BS/DDS Program

Pre-Dentistry & Dental School
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Hi! To start out, I’m half African American and Japanese in a small American school in Japan. I’m in the process of looking for BS/DDS programs but I was wondering if I even have a chance to get into one of these programs.
Since I would be considered an international student, I understand my chances are even lower but here are my credentials until now. (Rising junior)

GPA- Around 3.8 and 3.9 for my freshmen and sophomore year
AP Japanese-5
(Planning to take)
AP Biology
APUSH
AP Government
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature
AP Computer Science
AP Calculus

SAT- 1300 (FOR NOW) Process of studying to get 1500

ECs
Chemistry Club
Founder/President of Medical Club
Service Club
Varsity XC (Champion)
National Honor Society
Student Council

ECs outside of school
Shadowed dentist for 10+ hours
Will be attending a one-week dental internship to volunteer at a local dental clinic in Ghana (2021 Summer)
Abacus class
Karate
Basketball club
TOEFL- 100/120
Eiken- Level 1

I’m most interested in Howard University’s BS/DDS Program (6 years)

Again, I am an international student so I would have to be above and beyond other applicants but based on those credentials, do I have a good chance to get in Howard’s program?

Thank you so much for reading this!! Any advice or insight would help!!!

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Hi!
It’s great that u r an international student who wants to apply to BS DDS, makes both of us! I have taken the most competitive courses in high school(we have a similar GPA too). I am also a professional athlete in the national team, with international awards etc. I consider myself a strong applicant and looking at your stats, I can say the same about you. However, I ve had some initial research on the topic and I can tell you that these programs accept 5-10 students per year, do the math:) There are 2 things you can do right now. First of all, keep working on your stats:keep your grades high. Also, you have a lot of ECs and it s a good thing, but sometimes schools prefer one or 2 ECs if they see sincere interest. So try to make your ECs(especially the dentistry stuff) look sincere. This will make you a stronger applicant. Secondly, there is nothing wrong in being accepted to college and then to dental school(the traditional way), so just consider it. I have found a few colleges an I ll apply to them. Again, you will do your best to make yourself the strongest applicant you can be, but you cannot state with confidence that you ll be accepted to a bs dds program. The median sat in most classes is about 1550. Again, you are a strong applicant, but these programs are tough, so just have a backup plan. Hope I helped you:) Oh and can you please elaborate on this internship program and volunteering in a clinic ?

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Are you an American citizen or a dual US/Japan citizen? If you are then you will not be considered an international applicant.

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I’m pretty sure even if you have citizenship, the high school that you graduate from decides which pool you are in (domestic or international).

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Hey! Sorry for the late reply!
The internships I’m looking at are from projects abroad. They have a lot of service opportunities in specific professional fields so if you’re interested, it’s definitely worth taking a look!

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@csia2329 Domestic students/US Citizens would be considered separately as there are many selective schools that are need-blind for domestic students but need-aware for international students. OP would not be included in the limit of ~10-20% of the class that is international if a US Citizen. OP might be read by an international AO, however, as they would be more familiar than a domestic AO about OP’s school.

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