Hello Everyone!!!
I am currently a rising junior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Microbiology and minoring in theater. My intentions are obviously pre-dental, as I am currently completing the pre-requisites and preparing to take the DAT in order to apply to dental school. I have already completed calculus 1&2, general chemistry 1&2, principles of bio 1&2, and organic chemistry 1&2 (My worse was a B- in calculus 2). I am concerned because my overall GPA is around a 3.4, with my science GPA being slightly lower than that(`3.2-3.3). I am sure that my BCP is higher than both of those GPA's however. In the fall, I plan on taking biochemistry 1, physics 1, vertebrate physiology, and entomology(and make A's) to help boost all three types of my GPA. My extracurriculars are out of this world, as I am already the Vice-President of the Pre-Dental Society, President of the All-Male Acapella group at the University, as well as a member of many more organizations. I already have ~50 hours of volunteer work, and I plan to go on a Missions Trip to Africa before I apply to dental school. This summer, I will continue shadowing a general dentist and oral surgeon, bringing my total shadowing hours to ~100 hours combined. To improve manual dexterity, I will be taking a pottery class at a local school, and continuing playing acoustic guitar and singing on my worship team at my church. I will also be working in a microbiology lab starting in the fall until I graduate in 2015. I plan to make nothing less than a 21 on any section of the DAT to compensate for my less than stellar GPA. And least important, I am a minority as I am an African-American male. I plan on applying to MCG, MUSC, UAB, UF, Louisville, and possibly Howard. Is there absolutely anything I can do to strengthen my chances as an applicant before applying in the 2014 application cycle? Any constructive and helpful criticism will be helpful. Thank you all !!!!
I am currently a rising junior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Microbiology and minoring in theater. My intentions are obviously pre-dental, as I am currently completing the pre-requisites and preparing to take the DAT in order to apply to dental school. I have already completed calculus 1&2, general chemistry 1&2, principles of bio 1&2, and organic chemistry 1&2 (My worse was a B- in calculus 2). I am concerned because my overall GPA is around a 3.4, with my science GPA being slightly lower than that(`3.2-3.3). I am sure that my BCP is higher than both of those GPA's however. In the fall, I plan on taking biochemistry 1, physics 1, vertebrate physiology, and entomology(and make A's) to help boost all three types of my GPA. My extracurriculars are out of this world, as I am already the Vice-President of the Pre-Dental Society, President of the All-Male Acapella group at the University, as well as a member of many more organizations. I already have ~50 hours of volunteer work, and I plan to go on a Missions Trip to Africa before I apply to dental school. This summer, I will continue shadowing a general dentist and oral surgeon, bringing my total shadowing hours to ~100 hours combined. To improve manual dexterity, I will be taking a pottery class at a local school, and continuing playing acoustic guitar and singing on my worship team at my church. I will also be working in a microbiology lab starting in the fall until I graduate in 2015. I plan to make nothing less than a 21 on any section of the DAT to compensate for my less than stellar GPA. And least important, I am a minority as I am an African-American male. I plan on applying to MCG, MUSC, UAB, UF, Louisville, and possibly Howard. Is there absolutely anything I can do to strengthen my chances as an applicant before applying in the 2014 application cycle? Any constructive and helpful criticism will be helpful. Thank you all !!!!
