“I applied to dental school once on my own and got zero interviews. My GPA was good, my DAT was average, and I honestly thought maybe dentistry just wasn’t in the cards for me. I was embarrassed and didn’t really know what I was doing wrong. When I called schools to ask what I could do to improve, they all said to take the DAT again.

I found Dental School Guide after that failed cycle. On our first call, they went through my entire application and showed me exactly where I was losing points with schools: my school list was off, my personal statement was generic, and my experiences focused more on hours than on the specific experiences schools were actually looking for. It stung to hear, but it was the first time someone gave me concrete feedback instead of just saying, ‘Try again’ or ‘Retake the DAT.’

Over the next few months, they helped me rewrite my personal statement from scratch, gain experiences that aligned with the schools I was applying to, and build a realistic school list for my stats. We did multiple mock interviews, and I received detailed notes after each one.

That cycle, I got 5 interview invites and 3 acceptances, including one from a program that had rejected me before. And the best part was that I never had to retake the DAT.

If you’re a reapplicant who feels stuck and discouraged, this is the guidance I wish I had the first time.”