Chance me, a Canadian, for Pre-Dent Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m looking at programs such as UOP’s 3+3 program, NYU’s accelerated program, etc. I love the field of dentistry and I’m willing to do anything to improve my odds of becoming a dentist. Both my parents are dentists.

Which ones could I realistically have a chance for?
SAT: 1530
SAT Subject tests: 800 Math II, 800 Biology, 790 Chemistry
GPA: not sure, but my averages in grade 9, 10, and 11 are 90%, 95%, and 95%. Took french for 3 years.
AP Exams: Physics 1 (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (5), Computer Science A (5), Chemistry (5)
ECs: Tennis team member for 3 years (and counting), head of the Computer Science Club, 40 hours of research at a hospital (my name is included in a recent paper), 20 hours of volunteering at a hospital, 150 hours of volunteering total.
Awards:

  1. Top 3 at an international piano competition at Carnegie Hall
  2. School champion of a few math competitions
  3. Distinctions on national computer science competition

Thank you so much for taking a look!

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40 hours of dentist shadowing as well

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Are you interested in US dental schools? Or are you going back to Canada?

I don’t know much about dental school admissions, but if they’re anything like medical school admissions, then you could be in for a tough ride. Most US medical schools focus admissions on US citizens. Most state schools won’t accept any internationals at all. The private schools save a handful of seats for internationals.

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UOP is a direct program IIRC and OP has good chances there.

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Thanks for the response! Are NYU and uPenn out of reach?

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Thanks for letting me know, I’ll definitely work harder :slight_smile:

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Don’t overpay for undergrad or dental school. Nobody cares where you get your degrees. I think people have asked me 5 times in 20+ years where I attended undergrad and maybe 15 times where I went to dental school.
I attended UVA as an undergrad and UNC for dental school after getting residency in NC. That enabled me to buy a practice one year out of dental school and a house. Dentistry is really more a vocation than a science and personality and business acumen with determine your professional success more than anything else…