Rank the Degree of Acceptance Difficulty for Dental Schools

[O Gaúcho]

Aloha!

So I was just thinking about all of the Dental schools here in California and the difficulty of acceptance when compared to one another. Of course I know that all of them are HARD to get into. We know that. But the question is more of a comparison for each school.

Here is a list:

• Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda
• University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles
• University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, San Francisco
• University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco
• The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles
• Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, Pomona

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[Weakfart]

This is kindling for a fire my friend.

 

[cacazor]

1. ucla
2. ucsf
3. uop
4. usc/western
5'ish: loma linda ( religious = good; not religious = harder)

 

[hopefuldentistry]

This is kindling for a fire my friend.

haha. I have a feeling this will spark a debate among the current students from these schools too. I think cacazor's list is pretty accurate though.

 

[Member 6236]

1. ucla
2. ucsf
3. uop
4. usc/western
5'ish: loma linda ( religious = good; not religious = harder)

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. UOP
4. USC/Western
99. Loma Linda.

*fixed.

 

[O Gaúcho]

Do you have to be adventist to go to Loma Linda? And if they accept people from outside of their religion do they accept many?

 

[ICUrunning]

Do you have to be adventist to go to Loma Linda? And if they accept people from outside of their religion do they accept many?

You do not have to be but obviously they prefer students be SDA.

 

[darkkings13]

1. ucla
2. ucsf
3. uop
4. usc/western
5'ish: loma linda ( religious = good; not religious = harder)

I'd say:

1. UCSF/UCLA almost the same difficulty (rejected at UCSF, and didnt apply to UCLA)
2. UOP (didnt apply)
3. Loma Linda (rejected at Loma Linda.. they told me to retake my DAT because of my 17 RC..Been volunteering there for 3-4 yrs ouch )
4. USC
5. Western

 

[sjv]

Do you have to be adventist to go to Loma Linda? And if they accept people from outside of their religion do they accept many?

They do but not many, check out the most recent posted profile:

http://www.llu.edu/assets/dentistry/documents/admissions/ddsprofile2017.pdf

 

[O Gaúcho]

They do but not many, check out the most recent posted profile:

http://www.llu.edu/assets/dentistry/documents/admissions/ddsprofile2017.pdf

Wow thanks! That has all the answers!

 

[Lock_Jaw]

I'm just going to point out to everyone who applies, that there is so much luck involved it's unreal. My 2 best chances for schools I was wait listed and denied to (this includes my state school). One of the most unfriendly to OOS schools I got and interview and was accepted to. Honestly choose based on price and your favorite schools. I spent a solid 2 months researching where to apply and for some reason none of my predictions came true. Yes this has many factors involved, but I don't think my performance at any of the interviews was much different, and what I thought was my worst interview lead to a Dec. 1st acceptance.

It isn't a science, don't worry so much, and just pick those schools that interest you most (save for Ivy if it's a stretch).

 

[UCLADDS2015]

1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. UOP
4. USC/Western
99. Loma Linda.

*fixed.

UCLA Average entering stats:
3.75 GPA, 22 AA
https://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/learning/interviews-selection-factors

UCSF Average entering stats:
3.50 GPA, 21 AA
http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-cycle-statistics

 

[CaliforniaDMD]

UCLA Average entering stats:
3.75 GPA, 22 AA
https://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/learning/interviews-selection-factors

UCSF Average entering stats:
3.50 GPA, 21 AA
http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-cycle-statistics

In this case, the numbers don't speak for themselves. From what I've seen, UCSF admissions seem to be more unpredictable