abc96 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hello, I just finished fourth year of university (in Ontario) and was wondering if you guys thought I had a good chance at getting into dental school in Ontario. I am writing the DAT in November. I also took 9 courses instead of 10 in fourth year and therefore had 4.5 credits instead of 5 for that year. First year average: 87% (3.82 based on omsas gpa scale) Second year GPA: 90.6% (3.94) Third year GPA: 92.15% (4.0) Fourth year GPA : 91.22% (3.99) Top 2 years average for western: 91.375 Top 3 years GPA for U of T: 3.976 (I called U of T and asked if I could still use my fourth year and they said yes) ECs: volunteered in hospital for 1 year, part time job at Kumon (tutoring) for 6 years (3-9 hours a week), volunteering in research lab for 15 months (3-6 hours a week). Kinda worried about this because I don't know what else I can do and I feel like this should be much longer. Looking forward to hearing from you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROSCIENTIST Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 With a 91%/3.97 for Western/UofT your chances are pretty slim man , consider the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaandrei. Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 lol what^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkragon Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Just nail the DAT and you should be pretty good. I had 3.73 GPA (plus a Master's). I volunteer at a hospital and I also work at Kumon (funnily enough). Now I'm accepted and going to UofT (UofT peeps like graduate students from what I've heard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysoNaCly Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 I'm sure if you spent some time going through the acceptance threads you would see your GPA is very competitive. That being said you still need to do relatively well on the DAT but your chances of getting an interview (for UofT at least) are already good. Should also keep in mind though that even the highest ranked applicants on paper get rejected post-interview so the interview will really make or break you. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimbsVo Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Your stats are really good! I think you will at least get an interview if your DAT scores are any good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc96 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thank you all for replying. I am not too worried about my GPA but I'm a bit concerned about my ECs. I was wondering if my GPA would help offset the negative effect of my EC list not being that long or impressive, especially for UWO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston_Dent Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 your stats are litty! I would try shadowing at a dental office this summer if you haven't already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiper15 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 GPA is fine for uoft or Western. You may need to add more to your ABS for Western. I would recommend shadowing and just more community volunteering. Your University may have a volunteering portal you can use to see what you can help out with, or just volunteer with events around your city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemon_tree Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 21 hours ago, abc96 said: Thank you all for replying. I am not too worried about my GPA but I'm a bit concerned about my ECs. I was wondering if my GPA would help offset the negative effect of my EC list not being that long or impressive, especially for UWO. You did more volunteering than me and your gpa is similar to mine and I got accepted into western. Interview and dat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc96 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thanks everyone! One last question for you guys. Would my stats and ECs be competitive for McGill as an OOP? And if I prefer to stay in Ontario, is there a point in even applying to McGill (because if I could get into McGill as OOP I would have gotten into ON Dental schools)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysoNaCly Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, abc96 said: Thanks everyone! One last question for you guys. Would my stats and ECs be competitive for McGill as an OOP? And if I prefer to stay in Ontario, is there a point in even applying to McGill (because if I could get into McGill as OOP I would have gotten into ON Dental schools)? My friend got into McGill as an OOP and didn’t get into Ontario schools. Keep in mind though that starting this year McGill will require the DAT including the manual dexterity portion. Also the latest DAT they will accept is February 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc96 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, ysoNaCly said: My friend got into McGill as an OOP and didn’t get into Ontario schools. Keep in mind though that starting this year McGill will require the DAT including the manual dexterity portion. Also the latest DAT they will accept is February 2018. Damn I didn't know that. I guess I'm not applying there since I'm writing the DAT this November Thanks for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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