Acceptance Thread-class Of 2008/2009

[BDS-DMD]

Hi everyone

I think we should have a acceptance thread. Please post your stats:
-NB I/II score
-GPA
-Toefl
-Nationality
-Work Ex in US/home country
-Re/fresh applicant
-Schools applied
-Schools interviewed
-Schools accepted at
-Schools chosen.

Please do not post any questions here. I will be forced to delete them. Feel free to PM the individual. It will be really useful if we only have the actual facts here.

Thanks

 

[amdoct]

Univ Of colorado----Class of 2008/2009

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-NB I/II score ------- 87
-GPA ------- 3.52
-Toefl ------- 250
-Work Ex in US/home country ------- 7 yrs
-Re/fresh applicant ------- fresh applicant
-Schools applied ------- Colorado
-Schools interviewed ------- Colorado
-Schools accepted at ------- Colorado
-Schools chosen. ------- Colorado


Hope this helps

 

[divya]

 

[sv79]

MY stats:
-NB I/II score I = 92%
-GPA :3.3
-Toefl : 300
-Nationality: India
-Work Ex in US/home country: Masters/RA/Work Ex(Clinical Research)
-Re/fresh applicant: Fresh
-Schools applied: BU
-Schools interviewed :BU
-Schools accepted at: BU
-Schools chosen.BU

Hope this helps

 

[doctorabnormal]

MY stats:
-NB I/II score I =
-GPA :3.53
-Toefl : 297
-Nationality: India
-Work Ex in US/home country: Volunteer US/approx 1 yr India
-Re/fresh applicant: ReFresh
-Schools applied: Loma Linda-
Schools interviewed :Loma Linda
-Schools accepted at: Loma Linda
-Schools chosen.Loma Linda

 

[babyteeth]

-NB I/II score : 84
-GPA : 3,63
-Toefl: 250
-Nationality : Peru
-Work Ex in US/home country " 3-4 years
-Re/fresh applicant: fresh
-Schools applied : USC
-Schools interviewed : USC
-Schools accepted at: USC
-Schools chosen. : USC

 

[uscdoc]

NB I/II score : 90
-GPA : 3,4
-Toefl: 257
-Nationality : india
-Work Ex in US/home country " 0years
-Re/fresh applicant: fresh
-Schools applied : USC,nyu,uic
-Schools interviewed : USC
-Schools accepted at: USC
-Schools chosen. : USC
__________________

 

[slapa]

-NB I/II score 89
-GPA 3.6
-Toefl 247
-Nationality Czech
-Work Ex in US/home country 4 months/2 years
-Re/fresh applicant fresh
-Schools applied UOP, UCSF, UCLA, UPENN, NYU
-Schools interviewed UCLA, UPENN, UCSF turned down
-Schools accepted at UCLA
-Schools chosen. UCLA

 

[SJ35]

I'm so happy I can post in this thread So here it is
-NB I/II score -87
-GPA - 2.97
-Toefl - 277
-Nationality - Lithuanian
-Work Ex in US/home country 1.5 years/ 12 years
-Re/fresh applicant - reaplicant
-Schools applied - University of Colorado, UCLA, UOP, UIC, University of Michigan
-Schools interviewed - all of them (canceled my interview at Michigan)
-Schools accepted at - UOP, UIC
-Schools chosen - UOP

 

[Aspita]

 

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[Kshah]

MY stats:
-NB I/II score I =
-GPA :3.42
-Toefl : 107 out of 120 IBT
-Nationality: India
-Work Ex in US/home country: 2 yrs in India, dental assitant 2 1/2 yrs
-Re/fresh applicant: reapplied
-Schools applied: UIC
-Schools interviewed :UIC
-Schools accepted at: UIC
-Schools chosen.UIC

Hope this helps

 

[waso]

Ok here goes....


-NB I/II score......86/80
-GPA.................3.4
-Toefl...............270
-Nationality......... Lebanese studied dentistry in Lithuania
-Work Ex in US/home country.......DA for 2 years in the U.S
-Re/fresh applicant...................Re-applicant
-Schools applied...........USC, UOP and UCSF
-Schools interviewed.....USC and UOP(declined interview)
-Schools accepted at.......USC
-Schools chosen.............USC


Regards,

 

[VzlaOdonto]

-NB I score.....88
-GPA.................3.4
-Toefl...............250
-Re/fresh applicant.............. fresh
-Nationality......... Venezuelan
-Work Ex in US/home country.......Venezuela(8 months), US- DA (1 year)
-Schools applied...........UCLA, UOP and UCSF
-Schools interviewed.....UCLA and UCSF(declined interview)
-Schools accepted at.......UCLA
-Schools chosen.............UCLA

 

[dentisttim]

-NB-I 84, II-75
-GPA.........4.0
-Toefl............257
-Re/fresh applicant..... fresh
-Nationality......... Chinese
-Work Ex .......China, Oral Surgeon 6 years, US-postdoc 3 years
-Schools applied...........UPENN, USC,UCSF,UOP, UIC, COLUMBIA
-Schools interviewed..... UPENN, USC,UCSF,UOP, UIC
-Schools accepted at.......UCSF,UOP,UIC, UPEEN (waiting list)
-Schools chosen.............UCSF

 

[dentment]

-NB I score.....93
-GPA.................3.3
-Toefl...............287
-Re/fresh applicant.............. fresh
-Nationality......... India
-Work Ex in US/home country.......One year in India
-Schools applied...........UPENN, UCLA, USC, UOP, UMICH, NYU, BU, Nova
-Schools interviewed.....UPENN, UCLA, USC
Declined interview offers from UOP, UMICH, BU
-Schools accepted at.......UCLA, USC
-Schools chosen.............UCLA

 

[dentaljock]

-NB I/II score: 93. No part2
-GPA: 3.73
-Toefl: 293
-Nationality: Indian/Canadian
-Work Ex in US/home country: 3 yrs
-Re/fresh applicant: .
-Schools applied: BU, UOP, UCSF, UPenn
-Schools interviewed: BU, UCSF, UOP, Upenn
-Schools accepted at: BU, UCSF, UOP, Waitlists: Upenn
-Schools chosen.: BU

 

[Toshiba]

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HI Everybody... posting it a little late....But I am excited to start my career journey in States.
Here are my stats

-NB I score.....95
-GPA.................3.51
-Toefl...............280
-Re/fresh applicant.............. fresh
-Nationality......... India
-Work Ex in US/home country.......One and a half year in India, 6 months in canada
-Schools applied...........UPENN, USC, UOP, UCSF, UMICH, BU
-Schools interviewed.....UPENN, UCSF, USC, UOP
Declined interview offers from .....BU ,UMICH
-Schools accepted at.......UPENN,UCSf, USC.( UOP waitlisted.)
-School chosen.............UCSF

 

[enamelina]

Accepted into BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Good luck and God bless all.
Rgds
enamelina
BUGSDM CLASS OF 2008

 

[Gaura Nitai]

-NB I/II score.............................PART 1 95
-GPA..................................................4.0
-Toefl.................................................283
-Schools interviewed.............................BU,UCSF
-Schools accepted at............................BU,UCSF
-School chosen...................................BU

Good luck and God bless all.
Rgds
enamelina
BUGSDM CLASS OF 2008

 

[molaris]

Finally
NBDE1-------88
GPA---------3.41
Toefl---------270
Nationality-----Indian
Work Exp.------8 months back home
School applied--------USC,NYU,BOSTON,UOP,UCLA,UCSF.
Got an intervieW call from----BOSTON,USC,NYU
School interviewd--------USC
School accepted---------USC
School Chosen-----------USC

 

[manik khisti]

NBDE1-------90
GPA---------2.98
Toefl---------263
Nationality-----Indian
Work Exp.------1.5 yrs back home/ almost 1 yr DA in us
School applied--------USC,upenn,BOSTON, ucsf, columbia, ucla, nyu, umich,
School interviewd--------USC, ucsf, upenn, boston, [NYU and colorado sent interview call letters]
School accepted---------Ucsf,Boston
School Chosen-----------Boston

all the best to all
cheers,
manik

 

[Rhia]

-NB I/II score:96
-GPA:3.85
-Toefl:277
-Nationality:indian
-Work Ex in US/home country:5yrs
-Re/fresh applicant:fresh applicant
-Schools applied: BU
-Schools interviewed: BU
-Schools accepted at: BU
-Schools chosen.: BU

rhia

 

[flosser]

Hello All,



Here are my stats:
-NB I/II score - I - 89, II- 82
-GPA - 3.3
-Toefl - 287
-Nationality - Indian
-Work Ex in US/home country - Two years
-Re/fresh applicant - Re
-Schools applied - BU, Upenn, Loma Linda, UCSF, UOP
-Schools interviewed - All of the above except UCSF
-Schools accepted at - Upenn,UOP
-Schools chosen. - Upenn

 

[pundoc]

i got accepted at usc.my stats are
part1-89
toefl-297
ece-2.6
wes-3.4
work exp-3 years.
fresh applicant.
schools applied to-usc,uop,upenn.got a call from all of them.
got accepted at-usc
joining-usc

 

[Gaura Nitai]

bump!

 

[pearlindia]

NB I/II score ------- 91 / 88
-GPA ------- 3.74
-Toefl ------- 257
-Work Ex in US/home country ------- 4 mos Volunteering as DA / none
-Re/fresh applicant ------- waitlisted at tufts given admn for next year
-Schools applied -------UCSF, UOP, USC, Loma Linda, BU, Upenn, tufts
-Schools interviewed ------- UCSF, USC, BU, TUFTS, UPENN
-Schools accepted at ------- TUFTS, waitlisted at BU & UPENN
-Schools chosen. ------- TUFTS

 

[dantrakshak]

NB I/II score ------- 91 / 88
-GPA ------- 3.74
-Toefl ------- 257
-Work Ex in US/home country ------- 4 mos Volunteering as DA / none
-Re/fresh applicant ------- waitlisted at tufts given admn for next year
-Schools applied -------UCSF, UOP, USC, Loma Linda, BU, Upenn, tufts
-Schools interviewed ------- UCSF, USC, BU, TUFTS, UPENN
-Schools accepted at ------- TUFTS, waitlisted at BU & UPENN
-Schools chosen. ------- TUFTS

Hi pearlindia,

Can you please tell me that how did you know that you are in waiting list at BU ?
I am asking as I was interviewed long back in November and still no response from BU ?

 

[Gaura Nitai]

good luck

 

[pearlindia]

Thank you & Good Luck to you!

 

[pinkdiamond]

Please continue posting useful info

 

[Chompers]

NB I/II score ------- 87
-Toefl ------- 270
-Dental School -------- UNIBE (Dominican Republic)
-Work Ex in US -------- DA/RDH
-Nationality ------------Colombian
-Schools applied --------UCSF, UOP, USC, UCLA, UM, Upenn (others still pending)
-Schools interviewed --- USC, UCLA, UM
-Schools accepted at -- waitlisted UCLA, UM
-Schools chosen ------- UM




couldn't be happier!

 

[az646]

hello there

this is a question for all the aaplicants who accepted BU offer instead of other schools. first of all congrats to all of you ok now coming to the question.... can u guys pls tell me why you chose BU instead of other schools. like what were the pros and good points that made u pick BU? i would really appreciate any kind of information and help thank you and congrats to you all who got accepted this year

 

[blacktooth]

NDB PART 1 SCORE: 93%

TOEFL: 267

GPA: 3.67

DENTAL SCHOOL: INDIA

WORK EXPERIENCE: EXTERNSHIP AT A DENTAL CLINIC- 1 MONTH.

NATIONALITY: INDIAN.

SCHOOLS APPLIED: USC, BU, UPENN.( NYU-REAPPLICANT)


SCHOOL INTERVIEWED AT: USC, BU, UPENN.

SCHOOL ACCEPTED AT: BU , NYU ,WAITLISTED AND ACCEPTED AT UPENN

SCHOOL CHOSEN: BU.

 

[Nolls]

NB I/II score ------- 93/80
-Toefl ------- 263
-Dental School -------- KLE Dental India.
-Work Ex in US -------- DA for an year. Voulnteer expi with red cross.
-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UPITT, UMICH, TEMPLE
-Schools interviewed --- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UMICH
-Schools accepted at -- waitlisted UMICH, UPENN
accepted BU, UCONN
-Schools chosen ------- BU

 

[divya]

NB I/II score ------- 93/80
-Toefl ------- 263
-Dental School -------- KLE Dental India.
-Work Ex in US -------- DA for an year. Voulnteer expi with red cross.
-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UPITT, UMICH, TEMPLE
-Schools interviewed --- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UMICH
-Schools accepted at -- waitlisted UMICH, UPENN
accepted BU, UCONN
-Schools chosen ------- BU

Congratulations on your acceptances.just noticed that you did your bds from karnataka

 

[Gaura Nitai]

Congrats!!! and good Luck

NB I/II score ------- 93/80
-Toefl ------- 263
-Dental School -------- KLE Dental India.
-Work Ex in US -------- DA for an year. Voulnteer expi with red cross.
-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UPITT, UMICH, TEMPLE
-Schools interviewed --- BU, UPENN, UCONN, UMICH
-Schools accepted at -- waitlisted UMICH, UPENN
accepted BU, UCONN
-Schools chosen ------- BU

 

[Khurram]

NB I/II score-part 1 90
-GPA-3.75
-Toefl-300
-Nationality-US
-Work Ex in US/home country-6 months work in US/1 year work in pakistan
-Re/fresh applicant-reapplicant at nyu (waitlisted last year)
-Schools applied-nyu, usc, upenn, uop
-Schools interviewed-usc(last year) nyu(last year)
-Schools accepted at-nyu!!!!!!FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
-Schools chosen.-unless by some miracle I get into upenn or usc, i'm going to NYU BABY!!!

 

[mahima_dentist]

Congrats Khurram !! You did it finally

All the best in all your future endeavors.

Take Care

 

[PK_Bond]

Hello Everyone...
Here is my story so far .........

-NB I/II score-part 1 91
-GPA-3.56 BDS/3.85 - MHA(USA)
-Toefl-283
-Nationality-INDIA
-Work Ex in US/home country-2 years as Manager in US/2.5 year work in India
-Re/fresh applicant - Fresh Applicant
-Schools applied-UM, USC, UPENN, BU, Case
-Schools interviewed-USC, UPENN, BU
-Schools accepted at- USC, BU and Waitlisted at UPENN
-Schools chosen.- BU

Take care
PK_BOND

 

[fido!]

congrats....BOND!!

Hello Everyone...
Here is my story so far .........

-NB I/II score-part 1 91
-GPA-3.56 BDS/3.85 - MHA(USA)
-Toefl-283
-Nationality-INDIA
-Work Ex in US/home country-2 years as Manager in US/2.5 year work in India
-Re/fresh applicant - Fresh Applicant
-Schools applied-UM, USC, UPENN, BU, Case
-Schools interviewed-USC, UPENN, BU
-Schools accepted at- USC, BU and Waitlisted at UPENN
-Schools chosen.- BU

Take care
PK_BOND

 

[32 pearls]

-NB I score ------- 93
-Toefl ------- 283
-GPA -------- 4.0
-Dental School -------- MCODS, Manipal, India.
-Work Ex in Home country -------- 4 months, lecturer
- in US - research assistant (College of Dentistry) - 6 months
-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UMN
-Schools interviewed --- BU
-Schools accepted at -- BU
-Schools chosen ------- BU

 

[treasure]

NB score -------91/85
-Toefl ------- 300
-GPA -------- 3.74
-Dental School -------- NHDC,Mumbai,India
-Work Ex in Home country -------- 2 years in India

-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UMN,UCSF,UCLA,UOP,USC,Upenn
-Schools interviewed --- All of the above
-Schools accepted at -- BU,UCLA,UCSF,UMN waitlisted at USC and UOP
-Schools chosen ------- UMN

Treasure

 

[fido!]

congrats,buddy!all the best!

-NB I score ------- 93
-Toefl ------- 283
-GPA -------- 4.0
-Dental School -------- MCODS, Manipal, India.
-Work Ex in Home country -------- 4 months, lecturer
- in US - research assistant (College of Dentistry) - 6 months
-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UMN
-Schools interviewed --- BU
-Schools accepted at -- BU
-Schools chosen ------- BU

 

[fido!]

hi treasure,
my heartiest congratulations on ur acceptance!why umn?although.... u were chosen at bu,ucsf,ucla and all the fancy schools? waiting for a reply!

NB score -------91/85
-Toefl ------- 300
-GPA -------- 3.74
-Dental School -------- NHDC,Mumbai,India
-Work Ex in Home country -------- 2 years in India

-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UMN,UCSF,UCLA,UOP,USC,Upenn
-Schools interviewed --- All of the above
-Schools accepted at -- BU,UCLA,UCSF,UMN waitlisted at USC and UOP
-Schools chosen ------- UMN

Treasure

 

[pengdds]

NB score -------91/85
-Toefl ------- 300
-GPA -------- 3.74
-Dental School -------- NHDC,Mumbai,India
-Work Ex in Home country -------- 2 years in India

-Nationality ------------Indian
-Schools applied -------- BU, UMN,UCSF,UCLA,UOP,USC,Upenn
-Schools interviewed --- All of the above
-Schools accepted at -- BU,UCLA,UCSF,UMN waitlisted at USC and UOP
-Schools chosen ------- UMN

Treasure

HI, Treasure, if I am not wrong, I remember you have chosen UCSF. Can you tell me why you think UMN is better (the pro- and con-)? Thanks.
Best,
Peng

 

[treasure]

No, I had not chosen UCSF...I chose UMN because it was the most practical choice from my family's perspective.
Treasure

 

[jojo-Z]

No, I had not chosen UCSF...I chose UMN because it was the most practical choice from my family's perspective.
Treasure

Closer to Illinois? If I'm not mistaken you are from IL, I think you said once that u wont apply to UIC, because is Certificate program, right ?
jojo

 

[treasure]

Hi,
I think you are confusing me with someone else.If you read below my avatar it says North dakota and that is where I am located. I never lived in Illinois.
Treasure

 

[jojo-Z]

Hi,
I think you are confusing me with someone else.If you read below my avatar it says North dakota and that is where I am located. I never lived in Illinois.
Treasure

Sorry, probably I am.
jojo