is this a troll post, I just spoke to atlantic bridge today and they said no offers have been sent :S
Guys I do have a question for those of you who applied for UCC graduate entry program. So atlantic bridge emailed me last week saying that UCC admission would start reviewing my application soon and wanted me to fill in a supplementary form. they wanted to know if I have taken courses like biochem,anatomy,physio and etc. So I am wondering now are those courses required for the 4-year program entry? I don't remember AP has mentioned anything about them on their application form. I am worried that I would get rejected for the 4-year program because I have not taken any anatomy courses
I'm just trying to help you guyz out so u guys don't go crazy calling AB about when UCC gonna send out admissions and my sister doesn't use SDN so I decided to inform u guyz.
Fine don't believe me. You can call them tomorrow and ask them.
Wow amazing accomplishments. Why the sudden change because it seems that your really successful in your career! Thatd be an interesting interview question
I had a coworker who was going through dental school while working part time as a nurse as well and I became very interested in dentistry after talking with him. And I like learning new and challenging skills!
I don't think there is. Admissions GPA requirements are higher for Canadian schools because there aren't as many schools in Canada, thus there is more competition for seats.
Well...I have some friends in American schools and I can tell you this: Things like bowling, P.E., chess, etc. would never be a university course in a Canadian school haha.
Im curious about this as well, how did you end up with this conversion, because if anything i would say its harder to attain a high gpa in a canadian school than it is in an american school, from what i have seen atleast.
Hey ashyyyjayyy! I hope you're having a good day! I have a friend who is a professor at an university here in America who informed of the GPA conversion between America and Canada. If the info I have provided is correct or incorrect, it is irrelevant really. But if I make a 100 average in a 3 hour course and a 89.4 average in another 3 hour course, the cumulative GPA for those two courses is a 3.5. In America a B letter grade is from 80-89. Any B letter grade is a 3.0 no matter if it is an 80 or 89.4. And the same with a 100 average or 90 average, both are 4.0. Also, a 2.0 is 70-79.4. I am sure Canadian colleges provide a great education. But just to defend the American college institutions, if you "Google" the top 100 colleges in the world, I'm sure you will find many American universities at the top of the list.
Tell me about it.... I've never been so desperate to see the mailman walk up the driveway -_- If you look at the FAQ / instructions the majority of the information they tell us is related to getting good LoR and doing a good personal essay. They keep saying that grades and GPA are not as accurate to use to asses an individual for school and it is not weighed as heavily.I think it's pretty hard to make a direct (representative) conversion that is universal. I haven't bothered to see how my GPA converts- in fact it's a bit irrelevant to the programs in Ireland. Don't get me wrong grades are important; but the thing I really like about Ireland dental schools is that they look at your extracurriculars and consider your program difficulty when evaluating your application as well.
Also.... Let's not get into the subjectivity of which university is more difficult than another and which provides a higher quality education... I beg of you.
On another, more entertaining note- I had a dream last night that there was a FedEx truck outside my house. Nothing happened. It just sat there. For days. There was a package on the seat with my name on it. But I couldn't get to it. The driver never came back.
I didn't realize FedEx would begin to invade my dreams. I blame late night reviews of this forum for updates haha
Most likely-"likely" is the key word we will hear back next week(latest update we have all heard straight from atlantic bridge- the people who send out the letters)
Well put PhilThril. Second hand stories are all we really have at this point... No reason to get worried if you haven't heard anything
I agree with Samiam...I was accepted early to a professional program in the past. I really wished that I had the opportunity to take another year (even though at the time I didn't see it that way). It ended in me playing 'catch up' the whole time, and it wasn't a very positive experience. I would way rather have 5 years of preparation... but that's the type of student I am. I like to take my time and be assured that I know everything... some people are great test writers and seem to know everything right off the bat; I'm not quite like that. Also I agree with the time line that was mentioned. For example: if Samiam got a letter on Tuesday next week, and I got a letter on the following Monday, we may be in the same selection/offer cycle, it's just the order that the paperwork was processed.
"The course workload for the 4 and 5 year programs are exactly the same, the only difference is in the first year of the 5 year program you do intro classes, many of which are similar to courses youve done in undergrad (anatomy, biochem... etc) after the first year its exactly like the 4 year program, the first year really turns out to be a waste when it comes down to it."
That's great congrats to your sister!
The deposits 4000 euros and she has till 23rd April
Haha it is pretty believable
Hi Dent hopeful, unfortunately none of us here can give you an answer and can only speculate, you're going to have to contact Atlantic Bridge since they have communication with the universities.I completed my application pretty late,i.e, end of March. Does it mean that I am going to miss the first round of offers?
I had confirmation all of my documents were received by December 3rdth 2014
