A profile of dentistry, class of 2004; and hygiene, class of 2002   Sylvia Davis, MA, director of admissions, provides a profile of the incoming classes.   During School of Dentistry orientation, Sylvia Davis, MA, director of admissions, provided a profile of the incoming classes. Following are some interesting statistics about the dentistry, class of 2004; and dental hygiene, class of 2002 students: Dentistry The average GPA for the incoming students is 3.34 (science courses 3.21; non-science 3.46). Males comprise the majority (62), and 31 percent of the class (29) are female. Of the 91 students accepted, 16 are married. 37 are Caucasian; 44 Asian Pacific; 8 Hispanic, and 1 African-American. The average age is 26. The most popular surnames are: Kim (8); Lee (6); Clark (2); and Cho (2). Seventy-four percent of the class is Seventh-day Adventist. Twenty-one students graduated from Pacific Union College, Angwin; followed by La Sierra University, 17; University of California--Berkeley, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Fullerton, Bakersfield, San Bernardino, and San Marcos, 14; Walla Walla College, 9; and Southern Adventist University, 6. Out-of-state students are from Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Tennessee, West Virginia, Washington state, and Utah. There is one student from Canada. Dental hygiene The average GPA of the incoming dental hygiene class is 3.32, with a science GPA of 3.13. Of the 42 new students, 41 are female. Eight are married, and five are parents. Eight students attended Crafton Hills College; and La Sierra University, Pacific Union College, and Walla Walla College each send 7 graduates. Thirty-two students are Caucasian, 5 are Asian, 4 are Hispanic, and 1 is African-American. The average age is 28. Thirty-four of the students were born in the U.S. (26 in California; the rest from Idaho, Minnesota, New York, and Washington), with the remaining students born in Canada, Honduras, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, and Sweden. Twenty-four are Seventh-day Adventist and the remaining students are from faiths including Baptist, Catholic, Jewish, Lutheran, and Methodist. Six of the incoming students are daughters or sisters of School of Dentistry alumni. University | Medical_Center | LLU&MC_home | Search | Employment | News_&_events | Academics | Our_mission | Admissions | Registration | Research | Alumni | Student_resources All contents copyright © 2001 Loma Linda University. All rights reserved. Revised Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:41 PM Send comments and questions to webmaster@univ.llu.edu URL: http://www.llu.edu/