Acceptance Chance when offered an interview?

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Are the official # of interviews given by each school and # accepted by those schools posted anywhere? I remember reading something about it but I can't be sure if it even exists I tried searching for it but no luck. Thanks for the help

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I've read numerous times that its in the ballpark of 30%.

Here are three links to your question:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=219676
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/show....php?p=4661772
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=665426

Check out Doc Toothache's post but at VCU, the admissions dean told us only <1/3 who were interviewed would be accepted.

Originally Posted by Stacker

Check out Doc Toothache's post but at VCU, the admissions dean told us only <1/3 who were interviewed would be accepted.

Check out the link I just posted (edit)..For an instater: 22% accepted/ 37% interviewed = 60%

Even with this said, I would be willing to bet that those interviwed pre-december would have a greater chance of being accepted, stats collected by the end of the year would be lower overall, due to less seats available and thus an increased competitiveness...I believe it works this way for all schools...At my last interview they even told us that...lower numbers are always attributed to the scramble that ends up happening post december, usually stats of acceptance are higher pre-dec.

Originally Posted by periopocket

Check out the link I just posted (edit)..For an instater: 22% accepted/ 37% interviewed = 60%

Even with this said, I would be willing to bet that those interviwed pre-december would have a greater chance of being accepted, stats collected by the end of the year would be lower overall, due to less seats available and thus an increased competitiveness...I believe it works this way for all schools...At my last interview they even told us that...lower numbers are always attributed to the scramble that ends up happening post december, usually stats of acceptance are higher pre-dec.

For VCU, there were 310 in-state applicants. 111.6 (36%) of those 310 were interviewed. Only 68.2 of those 111.6 who were in-state and interviewed were admitted.

So if you interviewed at VCU and are in-state, you have a 61.11% likelihood of getting admitted.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by Stacker

For VCU, there were 310 in-state applicants. 111.6 (36%) of those 310 were interviewed. Only 68.2 of those 111.6 who were in-state and interviewed were admitted.

So if you interviewed at VCU and are in-state, you have a 61.11% likelihood of getting admitted.
Thanks!

Yea woof its getting awfully competitve to get into a good state school like that these days!

Found an interesting tidbit in doc toothache's excel sheet.

Indiana ranks #2 for for "OOS % Interviewed" at 22%.
However, they rank near to bottom of "OOS % accepted" at only 2%.

Originally Posted by periopocket

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hahaha Did anyone else calculate what their odds of acceptance are based on the percentage of applicants interviewed? Or am I the only that is completely stats paranoid?

Originally Posted by Sanedor

hahaha Did anyone else calculate what their odds of acceptance are based on the percentage of applicants interviewed? Or am I the only that is completely stats paranoid?

Hmm... maybe I'm just interpreting the data wrong but I tried calculating the percentage of in-state interviewee's who get accepted at the University of Detroit Mercy in 2011 and I got some weird numbers.

Based on UDM's data from 2011:

-A total of 341 in-state applicants applied
-37% in-state applicants received interviews = .37 x 341 = ~126
-34% in-state applicants accepted = .34 x 341 = ~116

So the acceptance rate for an in-state student who receives an interview at UDM is... 116/126 = 92%?!?

OR is it 34% OF the in-state applicants who RECEIVED INTERVIEWS get accepted?

Originally Posted by Sanedor

hahaha Did anyone else calculate what their odds of acceptance are based on the percentage of applicants interviewed? Or am I the only that is completely stats paranoid?

No! Very stats paranoid myself! I check every time I get an interview. You can combine the numbers between interviews and get a % chance of being accepted to dental school in general....this process is very nerve racking!

Originally Posted by iDentastic

Hmm... maybe I'm just interpreting the data wrong but I tried calculating the percentage of in-state interviewee's who get accepted at the University of Detroit Mercy in 2011 and I got some weird numbers.

Based on UDM's data from 2011:

-A total of 341 in-state applicants applied
-37% in-state applicants received interviews = .37 x 341 = ~126
-34% in-state applicants accepted = .34 x 341 = ~116

So the acceptance rate for an in-state student who receives an interview at UDM is... 116/126 = 92%?!?

OR is it 34% OF the in-state applicants who RECEIVED INTERVIEWS get accepted?

That's how I interpreted my numbers yes. OOS acceptance for those invited to interview at Midwestern-IL was 82.5%. IN in state was 45% of interviewees receive acceptance. Helps to ease the nerves looking at the numbers! Hopefully they stay about the same this cycle.
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Originally Posted by Sanedor

That's how I interpreted my numbers yes. OOS acceptance for those invited to interview at Midwestern-IL was 82.5%. IN in state was 45% of interviewees receive acceptance. Helps to ease the nerves looking at the numbers! Hopefully they stay about the same this cycle.
Good luck to all!

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It seems too good to be true... Well for my chances at UDM at least.

Originally Posted by iDentastic

It seems too good to be true... Well for my chances at UDM at least.

.

Originally Posted by Sanedor

Ya I'm idiot and interpreted the spreadsheet incorrectly. *Blah* Sorry for any false hope...

Wait what? So is my initial calculation correct or incorrect??

Originally Posted by iDentastic

Wait what? So is my initial calculation correct or incorrect??

The way I am interpreting the spreadsheet is the same way as your are. The percentages are based on the IS/OOS applicant pool. NOT the interview pool. So your 92% looks correct to me assuming of course that the spreadsheet is accurate.

I thought I was interpreting it wrong the first time but re-looking over the numbers and column labels I believe I am drawing the same information from it as you are. Seems like some schools give more interview opportunities but like to weed out candidates more versus interviewing less and admitting a larger interviewee percentage. Definitely something to think about when applying and/or rejecting interview offers I guess...