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Hello, all!
There are some basic, common questions about the AADSAS application. Time and time again, people make threads asking the same little things. "How do I use Interfolio?" "Do I use full sentences instead of bullets for my activity descriptions?" etc etc.
Instead of having tons of threads, how about everyone post those little questions here. It would also be good to have a centralized thread where people can look to see if their application questions have already been answered.
If you guys think of anything that you've seen come up a bunch, go ahead and post it! I'll start by answering a few things that I can think of right now.
Overview
When can/should I submit?
LORs
Prerequisites
Coursework/Transcripts/GPA
DAT
Timeline
Extracurriculars
Awards/Honors
Random Questions
Supplementary Apps
There are some basic, common questions about the AADSAS application. Time and time again, people make threads asking the same little things. "How do I use Interfolio?" "Do I use full sentences instead of bullets for my activity descriptions?" etc etc.
Instead of having tons of threads, how about everyone post those little questions here. It would also be good to have a centralized thread where people can look to see if their application questions have already been answered.
If you guys think of anything that you've seen come up a bunch, go ahead and post it! I'll start by answering a few things that I can think of right now.
Overview
When can/should I submit?
- Am I going to be in the first batch? Am I early? Does it matter?
- Can I submit before I have in my letters of recommendation?
- Can I e-submit before my transcripts are in?
- Can I e-submit before my GPA is verified?
- Will schools look at my application without my DAT scores, LORs, or transcripts?
- My DAT scores/LORs just arrived to AADSAS or my GPA was just verified. However, I e-submitted already and have been "mailed out" to schools once before. How will schools get my new stuff?
LORs
- Tell me about Interfolio. Should I use it? How does it work?
- How long does it take my Interfolio letters to be uploaded?
- Can I submit before I have in my letters of recommendation?
- How will schools get my letters if I've already submitted?
- Does a matching form count as a separate letter of recommendation?
- I just read on the ADEA website that they will not allow you to use letters of recommendation more than once. What did you do to get new letters?
- I only have hard copies of my recommendations but my advisor can upload my committee letter to Interfolio if I decide to go that route. Is that possible?
- Do my LORs need to be signed?
- What happens if my school doesn't attach the matching form to my transcript?
Prerequisites
- Do I need to have completed all of my prerequisites before applying?
- Will it hurt me to apply without a Bachelor's degree?
Coursework/Transcripts/GPA
- Do I really have to enter in every course I've taken?
- What do I do about AP classes?
- How long does it take my transcripts to be uploaded?
- How long does it take my GPA to be verified? How long does it take my Interfolio letters to be uploaded? etc.
- If I am a reapplicant, do I need to send in my transcripts again?
- Do schools look at both of your GPAs? Do they prefer at your GPA with +/- or without +/-?
- How do I know which classes count as science, non-science, etc?
- As a transfer student, do I have to send in transcripts from all schools I've attended?
- Can I pick which GPA to display?
- Can I submit an electronic transcript to AADSAS?
- When will my GPA be verified?
- How do I classify AP courses?
- I got a copy of my official transcript. For all my AP/IB classes, they are listed on there with the credit hours I earned from them, but there's no course titles--just "Advanced Placement Exam." What should I do?
- When entering in a repeated course, do I enter in the grade or repeated??
- For a withdrawn course, do I still enter 5 for the number of credits attempted (for, say, a 5 credit course)? It just seems odd to enter the # of credits attempted when I never completed the class.
DAT
- My DAT subsection scores don't show up under my "official scores." All I can see are the dates when they were taken and received by AADSAS. Are they supposed to be there? Where can I see them?
- Will schools care more about my actual DAT s]cores or my DAT percentiles?
- I'm not sure which schools to select when I apply for the DAT. If I don't select a school and end up applying there, do I need to pay to have official score reports sent to them?
Timeline
- What batch am I in? Is my application late? Does being late really make a difference?
- Has anyone heard from school X?
- When do interview invites usually start rolling in?
- I've seen some posts from people saying their "AADSAS status" has been changed to "received/under review" or "invited to interview." Anyone know where I can find the AADSAS status?
Extracurriculars
- How do I describe activities where I participated on-and-off (or just not on a weekly basis)? How do I describe activities where I joined and then later gained a leadership role?
- Shold I use bullets or full sentences when describing my activities?
Awards/Honors
- If I have received the same award multiple times, do I need to make separate entries for it?
- Should I include the Dean's list?
Random Questions
- If a school asks me to list all of the others schools to which I am applying, should I? Why is this any of their business?
- How can I see what my application looks like to schools?
- I can't save my PS. What's up? Also, how should I space my paragraphs?
- How should I space the paragraphs in my PS?
- If I make my AADSAS application now, I can leave it unfinished until I am ready to apply?
- Do I qualify as URM (even if I don't "look" like it, sound like it, have a last name typical of the race, etc)?
- What is some general information about the FAP program?
- Where can I compare the costs of various dental schools?
- Should I pick three things from each category for the cover sheet, or will that look cluttered?
- Am I able to submit my app to a few schools now and then add more in the future?
- Is it possible to tweak my application after submitting?
- Should I include my AADSAS ID when I correspond with schools?
Supplementary Apps
- What is the difference between supplementary applications and secondary applications? Is there a character limit?
- Are a supplementary and secondary application the same thing? Where can I find them to start writing them early?
- What do secondary/supplemental applications look like?
- Are supplemental fees separate from the fees you pay to AADSAS?
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