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This specifically isn't a WAMC thread since I haven't applied to any schools yet nor taken the DAT (I will this upcoming spring). I just wanted to ask if my progress looks okay or if I need to do more. Below are my stats, thank you for your help:
(Certain names have been redacted)
I am currently a first semester junior.
School/ Academic Activities:
· Healthcare Ethics and Issues Association at my university- Co-Founder and Social Media Manager (March 2018- Present). I help post news articles on our Facebook page and moderate the page's discussions. We have about 15 members. At our actual meetings, we discuss contemporary healthcare issues, and sometimes debate about them. (Academic EC, leadership)
· Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2018- Present)- We are studying salivary gland cancers using techniques such as western blotting and immunofluorescence. This research is taking place at SIU School of Dental Medicine, the school I want to go to. (Research)
· Target Corporation Sales Floor Team Member and New Team Member Trainer (May 2017- Present)- I make sure the sales floor is fully stocked with items, help guests when needed, and keep the store clean. I also train new Team Members in how to work at Target, how to help guests, use company equipment, and how to keep merchandise presentable. I work about 15 hours a week. (Job)
Shadowing:
1. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon- 29 hours
2. General Dentist - 7 hours
3. Orthodontist- 24 hours
4. General Dentist- 19 hours
5. 2 General Dentists in the same office- 23 hours (One of the dentists was a professor at SIU Dental School, I am thinking about asking him for a LOR. He is also the dentist I go to so I don't just know him from shadowing.)
Total Hours Shadowed: 102 Hours
Volunteering:
· I helped campaign for someone that was running for County Board Member during the primaries. He won in the primaries and won unopposed in the general election. 6 hours.
Total Hours Volunteering: 6 Hours
GPA:
CGPA: 3.729
SGPA= 3.44
Misc.: My father went to SIU Dental School, so I am a legacy applicant, but I don't know how important that is for dental school. I am also a student at SIU currently, an Illinois resident, and U.S. citizen.
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Honestly the only school I want to go to is SIU School of Dental Medicine. I haven't really researched many other schools, so I still need to do that.
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Concerns:
This is all I can think of, but please tear this apart wherever you can. If there are any areas I can improve, any areas left out, or any areas that are okay, I'm all ears. Thank you for all of your help and I'm sorry if the formatting was a little off through out.
(Certain names have been redacted)
I am currently a first semester junior.
School/ Academic Activities:
· Healthcare Ethics and Issues Association at my university- Co-Founder and Social Media Manager (March 2018- Present). I help post news articles on our Facebook page and moderate the page's discussions. We have about 15 members. At our actual meetings, we discuss contemporary healthcare issues, and sometimes debate about them. (Academic EC, leadership)
· Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2018- Present)- We are studying salivary gland cancers using techniques such as western blotting and immunofluorescence. This research is taking place at SIU School of Dental Medicine, the school I want to go to. (Research)
· Target Corporation Sales Floor Team Member and New Team Member Trainer (May 2017- Present)- I make sure the sales floor is fully stocked with items, help guests when needed, and keep the store clean. I also train new Team Members in how to work at Target, how to help guests, use company equipment, and how to keep merchandise presentable. I work about 15 hours a week. (Job)
Shadowing:
1. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon- 29 hours
2. General Dentist - 7 hours
3. Orthodontist- 24 hours
4. General Dentist- 19 hours
5. 2 General Dentists in the same office- 23 hours (One of the dentists was a professor at SIU Dental School, I am thinking about asking him for a LOR. He is also the dentist I go to so I don't just know him from shadowing.)
Total Hours Shadowed: 102 Hours
Volunteering:
· I helped campaign for someone that was running for County Board Member during the primaries. He won in the primaries and won unopposed in the general election. 6 hours.
Total Hours Volunteering: 6 Hours
GPA:
CGPA: 3.729
SGPA= 3.44
Misc.: My father went to SIU Dental School, so I am a legacy applicant, but I don't know how important that is for dental school. I am also a student at SIU currently, an Illinois resident, and U.S. citizen.
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Honestly the only school I want to go to is SIU School of Dental Medicine. I haven't really researched many other schools, so I still need to do that.
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Concerns:
- My volunteering hours are definitely thin.
- I got a "B" in Art History, Intro to Psychology, and I may get a "B" in Reasoning & Argumentation (An intro philosophy class).
- I'm not really close to any professors for a LOR, except the professor at the dental school that is supervising the research, but I never had a class with this professor.
This is all I can think of, but please tear this apart wherever you can. If there are any areas I can improve, any areas left out, or any areas that are okay, I'm all ears. Thank you for all of your help and I'm sorry if the formatting was a little off through out.
