thankyouwell
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I’m confident I will get in somewhere, I just want to know my chances for the more selective schools on my list.
Date of Submission: June 1, 2023
GPA: 3.60
sGPA: 3.50
BCP GPA: 3.50
DAT: 27 AA, TS 25 (PAT 22, QR 29, RC 30, BIO 26, GC 27, OC 24)
Residence: California
Undergrad: UC Davis
Major: Biology
upward trend (3.3 -> 3.8) and heavy course load the last 2 years (avg 18 units per qtr), graduated early
Minority?: no
Reapplicant?: no
Nontraditional?: no
Shadowing: ~30 hrs general dentist, ~100 hrs GPR program for underserved populations at a local dental school. Closer to ~200 hours there if high school is included.
Volunteer: by the time I apply, ~50 hrs food bank, ~75 hours for a museum, ~20 hours creating art for a charity fundraiser (most of my hours will be from Jan-June 2023)
Employment:
- Worked as a temp dental assistant for ~50 hrs
- Summer job in the tourism industry
- Worked at a golf course summer before freshman year
Research: ~60 hrs non-dental research, poster but no publications
Extracurriculars: pre-dental club member all 4 years, Peer Health Educator, studied abroad
Leadership: officer in my sorority for 3 years, student ambassador for my university
Awards: Leadership Award, Dean’s List a few quarters in the later part of undergrad
Manual Dexterity: 10 years of a niche art hobby involving extremely fine motor skills that helped me become ambidextrous.
LORs:
- One from a dentist at the dental school I shadowed at
- I’ll have three science professors to choose from. Two of the three also work in the healthcare field.
- The other general dentist I shadowed might be hit or miss, so I’m not sure if I want to risk it.
Misc: 2 Cs freshman year, an F in a 1-unit class, retook the class and did fine, negligible effect on my GPA
SCHOOL LIST (so far)
I’m not worried about my DAT, but my GPA is on the lower side compared to the averages of schools on my list. Is the rest of my application strong enough to compensate? Not sure how much slack my GPA will get considering my test scores.
I’m also wondering what I can work on between now and June to improve my chances. So far I’ve been earning more volunteer hours and shadowing. What should I be doing to make the most out of my time shadowing at the dental school?
Date of Submission: June 1, 2023
GPA: 3.60
sGPA: 3.50
BCP GPA: 3.50
DAT: 27 AA, TS 25 (PAT 22, QR 29, RC 30, BIO 26, GC 27, OC 24)
Residence: California
Undergrad: UC Davis
Major: Biology
upward trend (3.3 -> 3.8) and heavy course load the last 2 years (avg 18 units per qtr), graduated early
Minority?: no
Reapplicant?: no
Nontraditional?: no
Shadowing: ~30 hrs general dentist, ~100 hrs GPR program for underserved populations at a local dental school. Closer to ~200 hours there if high school is included.
Volunteer: by the time I apply, ~50 hrs food bank, ~75 hours for a museum, ~20 hours creating art for a charity fundraiser (most of my hours will be from Jan-June 2023)
Employment:
- Worked as a temp dental assistant for ~50 hrs
- Summer job in the tourism industry
- Worked at a golf course summer before freshman year
Research: ~60 hrs non-dental research, poster but no publications
Extracurriculars: pre-dental club member all 4 years, Peer Health Educator, studied abroad
Leadership: officer in my sorority for 3 years, student ambassador for my university
Awards: Leadership Award, Dean’s List a few quarters in the later part of undergrad
Manual Dexterity: 10 years of a niche art hobby involving extremely fine motor skills that helped me become ambidextrous.
LORs:
- One from a dentist at the dental school I shadowed at
- I’ll have three science professors to choose from. Two of the three also work in the healthcare field.
- The other general dentist I shadowed might be hit or miss, so I’m not sure if I want to risk it.
Misc: 2 Cs freshman year, an F in a 1-unit class, retook the class and did fine, negligible effect on my GPA
SCHOOL LIST (so far)
- UCLA
- UCSF
- UOP
- Columbia
I’m not worried about my DAT, but my GPA is on the lower side compared to the averages of schools on my list. Is the rest of my application strong enough to compensate? Not sure how much slack my GPA will get considering my test scores.
I’m also wondering what I can work on between now and June to improve my chances. So far I’ve been earning more volunteer hours and shadowing. What should I be doing to make the most out of my time shadowing at the dental school?
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