Pre-Dental Club October Meeting Please Sign-In on Sheet DAT, Ice Cream, Spring Sem. Brainstorming Monday, November 16

Today’s Meeting: Welcome! Habitat For Humanity – Winter Trips – Thomas Coyne DAT Practice Problems! Next Semester’s Meeting Day/Time Spring Break Idea Brainstorming :D T-shirt Update Upcoming Events

Winter Break Trips! Thomas Coyne – Collegiate Challenge Trip Coordinator Thomas.coyne@uofmhabitat.org http://www.uofmhabitat.org/trips/

Habitat For Humanity Winter Break Trips UMN Habitat for Humanity Habitat For Humanity Winter Break Trips

Details Volunteering: Building a house, painting, shackling, helping @ warehouse Volunteer 8-3, free time after When: January 10th-17th Cost: $475 non drivers, $435 drivers Includes transportation, housing, some meals Locations: Taos, NM. John’s Island, SC. Punta Gorda, FL

Punta Gorda, Florida Things to do: beaches, lots and lots of beaches wildlife rehab centers and sanctuaries fisherman's village (restaurants, shops)

John’s Island, South Carolina Things to do 20 minutes from Charleston Angel Oak (super massive old tree) beaches 

Taos, New Mexico Things to do Hot springs Hiking in the mountains Historical pueblos and churches

Questions? -Visit UofMhabitat.org -Email trips@uofmhabitat.org

Go get ice cream!

DAT Practice Problems! Split into groups of 4-5 people Go around and introduce yourself: Grade, Major Hometown Why you’re thinking dentistry! Work as a group to come up with an answer for each question.

DAT Info Survey of the Natural Sciences 54 seconds / question Biology (40 items) Gen Chem (30 items) O-Chem (30 items) Perceptual Ability Test (90 Items) 40 seconds / question Reading Comprehension (50 items) Quantitative Reasoning (40 items) 67.5 seconds / question

MCAT is 7.5 Hours…. So it’s not THAT bad 

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End of DAT Practice

DAT Tips / Hints Study Early! (~2 months before) Use different sources, some tests are easier/harder than others Take FULL Length practice exams to get an idea of how long the test will be / how you can handle the length Set aside some funding for the test, $415

DAT Resources Free Practice Tests From DAT Genius DAT Bootcamp DAT Qvault 2007 & 2009 ADA Sample Tests are Online Health Careers Center Has Library with DAT Study Materials Chad’s Videos – YouTube http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Education%20and%20Career s/Files/dat_examinee_guide.ashx ADA Guide

Spring Semester Meeting Time Poll The results are in: Spring Semester Meetings: Mondays, 6-7pm Only 5 people voted for Wednesday that could not make Monday. Monday 6-7 had the most votes, about 36. Don’t worry! We’ll host events outside of monthly meetings

Spring Semester Brainstorming! What do YOU want to do / see next semester? Get into groups of 4-5 and brainstorm ideas Informational Topics, Speakers to Host, Volunteer Events, Social Events, Workshops? Write ideas on whiteboards! What we want to do now: Host Fancy Networking Dinner with Dentists and/or Dental Students Bring in Speaker on Health Disparities in Dentistry (Dr. Best)

Tshirts! If you ordered long sleeve, must pay $3 extra to pick up your shirt. Pay when we have shirts. Winning Idea – Order Sent in Sunday!

Can we put your beautiful faces on the internets? If you’d prefer not, let us know!

Thanks for coming! Next Meeting Social Event – Applebees! Monday, December 7th Dr. Lopez – What Makes a Competitive Applicant Social Event – Applebees! Thursday 12/3 7:15 – 8:45 pm Will send out Google Form to RSVP

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