How many times does the avg student apply before actually getting in?

[sportsplayer24]

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i heard the avg. has been going up? what do you guys think?

 

[kappa505]

yes

 

[dddsmack]

I think the average applicant applies once. At least from the people/predents at my school. The ones who usually don't make it are pretty below average around here.

 

[dr.rex]

it took me one try and i thought i would take way more than that

 

[nate28]

i heard the avg. has been going up? what do you guys think?

I think it has to. The number of applicants has been increasing over the years but not the number of spots so people need to apply a second or even a third time. It kind of compounds on itself. Then there's the fact that dentistry is f***ing awsome, so of course, everyone wants a piece of the action and then there are even more applicants...

 

[SugarNaCl]

Took me 2 tries, though the first time I applied to only 5 schools and I applied in November.

 

[eleminopee]

i think the national acceptance rate is around 50%. I could be wrong though. at my school last year it was about 68% or so....

 

[1992Corolla]

I think it has been going up. More applicants, same number of spots, it has to be. I applied as a 'no degree' the first time and didn't get in (it was worth a shot) and then applied a second time with a degree and did get in.