<p>Hi, I'm 15 years old and am currently a junior. I have a 3.5 gpa and took the ACT for practice/just to see how it'd go with no prep in December and got a 25 (( I am retaking it again and hope to get a 28-30 hopefully! I am Junior Class President, heavily involved in Student Council, Part of NHS-going to be an officer next year, actively involved in Key Club and voleenteer countless hours. I am also an active voleenteer in my church. I was selected for leadership in my states's conference. I have taken challenging classes my whole high school career and took 2 AP Classes this year and am taken 4 next year. I also job shadow my dentist. I want to be a dentist or an oral surgeon and am applying for UIC this June early admission. Do you think I can get in with my current stats? I am praying so because it is the only school that tuition is reasonable and yet offers a strong medical field. I have also been on varsity tennis for 3 years and varsity track for 3 years. I hope to appear well rounded. Thank you for reading this and taking the time to answer, I appreciate it very much as I come from a middle-class family and do not have many options for college due to my low gpa and only a couple schools offer pre-dental in Illinois and their tuition is well out of my range. Thanks once again!</p>
<p>gpa needs to go a little higher if you are orm</p>
<p>Relative to your GPA, your test scores are weak. Bring that ACT/SAT up!</p>
<p>Anything else anybody who is familiar with UIC?</p>
<p>“only a couple schools offer pre-dental in Illinois”</p>
<p>The pre-dental course sequence is essentially the same as the pre-med and pre-vet sequence. This means that you can complete those courses at almost any 4-year college (and even at many 2-year colleges) in the country!</p>
<p>Dental school admission is selective, so you do need to earn good grades for your undergraduate degree. However, you don’t have to complete that degree at a college or university that has a medical program. Just make sure that the pre-med/pre-dent/pre-vet advisor has experience helping students get into med/dent/vet schools and everything will be fine.</p>
<p>Sorry rephrasing UIC offers a doctoral degree</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the Predent major. Most dental students are Biology majors. Also, don’t worry what school you go to, go to the one that you feel will give you the most support in getting into dental school - hint: talk to the Premed/Predent advisor. They will help you construct a straight path to dental school. And most important of all, work hard and do what they tell you to do, keep a high GPA and shadow a dentist. All of these things will show that you are dedicated and what the schools are looking for. Good luck!</p>