***TMDSAS 2016***

DATBooster | The Ultimate DAT Resource
This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
Applications: currently processing applications submitted on 6/6

They've really started falling behind in the processing now. To be expected, we submitted on 6/14...
Members don't see this ad.
 
Reapplicants, are yall rewriting your optional essays? I rewrote my personal statement but my unique experience essay from last year is still the same experience. Any advice?
 
Committee Letter transmitted and received: 6/22
Transcript received: 6/16 (from UH) and 6/22 (from HCC)
GPA verified: 6/12
Application transmitted to schools: 6/12
Email from schools received: 6/12 (Baylor), 6/18 (UT-Houston), 6/22 (San Antonio)
DAT: Will be taking in less than 2 weeks!

Now the waiting game...
 
Members don't see this ad :)
Typical Average Student said:
Committee Letter transmitted and received: 6/22
Transcript received: 6/16 (from UH) and 6/22 (from HCC)
GPA verified: 6/12
Application transmitted to schools: 6/12
Email from schools received: 6/12 (Baylor), 6/18 (UT-Houston), 6/22 (San Antonio)
DAT: Will be taking in less than 2 weeks!

Now the waiting game...
Click to expand...

When did you submit your application?
 
TMDSAS Application E-Submitted: 06/07/2015
Reapplicant?: No

DAT Taken: 02/04/2015
DAT Uploaded to TMDSAS: 05/02/2015

Transcript(s) Submitted: 05/04/2015, 5/27,2015, & 05/28/2015
Transcript(s) Received: 05/14/2015, 06/04/15, 06/08/15

GPA Verified: 6/24/2016

Date Application Mailed: 6/24/2016
Batch #: no idea
 
Last edited:
cacajuate said:
Reapplicants, are yall rewriting your optional essays? I rewrote my personal statement but my unique experience essay from last year is still the same experience. Any advice?
Click to expand...

Mine is still the same experience, but I am just editing it so it can be better.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
cacajuate said:
Reapplicants, are yall rewriting your optional essays? I rewrote my personal statement but my unique experience essay from last year is still the same experience. Any advice?
Click to expand...

I was told that you must rewrite everything regardless if it's the same or not. You can still talk about the same topic I believe.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
DentalLonghorn2014 said:
I was told that you must rewrite everything regardless if it's the same or not. You can still talk about the same topic I believe.
Click to expand...

Who told you this? That sounds ridiculous. I would think that all you gotta do is change this and that lol
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
RuffDay said:
Who told you this? That sounds ridiculous. I would think that all you gotta do is change this and that lol
Click to expand...

Reapplicants. They got accepted so I assumed they knew what they were talking about lol
When deans came to talk to us, they did say that they want to see improvement all over the application for reapplicants so I just assumed they meant the essays too lol
 
Typical Average Student said:
Committee Letter transmitted and received: 6/22
Transcript received: 6/16 (from UH) and 6/22 (from HCC)
GPA verified: 6/12
Application transmitted to schools: 6/12
Email from schools received: 6/12 (Baylor), 6/18 (UT-Houston), 6/22 (San Antonio)
DAT: Will be taking in less than 2 weeks!

Now the waiting game...
Click to expand...

Best of luck on that DAT!
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
cacajuate said:
Reapplicants, are yall rewriting your optional essays? I rewrote my personal statement but my unique experience essay from last year is still the same experience. Any advice?
Click to expand...
RuffDay said:
Who told you this? That sounds ridiculous. I would think that all you gotta do is change this and that lol
Click to expand...

This video is a panel of admissions members comment that they would like to see everything new and rewritten because you should obviously have new experiences and new view on life now that you're reapplying.

Edit: either that video or the second part....
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
Is it too soon to inquire if anyone has received interview invitations yet? I noticed from last year's thread that this is around the time invitations for dental schools are sent out.
 
Members don't see this ad :)
I noticed that, too! But many of those interviews were given to people who had their applications transmitted to schools by late June or earlier. My application was transmitted today so I don't expect to hear anything soon. When did your application get sent to the schools?
 
Looking at tmdsas last year, yes it looks like the invites started to go out this week. But, they didn't go out until Friday, and then every week on Friday invites went out. So, I think we should start seeing some invites go out today to those who applied early and had their apps transmitted by mid to late June. Here we go everybody!
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
fearthewild said:
I noticed that, too! But many of those interviews were given to people who had their applications transmitted to schools by late June or earlier. My application was transmitted today so I don't expect to hear anything soon. When did your application get sent to the schools?
Click to expand...

My application was sent out on 6/10 and I received confirmation emails from the schools between 6/12-6/22. My letters were not uploaded until 6/23 though.
Ahhh the waiting game...
 
cacajuate said:
Reapplicants, are yall rewriting your optional essays? I rewrote my personal statement but my unique experience essay from last year is still the same experience. Any advice?
Click to expand...

My health advisor said you don't have to rewrite the whole thing but maybe change up a little bit or update it if you have new experiences.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
SXCoronado said:
SA's email said their interview season doesn't begin until September, typically interview invites don't come this far in advance do they?
Click to expand...

Yeah I know the email I got said that too. Idk last year the invites started going out this last week and this coming week. I guess we'll just see what happens. Hurry up to wait
 
Loganc said:
Yeah I know the email I got said that too. Idk last year the invites started going out this last week and this coming week. I guess we'll just see what happens. Hurry up to wait
Click to expand...

I think, at least for SA, invites went out earlier last year because interviews began in the beginning of August. I interviewed around August 6th back when I was applying.
This year we just moved into a new clinic and our DS1s are starting on July 27th instead of July 1st. If it is true that interviews are starting in September this year (I have not been told when they are starting), it probably has to do with the move and the late start for the DS1s. I would expect that interview invitations will be sent out later than in past years.
 
Just got an interview invite for Baylor on 08/19! I guess that means yall will start hearing back soon.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 4 users
Got an interview invite from Baylor today as well. Curious when San Antonio sends out?
I will be seeing you there MolarBear11! Yours at 8:30 am?
 
Drenalin said:
Got an interview invite from Baylor today as well. Curious when San Antonio sends out?
Click to expand...
Sorry to be a broken record, when was your application sent to the schools?

San Antonio seems to be last in line as far as processing stuff this year.
 
EasTexan said:
Sorry to be a broken record, when was your application sent to the schools?
Click to expand...

I submitted mine June 3rd but didn't take DAT until June 15th. They (Baylor) emailed me to fax DAT score, my DAT score wasn't processed by TMDSAS until July 1st.
 
Drenalin said:
Got an interview invite from Baylor today as well. Curious when San Antonio sends out?
I will be seeing you there MolarBear11! Yours at 8:30 am?
Click to expand...

Mine is at 11AM :(. Congrats though and good luck!
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
.
 

Attachments

  • ImageUploadedBySDN Mobile1437500970.632399.jpg
    ImageUploadedBySDN Mobile1437500970.632399.jpg
    42.4 KB · Views: 463
Last edited by a moderator:
Just got my invite from Baylor as well! Looks like everyone who has gotten invites thus far is extremely competitive. I submitted on May 30th.
Here are my stats:
oGPA 3.75
sGPA 3.76
DAT 23AA/22TS/24PAT
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
I'm like... incessantly checking my email now lol. Good luck to those who received IIs! You guys CLEARLY deserved it :) amazing stats!
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Anyone else hear anything yet? So quiet from Texas schools... T_T
 
got mine for 8/26 morning, anyone else got that date? :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
sorry i forgot to include it, interview is with Baylor. i got the email last friday 7/24

i submitted on June 24th, Baylor sent me their confirmation email 7/15

my stats are
oGPA 3.94
sGPA 3.91
DAT 24AA/23TS/24PAT

EDIT: im a tx resident btw
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
catoshiro said:
Holy cow. Sounds like I have slim chances at Baylor competing with the GPAs and DATs of people who have been invited already.
Click to expand...
SDN is a pretty small sample of the people applying and/or being invited for interviews...




That's what I keep telling myself anyway...
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
You must log in or register to reply here.
Next unread thread

Similar threads

R
TMDSAS Descriptions
Replies
0
Views
465
responsible_tell14
R
R
  • Question
Extracurriculars TMDSAS
Replies
0
Views
834
responsible_tell14
R
A
TMDSAS Activity
Replies
0
Views
850
axb4577
A
L
TMDSAS notification
Replies
1
Views
721
ColoredSpectrum
C
azkazk
TMDSAS Application Question
Replies
0
Views
573
azkazk
azkazk
Top