1. Pre-Dental Club October Meeting
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DAT, Ice Cream, Spring Sem. Brainstorming
Monday, November 16

2. 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

3. Winter Break Trips!
Thomas Coyne – Collegiate Challenge Trip Coordinator

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

5. Details
Volunteering: Building a house, painting, shackling, 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

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

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

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

9. Questions?
-Visit UofMhabitat.org -

10. Go get ice cream!

11. 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.

12. 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

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

15. D

17. B

19. B

21. A

23. B

25. D

27. B

29. C
4>3>2>1

31. B

33. 1

35. D

36. End of DAT Practice

37. 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

38. 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
s/Files/dat_examinee_guide.ashx
ADA Guide

39. 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

40. 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)

41. 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!

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

43. 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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@umnpredent