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NYU was my last hope! Got my acceptance letter today! I'm trying not to celebrate too much on here b/c I know what it's like to have no acceptances and have everything up in the air.

So, honestly, I wish everyone out there in limbo the best of luck. I'm rooting for you!
 
NYU was my last hope! Got my acceptance letter today! I'm trying not to celebrate too much on here b/c I know what it's like to have no acceptances and have everything up in the air.

So, honestly, I wish everyone out there in limbo the best of luck. I'm rooting for you!

AWESOME... Congrats.. Your last hope came through big time.. !! What are your stats like?
 
And where do you live? I am still holding out hope for one more day. Oh, and congrats!
 
NYU was my last hope! Got my acceptance letter today! I'm trying not to celebrate too much on here b/c I know what it's like to have no acceptances and have everything up in the air.

So, honestly, I wish everyone out there in limbo the best of luck. I'm rooting for you!

you're a nice person!👍
 
My stats are pretty average:

undergrad: Colgate University (how appropriate)
Post-bacc (undergrad sciences): Buffalo
major: Art/ Art History
AA/TS/PA 19/20/18
SGPA: 3.82 (I did all at Buffalo)
overall: 3.34 (includes the stellar performance at Buffalo)- maybe my mediocre performance as an undergrad was what was holding me back, or maybe my art degree?

So, yup I have six years of undergrad.
 
YAY Colgate!!!
YAY Six years of undergrad!!!
YAY acceptance!!!
 
I'm out here in the west coast and am STILL waiting on NYU. I interviewed there the first week of interviews in September, so I'd hope that was a good sign. More waiting...YellowSnow, I feel ya.
 
I'm in LA. But I'm surprised it got here so fast. It's post marked Dec 1. My mail is usally so slow so if you're in LA I wouldn't give up hope yet.
 
Was it express mail?
 
Colgate, now that's a sign that you're going to be a dentist. Congrats Cymbidium!
 
Congratulation, Cymbidum. Did you also get an acceptance letter from Temple yet?
 
Congratulation, Cymbidum. Did you also get an acceptance letter from Temple yet?

Nope! I'm waitlisted 🙁 Brian said to call back on January 15th and he can basically tell me if I'm in or rejected. I would pick Temple over NYU, but my fiance like NYC better (he went to NYU undergrad) so we'll see.
 
Just got my acceptance letter to NYU Today!
Now a tough decision, Temple or NYU. Bye Bye USC.

Ohh ya I am in Colorado
 
Yeah I got mine today too!! 🙂 I'm in Florida.
 
Congrats Mackchops and PChem!
 
Nope! I'm waitlisted 🙁 Brian said to call back on January 15th and he can basically tell me if I'm in or rejected. I would pick Temple over NYU, but my fiance like NYC better (he went to NYU undergrad) so we'll see.

Hi,

Who is Brian? And how will he know by Jan. 15'th if you will get in or not? I was wait-listed at NYU as well and when I called they told me that I would be notified in March. Please let me know what they told you. Thanks.
 
sorry! Brian is the admissions guy at Temple. I was waitlisted there so all that info I gave was for Temple.
 
My stats are pretty average:

undergrad: Colgate University (how appropriate)
Post-bacc (undergrad sciences): Buffalo
major: Art/ Art History
AA/TS/PA 19/20/18
SGPA: 3.82 (I did all at Buffalo)
overall: 3.34 (includes the stellar performance at Buffalo)- maybe my mediocre performance as an undergrad was what was holding me back, or maybe my art degree?

So, yup I have six years of undergrad.

i think it was your art degree. but that doesn't matter. congrats on your acceptance
 
I got in NYU too 🙂
 
Got into NYU, no interview - now THAT was a surprise!! Just heard today, I'm in CA.
 
Got the letter today in Oregon! The school is great but the money is intimidating. Time to call the air force recruiter?
 
someone on here suggested that the D2 class size is 130. Is that even close?!?!?! We can definatively determine if nyu really kicks out students by the size of the class. It may just be that the new guy at NYU is lying about the past in order to change their rep.
 
someone on here suggested that the D2 class size is 130. Is that even close?!?!?! We can definatively determine if nyu really kicks out students by the size of the class. It may just be that the new guy at NYU is lying about the past in order to change their rep.

Good point 😛 lol
 
Guys who already got accepted in NYU. How was the interview? A little bit of info would be really helpful. I have my interview on 8th and kinda nervous. How was the experience?
 
Guys who already got accepted in NYU. How was the interview? A little bit of info would be really helpful. I have my interview on 8th and kinda nervous. How was the experience?

not stressful at all----the guy that interviewed me was the one whose signature is at the bottom of our acceptance letters,he was awesome. the school is pretty nice from the inside...they didnt ask anything too tricky during the interview...they make you fill out a paper supplementary that you have to write your DAT scores,EC's,dental experience on..its not a big deal.


edit: READ NEXUS before your interview. it helps alot with answering interview questions---and you can see me in it! w00t!
 
Guys who already got accepted in NYU. How was the interview? A little bit of info would be really helpful. I have my interview on 8th and kinda nervous. How was the experience?
Interview was pretty straight forward. Be prepared to answer why you wanna go there and be yourself... Good Luck..
 
Thanks guys. That was very helpful. btw, how long do they take before they let you know whether you are accepted or rejected after the interview?
 
My NYU interviewer's English wasn't great; he was a professor I think they had begged to interview me coz they were short-staffed in the admissions office that day. As a general tip, if you are being interviewed by someone whose English is a bit (or very much) on the poor side, make it a point to say things like "I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE" or "I'M GOOD WITH MY HANDS" loudly and clearly. They might sound like trite and obvious phrases to throw into your conversation, but I can tell you from previous experience and personal knowledge (my father is an immigrant and used to interview candidates for jobs in a different field) that someone who struggles with English and is conducting interviews is specifically looking for you to say those things; you can talk eloquently around topics like helping people and volunteering and research all you want, but if you never actually say "I am interested in research", there's a good chance your interviewer won't write "said he was interested in research" in your evaluation. Good luck!
Reading that made me chuckle a bit, esp the part with all caps. Well said.
 
Another NYU interview tip: When we were there the dean of admissions was talking to us and made a point to say "Some of you are here b/c you have TA experience or have expressed an interest in teaching in your applicaiton- we're facing a shortage of dental educators, so we're hoping that some of you will pursue that path"-- I expressed teaching interest in my essay and have TA experience in Cell Biology so after she said that I played up that angle up as much as I could- and I got in. Not sure if that's why, but she basically spelled out what they were looking for- so go with it!
 
Got the letter today in Oregon! The school is great but the money is intimidating. Time to call the air force recruiter?

YES!! Congrats!! I know you were sweating there for a while!
 
I've TAed gen chem and experessed an interest in Teaching and I got in.

I was interviews by the professor who teaches Ethics, apparently he is the hardest person to get, and wouldnt you know I got a C- in ethics, so we talked about that for a while. Just come across confident, and let them know why you are there and what to go there. Dont act like a baby.

someone on here suggested that the D2 class size is 130.
The D2 class isn't 130 people they add another 130 people to the class of 230. The other 130 people are foreign dentist wanting to become certified in the US, so they have to go to a few more years of schooling.
 
I've TAed gen chem and experessed an interest in Teaching and I got in.

I was interviews by the professor who teaches Ethics, apparently he is the hardest person to get, and wouldnt you know I got a C- in ethics, so we talked about that for a while. Just come across confident, and let them know why you are there and what to go there. Dont act like a baby.


I had that guy too!!! I thought for SURE I bombed my interview! He kept asking really tough questions, I'd give an answer and my answer was never good enough b/c he would keep on asking more questions about my answer!!
 
I also sent him a hand written thank you note- wonder if that helped.
 
Do you need to bring any paperworks with you in the interview? Just curious.
 
someone on here suggested that the D2 class size is 130. Is that even close?!?!?! We can definatively determine if nyu really kicks out students by the size of the class. It may just be that the new guy at NYU is lying about the past in order to change their rep.

No, its that 130 advanced standing international students join the 220 or so already there, making the total D2 class size around 350
 
oh, pchemgrad already clarified that, i missed his post somehow
 
I just received my NYU acceptance today. I am on the West Coast.
 
I just got BIG ENVELOP today!! I'm in California~ good luck to you all
 
I got the envelope today too... Congrats all!
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