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Annie Qin

Class of 2025

Chapel Hill, NC

Application status: Just took my DAT, applying next cycle (no gap year)

Hobbies/Interests: 

Research: RNA Biology

Shadowing: General, pediatric

Talk to me about everything DAT! Studying tips, when to take it, what resources to use, etc. Also the best classes to take for prereqs!

Sonia Gazula

Hometown: Wayzata, MN

Class of: 2024

Major/Minor: Biology Major/Chemistry Minor

Application Status: I applied this cycle. 

Research: Rajagopal Biochemistry Lab

Shadowing: General and Oral Surgery

Talk to me about: photography, baking, music, cats!

Didi Mesfin

Hometown: West Orange, NJ

Class of 2024

Major/Minor(s): Environmental Sciences (B.S.) / Chemistry + Biology 

Application Cycle: Took the DAT at the beginning of January, applying for this upcoming cycle

Shadowing: General, Pediatric, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Endodontics

Talk to me about: Shadowing + DAT + class scheduling tips

Alejandra Mella-Velazquez 

Hometown: San Juan, PR (currently live in Orlando)

Class of 2024

Major: Program II: Latinx Health Disparities: Culture, Society, & Power

Application status: currently applying this cycle!

Shadowing: general, periodontics, pediatrics 

Research: study patient health behaviors with relation to vaccine hesitancy and choices of healthcare providers

Hobbies/Interest: cooking/baking, spending time with friends/family

Talk to me about: taking gap years, working as a dental assistant, cooking, or any good reality TV shows

Roshen Amin

Salisbury, NC 

Class of 2024

Major: Neuroscience + Minors in History and Chemistry

Application status: Applying this cycle 

Research: Neurobiology in the Bilbo Lab

Shadowing Opportunities: General, oral surgery 

Talk to me about: the DAT, required classes, the application process, manual dexterity, and my journey. Outside of school, I love the mountains, traveling, and good music! 

Hailey Jang

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Class of 2025

Major: Evolutionary Anthropology (Evanth), Minors in Medical Sociology, Chemistry

Application status: taking DAT this summer, applying two cycles later (taking gap year) 

Shadowing: oral surgery, general, oral medicine

Research: Alberts Lab (evanth)

Talk to me about: working as an assistant in an oral surgery office; on campus, I’m involved in KAjok (Korean-American student organization), FEMMES+, and MMF (Magical Moments Foundation), a club focused on children with craniofacial differences!