9/15 Mailing Date!!

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Hello,
My application was sent out on 9/15, and secondaries were sent out around the same time. I applied to NYU, Columbia, Tufts, Temple, Boston, UPenn, Maryland and Buffalo. I haven't heard anything from any school 🙁
I was wondering what could be the red flag on my applications...

oGPA: 3.66
sGPA: 3.65
DAT 24/25/23 - AA/TS/PAT

I do have hundreds of hours of EC and research experience in chemistry and dentistry.
HOWEVER, i don't have any shadowing experience <- could this be a HUGE problem? I want your opinions about it and let me know what I should be doing now 🙁

Thanks in Advance!

Also people who are in the same batch as me, keep this post updated 😉

 

[hail2pitt]

Hello,
My application was sent out on 9/15, and secondaries were sent out around the same time. I applied to NYU, Columbia, Tufts, Temple, Boston, UPenn, Maryland and Buffalo. I haven't heard anything from any school 🙁
I was wondering what could be the red flag on my applications...

oGPA: 3.66
sGPA: 3.65
DAT 24/25/23 - AA/TS/PAT

I do have hundreds of hours of EC and research experience in chemistry and dentistry.
HOWEVER, i don't have any shadowing experience <- could this be a HUGE problem? I want your opinions about it and let me know what I should be doing now 🙁

Thanks in Advance!

Also people who are in the same batch as me, keep this post updated 😉

That is the HUGE problem.

 

[dmdluffy]

Hello,
My application was sent out on 9/15, and secondaries were sent out around the same time. I applied to NYU, Columbia, Tufts, Temple, Boston, UPenn, Maryland and Buffalo. I haven't heard anything from any school 🙁
I was wondering what could be the red flag on my applications...

oGPA: 3.66
sGPA: 3.65
DAT 24/25/23 - AA/TS/PAT

I do have hundreds of hours of EC and research experience in chemistry and dentistry.
HOWEVER, i don't have any shadowing experience <- could this be a HUGE problem? I want your opinions about it and let me know what I should be doing now 🙁

Thanks in Advance!

Also people who are in the same batch as me, keep this post updated 😉

Shadowing is a requirement. It's like not having biology or chemistry and applying to dental school.

 

[bferand]

My mailing date was 9/15 as well

3.4 BCP GPA and 3.56 Non-Sci with 21 AA, 22 Science, and 22 PAT

I did have shadowing hours and great letters... though no interview offers yet either. Though it will likely hinder you a lot not having interview hours. I would attempt to get around 40 before december and possibly email the schools that you are applying to since you cannot update your AADSAS application.

 

[YoHomey]

Hello,
My application was sent out on 9/15, and secondaries were sent out around the same time. I applied to NYU, Columbia, Tufts, Temple, Boston, UPenn, Maryland and Buffalo. I haven't heard anything from any school 🙁
I was wondering what could be the red flag on my applications...

oGPA: 3.66
sGPA: 3.65
DAT 24/25/23 - AA/TS/PAT

I do have hundreds of hours of EC and research experience in chemistry and dentistry.
HOWEVER, i don't have any shadowing experience <- could this be a HUGE problem? I want your opinions about it and let me know what I should be doing now 🙁

Thanks in Advance!

Also people who are in the same batch as me, keep this post updated 😉

I don't think you truly want to become a dentist. How could you be so sure about entering this profession, not to mention spending $300-400K and the next 4 years of your life in dental school, if you never shadowed a dentist and see firsthand what the day-to-day occupation entails?? Ding (it wasn't my Southwest notification).

I did have shadowing hours and great letters... though no interview offers yet either. Though it will likely hinder you a lot not having interview hours. I would attempt to get around 40 before december and possibly email the schools that you are applying to since you cannot update your AADSAS application.

Even if he does as you suggest, it would defeat the purpose. It would obviously appear as a desperate attempt to give his app a quick facelift to fulfill the shadowing component, and not the true purpose of shadowing: to prove that you are truly interested and committed to this profession and know what you're getting yourself into (before applying).

 

[BobLoblawDDS]

I only received around 40 hours of shadowing and I did these literally in the week before I submitted my AADSAS application for GPA review (early August). Even NYU (who are rumoured to prefer/demand 100 hours of shadowing) granted me an interview, so shadowing hours could be more lax of a requirement than people think.

I have however done research at Facdent here at U of T and I've been on the exec of the Pre-Dental Society for 2 years now.

Someone once previously posted here that they had a friend who got into NYU with ZERO hours of shadowing, just like yourself. However, that may have been jumbled up in translation.

All I'm saying is, your stats appear solid and although I imagine the lack of shadowing hours would definitely handicap you, if you show motivation in some other respect (either in your personal statement or supplemental apps, etc.) you still have a fighting chance. Don't give up!

I would advise starting some shadowing now though if not only to prepare for next cycle should you have to reapply.

Also keep in mind that you are rather late with your application so at the moment I think it's a bit premature to jump to any conclusions.

Good luck!

 

[bferand]

True, it would appear that he would be attempting to give his application a face lift, but if he doesn't do anything then your saying just throw away the 700+ dollars for application this year. I would say attempt to do what you can to improve your application even if it would look like a face lift.

 

[dmdluffy]

While that may have happened for one person, I don't think you can count on getting into d school without hours as the normal. Either way, he's in a sticky situation with his hours no matter what he does. If his app is already sent, the best he can do is to shadow and hope he gets lucky.

 

[susalman]

My application was mailed on 9/9, and I haven't received anything any interviews neither.

GPA; 3.79
21AA/20TS

 

[bferand]

My application was mailed on 9/9, and I haven't received anything any interviews neither.

GPA; 3.79
21AA/20TS

susalman

How many schools did you apply too if you don't mind me asking? I just cant get a good reference on when I should expect to get any interview offers.

 

[susalman]

susalman

How many schools did you apply too if you don't mind me asking? I just cant get a good reference on when I should expect to get any interview offers.

I applied to 15...

Well its very hard to get such a reference bferand,, for the past few weeks i checked my email every 30 minutes, even at 5 am to see if i got any interviews, believe me we are in the same boat..

From what i've been reading on this forum, it seems that it's normal for schools to take 8 weeks to reply back at this time of the cycle.. So no worries, unless you hear a rejection (god forbid), you're in a good shape..


Have you noticed from the posts here that all past cycle's applicants got at least one interview!! Even applicants with under average stats!! Our time will come, and you can expect at least 1 interview,, with a good chance of others..

Goodluck