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[johndental]

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Just thought I would post this for those arrogant jerks on this board always bragging about their "stats". Better not brag to loudly to your Clinical Profs. Many of them were admitted in admittedly easier times.

Puts things in perspective though. Somehow when its all said and done GPA really doesnt mean much except in a very poor economy when admissions are tight like now. And gaining
a highly competitive specialty like ortho, endo, or perio. Of course these are based on what you do after your admitted. Some of the low gpa types from the better undergrad institutions are already crushing those from applachian state or I did all my science at a community college types with 3.8's so this also keeps the whole gpa thing in perspective.

Five years from now it could be on a downward trend and all those med school wannabees will be getting into med school instead of having to take dentistry as a second choice ( ridiculous in my opinion as they are very very different professions )

 

[Supernumerary]

For starters, John, I can't think of three posters on this board who brag about their undergrad GPAs. Second, the assumption that a 3.2 at some fancypants school = 3.8 at No Name State is just absurd. I know, I know your school was renowned for having the hardest organic/biology/basketweaving. Whatever. Everybody thinks their university is the hardest. Don't be so quick to knock these guys going to NoNameState. for example - it is a documented fact that over half of all grades given at Harvard are A's.

People are sharing the info on their applications because everyone wants to have a good idea of where they stand. I think it comes across as pretty insecure on your part to call these people "arrogant jerks" just because they are willing to share.

Anyway, I'm not exactly sure what the point of your post is or why you're always so hostile with your posts. Maybe I'm just misreading you - if so, sorry. Please explain. 🙂

 

[ItsGavinC]

Yes, it may be true that our clinical professors (hell, ALL of our professors?) were addmitted when the admissions game was a much different one. But, they STILL were admitted, just the same as we were. As the criteria change, so do the applicants, and certainly the matriculants.

Just because it was easier back then doesn't mean they were qualified. Schools can only accept students based on the applicant pools. With more students applying, schools have a greater pool to select from, and with this typically comes a rise in the quality of the matriculants, leading to an eventual rise in the quality of the applicants.

 

[thisisit]

As I posted before, it was very easy to get into dental school when I got in. God bless them. I didn't even have to have a BS or take the DAT. One thing you should know though, getting in was one thing, staying in another. My class on the first day had 87 people in it. The first day of sophomore year? Only 62 were standing. My school had a tough policy on grading and passing. If you failed more than one class, you automatically repeated the whole year. No make up. If you failed one class, or two D's, or GPA under 2.0, you get a chance to repeat ONE course to raise your GPA or get a pass in case of the failed course. If you did not accomplish this during summer, you would automatically repeat the whole year. You could not go to second year and repeat any courses from your first year. You were either a freshman, a sophmore, or kicked out.

You would be on probation in all of these cases and one more F in any class meant the the end of your dental career at that school. i loved those policies then and I love it even more now. it may have been easy to get in but we got rid of some jokers in a hurry...