Dental School Applicant Background Information

Dental School Requirements

The following checklist of materials, when sent in advance of a Strategy Session, Mock Interview or Writer’s Block Package, allows Dr. Finkel to provide individually tailored advice for applicants to dental school. Those applicants able to send all or most of these items will benefit from more specialized and case-specific recommendations.

Please note all documents must be in Word form except transcripts and test scores, which can be left in PDF form.

a. College transcript (unofficial copy okay)

b. ADEA GPA calculation. See here for how to calculate your ADEA GPA numbers. (You do not need to send your calculations with your background – just the final numbers.) If you believe your ADEA GPA might change with current coursework, please also send your projected ADEA GPA calculation and label clearly.

c. DAT scores (unofficial copy okay)

d. AADSAS or Curriculum Vitae (first drafts okay; in Word format only)

e. List of potential recommendation letter writers & academic position (in Word format only)

f. Personal Statement(s) (first draft okay; in Word format only)

g. In which year’s application cycle do you plan to apply?

Items must be sent to insidermedical@gmail.com at least 72 hours prior to your conversation with Dr. Finkel.

 


About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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