Accelerated Dental Program Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, I was wondering if I’d have a chance at getting into a good accelerated dental program with my current stats. Dentistry has been my passion since I was a toddler and I am applying for programs this year since I am now a senior. Any additional advice would be gladly appreciated! BTW, I am an African American female.

STATS:

ACT: 32
SAT: 1320
SAT subject tests: Biology E 660, Chemistry 590, Math II 590 (I know these scores aren’t as good :/)
PSAT: 1350
GPA unweighted: 4.0
GPA weighted: 5.7606
Rank: 22/645 (Top 3.5%)
AP Scores: 5 Human Geography, 3 World History, 3 Chemistry, 4 Language Arts, 4 Biology, 4 US History, 4 Statistics

EXTRACURRICULARS:

Varsity Full Orchestra and String Orchestra Member
Health Occupation Students of America (1st at Area, 4th in State (TX), National Competitor)
Student Council
Lynx Crew (Mentorship Program)
National Honor Society
National Technical Honor Society
iSchool Advocate (technology in classrooms)
Medical City Alliance Junior Volunteer
Shadowing a Local Oral Surgeon during the Summer
Pillows for a Cause (a charity I started in 8th grade)
Northwest Independent School District Student Ambassador

AWARDS:

Presidential Volunteer Service Award
CTE Award of Excellence
Green Cord
Board of Trustees Award of Excellence (2 years)
National American Miss TX Junior Teen 1st Runner-Up for Volunteer Service & Academica Achievement
Johns Hopkins CTY High Honors
Duke TIP
AP Scholar with Distinction

I am especially interested in the following programs, but I am open to other suggestions:

Boston University
University of the Pacific
McMurry University / University of Texas San Antonio
University of Pennsylvania / Villanova University
MCPHS / LECOM
Florida International University / LECOM
NYU
Tufts
University of Southern California

Thank you so much in advance!

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I think you definitely have a fair amount of chance to the colleges you want to apply to. In my opinion, UPeen is the hardest school to get into out of the colleges you listed and I’m assuming that that you are worried about SAT sub scores but UPenn doesn’t require SAT sub scores so you have an option to not send them. Especially when your GPA is very high, I don’t see why you would need to send SAT sub scores. Other than that, I think the colleges you listed are either target or safety for you. Hope I was helpful and good luck! :slight_smile:

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Thank you! The only one I have to send them for is BU. I am debating sending the biology to the others as well, but if it would hurt my application, I will leave it off.

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bump

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I ended up applying to these:

University of the Pacific / University of the Pacific
University of Pennsylvania / Villanova University
University of Pennsylvania / University of Pennsylvania
MCPHS / LECOM
NYU / NYU
Adelphi / NYU

McMurry University (i am trying to figure out how to apply at UT)

Waiting to hear back… will stay posted