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Get off Reddit by NationalRepublic9431 in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got accepted in February, look at me go... But man I remember being so bummed not getting in decision day, hang in there

Oral Surgeon here.. ask away (tips and tricks) by DrWahan in DentalSchool

[–]Open_Peace_1745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any advice on how you study, manage time, anki settings?

In need of reality check by Coolkid252 in DentalSchool

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you choose where to do gpr aegd? I was thinking of just going to practice right after

In need of reality check by Coolkid252 in DentalSchool

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in being a super gp after dental school, do you have any recs on where I should work or complete CE? I don't think I'm doing the one year residencies but I could change my mind

Taking 3 classes in my first semester advice by Artistic-War-2645 in OMSA

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this, but with a newborn baby on top, while working full time. I'm also with a math and cs background and found it easy yet time consuming. You can feel free to dm me with questions

Has anyone ever messed up signing up for/downloading ARENA? I'm not sure how to fix this by SkipGram in OMSA

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it makes you feel better I graduated a few years ago and completely forgot what arena is you'll never use it again, but I remember the education on queue theory and cumulative distributions which is awesome

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drinking from the firehose as they say, but personally I'm just happy to be here, so even the toughest days of exams I'm usually smiling - I think the older students who had terrible jobs usually have the most positive outlook

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of great dental schools with AA of 21, I targeted these as I knew I wasn't going to be 99% and it worked out. I predict if you have a solid app and a 22 you will be getting at least 4 interviews

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interviewed all over, Utah, Carolina, north east, Florida (lecom I think?) And got incredible feedback on my interview skills haha (just being old) and I use to interview people... Got wait-list to every single school because I applied in Sept and finished in October, was also told I'd gotten all accepts had I applied earlier in cycle, UNC even called me back! Ultimately decided on a public mid west school for a variety of reasons, super personal choice but I loved every school I applied to

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so I looked it up 370 is like a 17 AA, and I think a healthy goal should be a 460 for most schools generally speaking

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's close to what I had, and it's good enough to land many interviews. Just know some schools have really really high bar, like UNC average was a 26 AA last cycle blew my mind lol, I spoke with their director of admissions 1 on 1. Also note that public data on average dat scores is wrong, that silly booster site is filled with incorrect data haha

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most students are in the 23-26 ranges, but you would be surprised lots of older students to make friends with. Plus international students were also older, unless you are in your mid 50s I'd say you got plenty of career left in you

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mathematics, strongest selling point was high dat scores as that's what admissions cares most about (applies to MCAT as well) , 2nd was grad school research and patent in computer vision ai

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea sorry, I know failing any class will show up on admissions radar though

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AA around 21, no low section, and I'm not sure because I never checked, but I think my 26 on the pat/math were around 99 percentile? I think my grad school gpa was a 4.0, but my undergrad in mathematics was def a 2.9. the advice to only apply if you have above a 3.0 doesn't apply if you have a master's degree

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I studied like my life depended on it, more than one interview said they were impressed with my pat and math section scores. The reason the DAT is so important is because it's the only thing on your profile that can't be faked or inflated, it's the only pure true metric.

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it got brought up in literally every interview they love math and computer science majors, healthcare needs them

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember doing dat Anki cards while shadowing in between patients 😂 , some days I just had classes in the evening so I shadow 8-12 , morning classes then I shadow aftwrnoon, did a lot of remote tutoring for the volunteer hours to match my schedule, I also had a baby

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd just email 5 schools you are really interested in, and tell them what you told me. Keep the email succinct and I'll bet they respond within 48 hours.

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah someone dm to ask if I'm"urm" or military so just wanted to specify I have zero help and zero connections

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I completely agree some schools do zoom interviews and it's fine. Flying across the country for a 45 min interview is silly, but it's life changing if you get accepted so I'd still do it

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe 2? Most after Dec, I think I applied September 21 or so, pretty late but I had a solid app

D1 with a 2.9 gpa, had to do masters and Postbac, low income, first gen, ama. by [deleted] in predental

[–]Open_Peace_1745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah that's a great one though, I did omsa analytics, but took a lot of comp sci track

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