In-state versus Out-of-State

[dboy]

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Hey guys, I read some statistics the other day about dental schools. It said in 2000, there was ~8,000 applications to dental schools and ~ 4,000 were accepted. Out of the 8,000 applicants, only 75% were even qualified. It makes me feel a lot better about my chances of getting into dental school. I read these statistics in a book from Borders, not an internet source. Does anyone know what the statistics are like today? When I look at the statistics of state schools and see 1200 applications for 80 seats, I feel like I have a better chance of winning the lottery. But when I see that over half the applicants are accepted somewhere, and only 75% of the applicants even qualify, I feel like I have a really good shot. I'm guessing that a lot of state schools have a lot of out of state applicants every year. Does anybody know approximately what percentage of out of state applicants make up a state school's applicant pool? For instance, a state school has 1200 applications for 80 seats; how many of those applications are out of state?

 

[ElliotMX884]

Hey guys, I read some statistics the other day about dental schools. It said in 2000, there was ~8,000 applications to dental schools and ~ 4,000 were accepted. Out of the 8,000 applicants, only 75% were even qualified. It makes me feel a lot better about my chances of getting into dental school. I read these statistics in a book from Borders, not an internet source. Does anyone know what the statistics are like today? When I look at the statistics of state schools and see 1200 applications for 80 seats, I feel like I have a better chance of winning the lottery. But when I see that over half the applicants are accepted somewhere, and only 75% of the applicants even qualify, I feel like I have a really good shot. I'm guessing that a lot of state schools have a lot of out of state applicants every year. Does anybody know approximately what percentage of out of state applicants make up a state school's applicant pool? For instance, a state school has 1200 applications for 80 seats; how many of those applications are out of state?

Hey,

A really good website to check out various statistics is www.PreDents.com. They rank schools on number of applicants, percentage of out-of-staters accepted, etc.

 

[Dr.Brutus]

Hey guys, I read some statistics the other day about dental schools. It said in 2000, there was ~8,000 applications to dental schools and ~ 4,000 were accepted. Out of the 8,000 applicants, only 75% were even qualified. It makes me feel a lot better about my chances of getting into dental school. I read these statistics in a book from Borders, not an internet source. Does anyone know what the statistics are like today? When I look at the statistics of state schools and see 1200 applications for 80 seats, I feel like I have a better chance of winning the lottery. But when I see that over half the applicants are accepted somewhere, and only 75% of the applicants even qualify, I feel like I have a really good shot. I'm guessing that a lot of state schools have a lot of out of state applicants every year. Does anybody know approximately what percentage of out of state applicants make up a state school's applicant pool? For instance, a state school has 1200 applications for 80 seats; how many of those applications are out of state?

Here are the numbers from Ohio State from last year's application cycle

In State: http://dent.osu.edu/admissions/applicants_in_state.php

Out of State: http://dent.osu.edu/admissions/applicants_out_of_state.php

 

[prez_al]

OMFG!!!!! Now I feel stupid for applying to so many state schools...