Accepting Dental Schools

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So I called AADSAS to ask about how the application works when you get accepted. They told me if you accept your offer for a dental school, all the dental schools you applied to will be notified that you accepted. Does anyone know how other dental schools view you if you accepted an offer but are still on waitlist for their school?

 

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You can accept your offer at multiple schools, just by paying their deposits (which are usually non-refundable). You have until about March 1st to pick one school to attend, because on March 1st, schools tell AADSAS the names of their entering class, and on March 5th, AADSAS releases the names to every other school (to see if a name is listed twice -- ie, student is holding a seat at two schools). Soooo, you have until March to see if you get off a waitlist for a school, while guaranteeing a seat at another. All you lose is your deposit, and your waitlisted school won't know til March. I'd first wait and see if you're still waitlisted in March, chances are you may not be...

Source/more info: ADEA AADSAS® Guidelines for Dental Schools When Extending Offers of Admission