So how much has the dental school application process costed people this year? Just wanting to know how much money to have saved up by then. Thanks!
GEEZ, that is a ton of money....I was about to buy braces but now I'm not sure if I should just wait!
Let's see I applied to 23 schools at around $100/school = $2300 to AADSAS.
Sent secondary application fees to about 20 of those schools at an average of $70/school = $1400 directly to schools
Went to 5 interviews: 3 flights + gas to airport + gas driving to 2 interviews + 5 nights hotel + food = ~$1700
1 deposit placed = $5000
Bad news: Total application cost = $10400 +/- $200 ie A LOT
Good news: Will be a dentist
Let's see I applied to 23 schools at around $100/school = $2300 to AADSAS.
Sent secondary application fees to about 20 of those schools at an average of $70/school = $1400 directly to schools
Went to 5 interviews: 3 flights + gas to airport + gas driving to 2 interviews + 5 nights hotel + food = ~$1700
1 deposit placed = $5000
Bad news: Total application cost = $10400 +/- $200 ie A LOT
Good news: Will be a dentist
W/o interview costs: $2100 w/: $3200
9 schools and only went to 5 interviews. It's pricey, that's why I don't blame that guy that was panhandling on that other thread hahayou applied to 10 schools correct? sounds about right amount i plan on to spend this summer. 3000$ is a lot though
7 schools, 5 interviews, and dat , about$2500, not including deposit, rode the bus in 4 different states, that alone saved me about $400.
4 interviews, after gas, flights, hotels food, and applying (first and secondary apps) = $5000.00
Wowie. I'm sorry man. Things are too expensive now. I was thinking my entire dental school app. cycle incl. interviews + apps would cost 1K MAX, and I thought that was still on the higher end.
The AADSAS application without secondaries may cost you more than $1000 alone.
The processing fee for the 2016 ADEA AADSAS application is
- $245 for the first dental school plus
- $93 for each additional school.
Like I said, ridiculous. Why does AADSAS need so much money for dental school applications? A $40-50 fee to process and upload your application, and then a $5 fee per school I can understand. This is just too extreme.
Dental school is already crazy expensive and all of these other parties are putting more burden on students by charging extraordinary fees.
Why would you get braces now when you can get all your dental work done at a massive discount once you get in?
I didn't know that was possible..lol.
yes it is, you become a guinea pig for our own classmates (cleaning for sure). i am pretty sure since you are a student, they offer a voucher for you. For sure thou, one dental student has at least 1 voucher that minimize or waive dental procedures' fee for one person of their choice
Oh wow, I was about to shell out $6,000. I just feel like it would be hypocritical to go to dental school and be a dentist if I have really bad teeth.
I think it is mainly so that people really think about where they apply. If it was $5 for each school we would all apply to every school. Since it is $93 that is low enough to afford it but high enough to make people really consider which schools they want to apply to. This makes it easier on the whole system so that adcoms don't have to sift through every single application for every applicant. Instead they only have to sift through people who are interested enough to pay $180 including secondary fee. It sucks but that's just the way it is unfortunately...Like I said, ridiculous. Why does AADSAS need so much money for dental school applications? A $40-50 fee to process and upload your application, and then a $5 fee per school I can understand. This is just too extreme.
Dental school is already crazy expensive and all of these other parties are putting more burden on students by charging extraordinary fees.
I think it is mainly so that people really think about where they apply. If it was $5 for each school we would all apply to every school. Since it is $93 that is low enough to afford it but high enough to make people really consider which schools they want to apply to. This makes it easier on the whole system so that adcoms don't have to sift through every single application for every applicant. Instead they only have to sift through people who are interested enough to pay $180 including secondary fee. It sucks but that's just the way it is unfortunately...
Wowie. I'm sorry man. Things are too expensive now. I was thinking my entire dental school app. cycle incl. interviews + apps would cost 1K MAX, and I thought that was still on the higher end.
All approximates:
-$4,000 for DAT, AADSAS, and 2ndary apps
-$1,500 for suits, hotels, and everything else interview related
-$5,000 for non-refundable deposits to a school I will not be attending
So yea I kinda wanna shoot myself. Get to go to a state school though
18 schools.. + supplementals= ~$4,000... One interview across the country= 600$... Depends on where you travel for interviews.
10k?? oh my...I thought I had it rough...
1 interview out of the 18? I hope you got in! haha
Ha going to cost you quite a bit more than 1k haha. Thank god I was working full time. Plus the dental school deposit ain't no joke. This cycle bankrupted my savings lolWowie. I'm sorry man. Things are too expensive now. I was thinking my entire dental school app. cycle incl. interviews + apps would cost 1K MAX, and I thought that was still on the higher end.
Like I said, ridiculous. Why does AADSAS need so much money for dental school applications? A $40-50 fee to process and upload your application, and then a $5 fee per school I can understand. This is just too extreme.
Dental school is already crazy expensive and all of these other parties are putting more burden on students by charging extraordinary fees.
So how much has the dental school application process costed people this year? Just wanting to know how much money to have saved up by then. Thanks!
Well I had 5 invites, attended 4, 2 acceptances, 2 wait lists. Hahah10k?? oh my...I thought I had it rough...
1 interview out of the 18? I hope you got in! haha
Don't forget that anyone who is moving to a new city will need to put down a deposit on an apartment well before financial aid is dispursed. That will be an additional few thousand for the NYU and Columbia folk...
Holy crap. Thats so much money for a 1 bedroom.Most apartments that my wife-to-be and I have found are around $2800 for a 1br. Most also want 1st months rent and a security deposit equal to 1st months rent due at signing. That's another $5600! Good thing I sold my Jeep and made $4700 on it. She'll also sell her Jeep when we move so that'll save us another $750/mth
Holy crap. Thats so much money for a 1 bedroom.
Like I said, ridiculous. Why does AADSAS need so much money for dental school applications? A $40-50 fee to process and upload your application, and then a $5 fee per school I can understand. This is just too extreme.
Dental school is already crazy exp"ensive and all of these other parties are putting more burden on students by charging extraordinary fees.
Ridiculous- what did you....travel first class through the longest possible route, eat at 5 star hotels or something?
Yeah you could get a really really nice brand new home in utah for 2800/monthWe could get a house for that kind of money near some schools....#usingHPSPdollarsforhomeequity
Yeah you could get a really really nice brand new home in utah for 2800/month
Ha no I'm fine with our 2 bed apartment.Are you planning to do that?
Ha no I'm fine with our 2 bed apartment.