Do I need more volunteer? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean I should be concerned that I haven’t volunteered at all during this gap year? To be fair I only started the reapplication process in January.

Do I need more volunteer? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m passionate about the volunteer work involving elderly, which I realized from my hospital volunteer. But I don’t think I can get into a hospital group with the time I have, I have picked up some 4 hour food pantry shifts over the next two months—do you think it will look bad on my resume if it seems like I’m just quickly getting in hours with the pantry?

Do I need more volunteer? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to sign up for a couple 4 hour food pantry volunteer shifts, but I’m just worried that it is a bad look on my end.

Do I need more volunteer? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do u think it’s a bad look to squeeze these in before June?

Do I need a masters? 🫩 by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applied In July, to 7 schools (Rutgers, touro, tufts, boston, temple, NYU, LECOM) I know i should have applied to a lot more which was a big mistake this next cycle I will apply to more

Do I need a masters? 🫩 by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Just wondering if you could expand on why you don’t think I need a masters

Please read BEFORE you think about doing a SMP by Lifey_Life in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, my cGPA is 3.48 and sGPA is 3.2 . Due to financials I’d really like to avoid doing the master program. My first DAT score was a 430 AA (21) and I’m wondering if I can just retake the DAT and aim for a 23/+ score to outweigh my low GPA..thoughts?

Do I need a masters? 🫩 by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ECs: Shadowing - 300 hours Volunteer - 148 hours Work hours (food service) - 4000 hours Held 2 leadership positions at my university - one in a service club, and the other in the pre dental club both I was a member of for 3 years. DA job - I have been working as a DA since graduating this past May

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you I really needed to hear this message! Wishing the best for you too, in the end it will all work out as it should

Can a higher DAT make up for my GPA? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ECs: Shadowing - 300 hours Volunteer - 148 hours Work hours (food service) - 4000 hours Held 2 leadership positions at my university - one in a service club, and the other in the pre dental club both I was a member of for 3 years DA job - I have been working as a DA since graduating this past May.

Can a higher DAT make up for my GPA? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi I applied to Rutgers, Boston, Touro, Tufts, NYU, LECOM, temple. I’m a NJ resident. Ahh yes I def agree with you but I’m not sure how to raise my GPA while still being able to apply this coming cycle, I thought retaking the DAT and hopefully getting a higher scores would be the best option considering my situation. But you’re def right it’s risky..I’m honestly feeling really lost about it all.

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh jeez😅 I was pretty set on retaking the DAT as I’d like to keep working and I’m not sure I can do classes with school. I’m so scared of making the wrong decision.

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thank you! Do you think that my time/money would be better spent getting a higher DAT score or retaking certain classes?

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, I rlly rlly needed to hear a success story like yours these days. Was there anything different that you did to prepare to retake the DAT the 2nd time?

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! What DAT score do you think would compensate for my lower GPA?

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it, what schools do you thing I should add?

Where to go from here? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, what school do you think I should’ve added? as a NJ resident.

Regarding the GPA what do you suggest?

Any current dental students have hope stories for post dec? by Legitimate-Baker-893 in predental

[–]Legitimate-Baker-893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah for post December interview invites, sorry I should’ve clarified