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You are going to have to retake it with that low of a QR score. Everything else looks good. You pretty much failed QR.
 
What's your DAT break down?

Although doing poorly on QR is not the worst thing (schools hardly consider math), you QR score is so low that you might actually raise more red flags than you thought.
 
lmaozedong1 said:
I did that calculator thing on this and it says I'm competitive at pretty much most of these schools. However, I'm just so damn nervous about that QR score.
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Yeah, in all honesty, it's not too great and something to be mindful of.

What are your BS, GC, and OC scores?
 
lmaozedong1 said:
bs:20
gc:17
oc:20
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Watch out for that GC score.

I hear some schools have a cutoff of 18.

I heard this about NYU and Tufts... Not sure how well enforced this rule is.

I would also suggest investigating DAT cutoffs at each school prior to applying, just to be certain you're not throwing your money away.

Otherwise, you seem like a strong applicant. 🙂
 
MrBeans said:
Watch out for that GC score.

I hear some schools have a cutoff of 18.

I heard this about NYU and Tufts... Not sure how well enforced this rule is.

I would also suggest investigating DAT cutoffs at each school prior to applying, just to be certain you're not throwing your money away.

Otherwise, you seem like a strong applicant. 🙂
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lmaozedong1 said:
I called Tufts and they told me that the ONLY scores they look at are the: AA, TS, PAT, and RC. I was told this from 2 different people. I dunno for sure though I guess.
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Tufts says a lot of things...

I heard that they'll gladly accept applicants that have community college (CC) credits (and even encourage them to pay their fees), in the end they really don't accept applicants with pre-reqs taken at a CC. It's like they just take the applicant's money 😡 😕
 
MrBeans said:
Tufts says a lot of things...

I heard that they'll gladly accept applicants that have community college (CC) credits (and even encourage them to pay their fees), in the end they really don't accept applicants with pre-reqs taken at a CC. It's like they just take the applicant's money 😡 😕
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Hmmm...
 
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Remember.. you are getting advice from PRE-dents. many who have not been accepted to dental school, have no idea what schools ACTUALLY think, and speculate on many subjects. Not to say they're wrong, but take it with a grain of salt. If i remember, i think i had a 15 QR and got accepted to 3 schools, so it's not impossible.

also, yes it does seem some schools just like to take your money and not give you a chance in hell. You can apply to many schools and hope for interviews, or re-take and increase that score and maybe have an even better chance. It's up to you, but nobody can really tell you what your chances are. The schools might though if you call and ask. good luck
 
goffdent said:
Remember.. you are getting advice from PRE-dents. many who have not been accepted to dental school, have no idea what schools ACTUALLY think, and speculate on many subjects. Not to say they're wrong, but take it with a grain of salt. If i remember, i think i had a 15 QR and got accepted to 3 schools, so it's not impossible.

also, yes it does seem some schools just like to take your money and not give you a chance in hell. You can apply to many schools and hope for interviews, or re-take and increase that score and maybe have an even better chance. It's up to you, but nobody can really tell you what your chances are. The schools might though if you call and ask. good luck
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Thanks for the kind words. I'm also in the first mailing if that helps. 😀
 
goffdent said:
Remember.. you are getting advice from PRE-dents. many who have not been accepted to dental school, have no idea what schools ACTUALLY think, and speculate on many subjects. Not to say they're wrong, but take it with a grain of salt. If i remember, i think i had a 15 QR and got accepted to 3 schools, so it's not impossible.

also, yes it does seem some schools just like to take your money and not give you a chance in hell. You can apply to many schools and hope for interviews, or re-take and increase that score and maybe have an even better chance. It's up to you, but nobody can really tell you what your chances are. The schools might though if you call and ask. good luck
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Pre-dents or dental students, no one actually knows how the decisions of the adcoms are actually brought about unless on the committee itself. 🙄

😉
 
MrBeans said:
Tufts says a lot of things...

I heard that they'll gladly accept applicants that have community college (CC) credits (and even encourage them to pay their fees), in the end they really don't accept applicants with pre-reqs taken at a CC. It's like they just take the applicant's money 😡 😕
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what you are talking about is a 7 yr program they have that includes a bach and dds together. I actually have a friend who applied after 2 yrs of Community collge and got into that program.
 
lmaozedong1 said:
I did that calculator thing on this and it says I'm competitive at pretty much most of these schools. However, I'm just so damn nervous about that QR score.
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what calculator thing? theres a calculator?
 
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