Preparing for Dental School - Extracurriculars and DAT

Again, just some advice from me. There is no endorsement implied for any products that I mentioned in my video. Those are just some of the things that I found helpful when I was preparing.

Extracurriculars
Clinical Experience - shadowing, volunteering, dental assistant, lab tech
Research - shows problem solving skills
Leadership
Community Service
Hand skills

DAT
Science - gen chem, o chem, biology
Reading comprehension
Quantitative reasoning
Perceptual ability

Study aid classes: Kaplan or Princeton Review
Study books: DAT destroyer
Extra practice tests:
-TopScore from Scholarware (http://www.scholarware.com/)
-DAT Achiever (http://www.3tquest.com/)
Perceptual ability study book: Crack DAT PAT

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[AllEyesOnMi23]

first off, thanks so much for making these videos! second, do you have any suggestions for someone who has a bachelor's degree in Biology and some clinical experience but would like to get their GPA and DAT scores up? Do you think doing a Medical Science Masters program would be worthwhile? or do you think it would it be better to go ahead and apply & see what happens?

[linhphandds]

@AllEyesOnMi23 Thank you :) And I think if you feel like you're a strong candidate, apply. If you don't feel like you're a strong candidate, do a masters. It's really up to you. Good luck.

[123MMHS]

Is DAT easier than MCAT?

[linhphandds]

@123MMHS Sorry, I don't know. I didn't take the MCAT.

[Beauxsky]

I'm trying to decide what kind of math classes to take,

what was your last math class before the DAT? Do you feel like you were prepared enough for the DAT?

I know I'm going to take Calculus, but I'm unsure of whether I should take a Survey Calc or a two semester Calculus.

[linhphandds]

@Beauxsky To be honest, the last math class I took was in high school. I took AP Calculus and passed the test and got college credit for it, so I didn't take math in college. I did take the Kaplan DAT course to help me study for the DAT.

[Muzwani]

@linhphandds Right all that is required is Calculus for Dental school, Taking Caculus 2 is waste of time unless your BS major requires it what i suggest is just Study calculus indepth for the DAT

[Godslilgirl092]

LOL @5:38. That sooo sounds like my house at dinner time LOL!!

[Godslilgirl092]

How long after did the dental school reply to you after sending your application? And would you recommend this dental school? Is it true NYU is like made up of large classes?

[erikeslindo]

5:40 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAH