First Time Canadian Applicant
I can answer any questions here on the post, please don’t DM as I won’t answer and things get repetitive. Won’t share the school either to preserve some level of anonymity.
So happy I get to make this after working so hard. Just recently got accepted into dental school and wanted to share.
My stats were:
DAT: 22AA / Sciences 19 / PAT 18 / RC 28
I was only able to study for around two weeks. Don’t do what I did.
Casper: 4th Quartile, didnt really study for this so I have no tips unfortunately
Interview Scores: Quite high, also in the 4th quart percentile.
GPA: Across all of my different post secondary transcripts I believe the cGPA was 3.7
Work Experience: 4000+ hours as a hygienist, 2000+ as a pharmacy tech, 1000+ as retail
Volunteer: 250 hours dental mission trip, 200 hours precepting at the university I applied to. And 50 hours as a mentor for youth.
My personal statements were largely based around my work as a hygienist and the mission trip that shaped my worldview on dentistry and pursuing the profession. And the struggles of juggling everything in the process.
After close to two years of simultaneously working near full time, doing full time school, and volunteering. It all paid off.
I lowkey don’t know what to do with myself now lol.