>> What I look for is not so much grade point average or the dental aptitude exam.
I look to see what is in their chest cavity?
And that's their heart.
Not to be little the profession.
I think anyone who's committed I can make a dentist.
But to make a good dentist I need a commitment and that commitment will show
up in youngsters from day one, literally.
I want to see volunteerism.
I want to see the type of volunteerism.
I want to see three-dimensional not a two dimensional this looks good on my resume,
but uniqueness and truly a commitment to the community to society, and to the better lives
of the individuals while there are undergraduate.
And that to me will carry over anything.
The question is do I want to accept all 4.0 students or do I want may be a 3.0
and I'll take a 3.0 with that commitment over any 4.0.
So the grade point average to me is totally secondary.
The dental aptitude is tertiary to what the individual feels and what they want to do
with their lives and how they have backed that up
with actions prior to applying to dental school.
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