Where do I stand?

[Daneosaurus]

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3.54 oGPA, 3.35 sGPA
19AA/19TS/19PAT
~80 hours shadowing
Nontrad, married, military veteran with kids. Near full time employee, full time student (will graduate in 3.5 years from when I started).
No volunteer
No research

Chance me, please?

 

[ktran17]

Average stats -> average chance of acceptance -> 40-50% chance

 

[gn4]

You have a good chance of being admitted somewhere

 

[Anselmian]

Are you sure that you have zero volunteer work? Really think back.. Some things that you've done, you may not have considered volunteer work because you enjoyed doing them!

 

[Daneosaurus]

Are you sure that you have zero volunteer work? Really think back.. Some things that you've done, you may not have considered volunteer work because you enjoyed doing them!

Seriously, I have none.

 

[ModifiedBass]

As I've commented before on some of your posts, I think you should be fine with 0 volunteering considering you are a military veteran, which is a much larger and commendable sacrifice than any other "volunteering". Schools will note that you are a veteran, a man with a family, and a full time employee and student. I think you have a great chance this cycle, good luck.

 

[toothshine]

A friend of mine worked during college and took a little longer to graduate because of it (I think she had similar stats), and she's now graduating dental school with honors. I think you have a good chance.

 

[shyfox9p]

Seriously, I have none.

*Mind Blown* That's probably why you didn't get into NOVA... They love volunteer hours.

 

[Daneosaurus]

*Mind Blown* That's probably why you didn't get into NOVA... They love volunteer hours.

They said it was my sGPA

 

[spt5064]

They said it was my sGPA

I was surprised when Nova gave me an interview already without my LORs being in yet and my sGPA is lower than yours. You still have a good chance of getting accepted to a school. Good luck! 🙂

 

[shyfox9p]

They said it was my sGPA

My science GPA is lowers than yours and I also got an interview. It's the volunteer hours. I know the dean and some of the faculty there. They do care about volunteer hours.

 

[zhou381OSU]

I agree with shyfox9p, Volunteering experience is important. My sGPA and oGPA are both lower than yours and I've gotten interviews so far (including nova). I've talked to many schools and most schools consider volunteering an important factor when reviewing an application.

Best of luck.