Date of submission: Won’t submit till July maybe August.
Overall GPA: 3.501
Science GPA: 3.63
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.67 (w/ h.s dual credit CC course in bio from ( 3.50))
DAT score (include AA and all sections): Taking the DAT in late July.
State of Residence: Texas (graduated in 2023)
(note: I took most my science courses through CC and most were online as well (during covid and post-covid). I had spoken with the one of the Texas schools and they had mentioned that they would accept the credits regardless if it’s an online course or in person, since everyone has different learning styles. But I’ve been hearing different things from everyone else so idk if it was raise any red flags or not…)
Major: Public Health B.S
Minor: Biology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience:
Male Practitioners Office: 98 hrs
Female Practitioners Office: 196 hrs
Pediatric Dentist: 14 hrs
Endodontist: 28 hrs
Orthodontist: 28 hrs
Prosthodontist: 70 hrs
OMF Surgeon: 14 hrs
Non-Profit Practitioner Office: 35 hrs
Volunteering Experience:
Volunteer hours (Field in Education): 1,806 hrs
Non-Profit Clinic: 312 hrs
Non-Profit Dental Office: 312 hrs
Miscellaneous (4 different fields): 150+hrs
Employment:
-Restaurant Manager: Recruited employees, managed hours, built and sent out promotions for marketing purposes and worked on financial reconciliations.
-Tutor: 40+ elementary & high school students across various subjects.
-Swim Instructor: conducted one on one swim lessons tailored to students.
-Dental Assistant: worked at the front desk dealing with insurance and patient scheduling and signing them in for about 4 months. Then I worked in the back bringing in patients, taking vitals, sterilizing, assisting the dentists, taking x-rays etc.
-Internship at a non-profit hearing institute (not paid): worked on a major community outreach project with the audiologist and assistant director of the institute. shadowed audiologists and ENT doctors. Did some hands on work with the audiology assistants.
Research: No research
Other Extracurriculars:
-Student Council 1yr Social Chair and 1yr President: 400+ hrs
-Dental Club at University Executive Secretary for 2 years 250+ hrs
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools?
Planned and hosted an oral health workshop at my church with the support of two dentists who spoke on the importance of oral hygiene. I was responsible for organizing the event, coordinating logistics.
Relevant Honors or Awards:
Deans List (3 years)
LOR type and strength:
Organic Chemistry I Prof (Mid)
Dentist shadowed: (strong)
Director of Education Board: (Strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
I still have to sign up for a biochemistry course and it will most likely be online. If you have any recommendations on where I should take the course, please lmk.
School list: (I have a pretty long list of schools that I want to apply to, I know I’m missing my DAT, but I still want to know what schools I might have a shot at with what I provided above.)
(applying to all Texas schools; A&M, TexasTech, UT Houston, UT San Antonio. Feel that my chances of getting into any Texas schools are low; accepted stats were mostly between 3.8’s-4.0’s)
-LECOM
-A.T Still
-Western University
-California Northstate
-Howard University
-Tufts
-University of New England
-Midwestern University
-University of Detroit Mercy
-University of Mississippi
-Creighton University
-University of Nevada
-Touro
-Boston University
-Roseman U
(If you have any advice on how I can improve my application and get in on the first try, it would be greatly appreciated. I understand that dental school is highly competitive, but I’m determined to apply to any school and succeed on my first attempt)
Overall GPA: 3.501
Science GPA: 3.63
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.67 (w/ h.s dual credit CC course in bio from ( 3.50))
DAT score (include AA and all sections): Taking the DAT in late July.
State of Residence: Texas (graduated in 2023)
(note: I took most my science courses through CC and most were online as well (during covid and post-covid). I had spoken with the one of the Texas schools and they had mentioned that they would accept the credits regardless if it’s an online course or in person, since everyone has different learning styles. But I’ve been hearing different things from everyone else so idk if it was raise any red flags or not…)
Major: Public Health B.S
Minor: Biology
Minority? No
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No
Shadowing Experience:
Male Practitioners Office: 98 hrs
Female Practitioners Office: 196 hrs
Pediatric Dentist: 14 hrs
Endodontist: 28 hrs
Orthodontist: 28 hrs
Prosthodontist: 70 hrs
OMF Surgeon: 14 hrs
Non-Profit Practitioner Office: 35 hrs
Volunteering Experience:
Volunteer hours (Field in Education): 1,806 hrs
Non-Profit Clinic: 312 hrs
Non-Profit Dental Office: 312 hrs
Miscellaneous (4 different fields): 150+hrs
Employment:
-Restaurant Manager: Recruited employees, managed hours, built and sent out promotions for marketing purposes and worked on financial reconciliations.
-Tutor: 40+ elementary & high school students across various subjects.
-Swim Instructor: conducted one on one swim lessons tailored to students.
-Dental Assistant: worked at the front desk dealing with insurance and patient scheduling and signing them in for about 4 months. Then I worked in the back bringing in patients, taking vitals, sterilizing, assisting the dentists, taking x-rays etc.
-Internship at a non-profit hearing institute (not paid): worked on a major community outreach project with the audiologist and assistant director of the institute. shadowed audiologists and ENT doctors. Did some hands on work with the audiology assistants.
Research: No research
Other Extracurriculars:
-Student Council 1yr Social Chair and 1yr President: 400+ hrs
-Dental Club at University Executive Secretary for 2 years 250+ hrs
Have you volunteered/shadowed/attended events at any dental schools?
Planned and hosted an oral health workshop at my church with the support of two dentists who spoke on the importance of oral hygiene. I was responsible for organizing the event, coordinating logistics.
Relevant Honors or Awards:
Deans List (3 years)
LOR type and strength:
Organic Chemistry I Prof (Mid)
Dentist shadowed: (strong)
Director of Education Board: (Strong)
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags:
I still have to sign up for a biochemistry course and it will most likely be online. If you have any recommendations on where I should take the course, please lmk.
School list: (I have a pretty long list of schools that I want to apply to, I know I’m missing my DAT, but I still want to know what schools I might have a shot at with what I provided above.)
(applying to all Texas schools; A&M, TexasTech, UT Houston, UT San Antonio. Feel that my chances of getting into any Texas schools are low; accepted stats were mostly between 3.8’s-4.0’s)
-LECOM
-A.T Still
-Western University
-California Northstate
-Howard University
-Tufts
-University of New England
-Midwestern University
-University of Detroit Mercy
-University of Mississippi
-Creighton University
-University of Nevada
-Touro
-Boston University
-Roseman U
(If you have any advice on how I can improve my application and get in on the first try, it would be greatly appreciated. I understand that dental school is highly competitive, but I’m determined to apply to any school and succeed on my first attempt)
