u/Clear_Soul_823

Hope all is well, and wishing everyone luck in this new application cycle! I know this is quite late, but I just received my acceptance letter to dental school a couple of weeks ago as a low-stat applicant!

I had a 3.3 cGPA, 3.2 sGPA, 19 DAT, 20 TS, and 22 PAT. I took a gap year following graduation to work and got rejected from all 10 schools I applied to during that year (2023-2024 cycle). I decided to pursue a 2 master's program with a thesis through one of the dental schools I applied to.

I have to say it was one of the best decisions I made. I ended with a 3.8 GPA, am currently pursuing my first publication, met many future colleagues, and am now admitted to the same school I pursued the master's through! Additionally, I'm a non-traditional student, starting at the age of 25, turning 26 towards the end of this year.

I know it is a very stressful time, and it can be very hard not to compare ourselves to others who may be doing much better in terms of stats and extracurriculars. Trust me, I frequented this Reddit a lot when I was applying. I just wanted to give all the low-stat applicants some hope that there are many avenues to get into dental school!

After 6 long months of off-and-on grinding, I finally did everything you can do in this game besides the DLC content. For those who don't know, achieving a true 100% playthrough requires completing these tasks:

15 main quests, 76 side quests, and 42 shrine quests
- Only completed 36 shrine quests since some glitch and won't let you complete them after finding the shrine
- Destroy Ganon never marks as complete despite beating it, so only 14/15 main quests
Finding all 120 shrines and opening all chests within
Recording all 385 Hyrule Compendium entries, thereby unlocking the Classified Envelope Key Item
Defeating all mini bosses (40 Talus, 40 Hinox, and 4 Molduga), thereby unlocking all 3 Medals of Honor Key Items
Obtaining all 8 Horse Bridle Pieces
Finding all 900 Korok Seeds, thereby unlocking Hestu's Gift Key Item
Obtaining all 62 armor pieces and 192 armor upgrades
Finding all 350 map locations
100% map completion on the Sheikah Slate

This was the second Zelda game I've ever played (First being Spirit Tracks when it was first released), and dare I say, it is one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences I've had. It's saddening that I am finally putting this game to rest, but I may come back for a second playthrough or purchase the DLC. This community has helped me along the way, and I couldn't have done it without all of the dedicated players here.

Admitted as a low stat applicant!

True 100% playthrough finally completed after 6 months!