LOR or PS or even the schools you applied.

You made me feel a lot better. My LOR's are good. Good luck in the cycle.

 

[LuckBloodandSweat]

What schools did you apply to? Those GPAs are great. If anything maybe your AA is hurting you a bit because of the 16 QR or maybe it's LOR/PS as someone else said. If you applied to texas schools (if OOS), unc, harvard, etc then you shouldn't be shocked lol.

 

[Ashish]

Make sure to check your junk/spam inbox. One of my schools told me to make sure you check that after my app was complete.

 

[Likkriue]

Would need a school list.

 

[DMDDDSHopeful]

I have 15RC and got 2 interviews with much lower GPA (3.2-3.4). I think it might be your LOR or PS or even the schools you applied.

Whoa I've heard of 15QR but never that low for RC.

 

[htdt]

I dont think they would spend time writing a bad letter, but a very generic letter is equally as bad, something like he/she is a good student, work hard stuff like that.

I believe rather quite strongly that at least one of my letter was like that. Who can blame me though since I go to a big school with 50,000+ students? I still have my PS to show adcoms who I really am as person. I think a generic letter is just there to fulfill the minimum requirement, it's not gonna help nor hurt your chance.

 

[Dental1122]

Hey everyone. I hope everyone is getting a lot of interviews.
So I completed my supplemental applications around the end of august. My stats are: sGPA 3.8 total GPA 3.85 non science GPA 4.0
DAT SCORES:
PA:19
QR:16
RC:18
Bio:21
GC:21
OC:19
TS:20
AA:19
I have about 400 hours volunteering (food bank, and elementary school tutor), and about 150 hours dental shadowing and volunteer assistant. I applied to 18 schools.
I know my QR score is low, but can that be the reason I still have not received an invite for an interview? I am starting to get a bit worried :-(

You will be fine I have the same GPA and similar DAT scores as you (I also have a 16 in QR). As of now I have 3 interviews, so I don't think they care as much about that section.