How much are you spending on the application/interview process?

[vlct0ria]

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I've noticed on here and predents that so many people apply to a TON of schools. Including cost of taking the DAT/sending scores, application fees, interview travel/accomodations, how much should I expect to spend applying for next cycle?

 

[Dentchica]

i think there's a longer recent thread on this...try doing a search.

to answer your question though...$3000+

 

[dr bojangles]

i've applied to a few more schools than avg, which i think is about 8-12. but thats cause i was so nervous about getting in. and yes, i'm paying all app fees by myself, no help from family. i've spent ~$2k by now on apps/interview stuff, but i expect ~$3-4k by the end of all of this (its a lot, but its necessary).

 

[leoele]

I have spent just over 2K to apply to 15 schools. Also, I'm probably spending about $500-700 of traveling costs per school I'm interviewing at. It's expensive, but I'm convinced that it will be worth it. Plus, I knew it was coming...

 

[ak47]

I've noticed on here and predents that so many people apply to a TON of schools. Including cost of taking the DAT/sending scores, application fees, interview travel/accomodations, how much should I expect to spend applying for next cycle?

approaching 6k with 22 schools (5 interviews so far), DATS, kaplan, supp fees, traveling, etc.

think of it as an investment! and an investment that you can not avoid......

 

[rewJW]

I was kind of freaking out to my boss about the money I've spent on d-school admissions and he told me to look at it this way:

a. To make money, ya gotta spend money!

b. The couple grand you spend on applications/interview arrangements are just a drop in the bucket compared to what you'll rack up during d-school, so get used to being in debt.

c. However, depending on how modestly you want to live after d-school, you can pay those debts off 'relatively' quickly (or spread them out and spend your earnings like a maniac, lol), and make a decent, comfortable living.



Made me feel slightly better but I still hate being thousands of dollars in debt at 21. I never wanted to have credit card debt, blah =\

 

[DDSguyLA]

The answer is too MUCH.


$4419 to this very moment...
much more to come.
i'm gussing around $500 per interview...

 

[Lurchdubious]

I spent around $4,000 I think last year. 5 interviews.