Infosource

[fourpointohoh]

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Is it just me, or does infosource really suck?

Out of the 20 schools that I applied to, only 5 have entered data on it, however it hasn't really changed for about 3 months now.

Gosh, I just want answers!!!!

 

[Comet208]

you are lucky that 5 schools have some data! it says N/A for all the schools that i have applied to. However, InfoSource people are the not the ones to blame; it is dental school's responsibility to inform InfoSource so they can update.

Comet.

 

[ddstothecor]

Infosource has been a huge disappointment! First, you had to wait week-after-week for the site to get up and running, and then when you could finally log on, there was not much to see. The information posted isn't current. Not all schools participate, and the ones that do provide very non-specific information. Some schools don't update in a timely fashion. It's easier to call each school; it may even be faster to correspond by mail: It is a good idea that has failed to live up to its lofty ideals.

 

[ItsGavinC]

I'll provide this information again so people have a bit more understanding about the InfoSource system at this point:

This year is a beta-test year, and as such, roughly half of the dental schools are participating. That means that there is a great chance that your school's status will ALWAYS read "N/A", simply because the school does not even have access to InfoSource.

Comet is 100% correct that the fault lies directly with the school if they are not updating their information. The A-client provides full support for transferring the information over to InfoSource, so the fault lies directly at the schools.

InfoSource will be a really great tool, once the kinks are worked out of it, and once ALL schools are participating and doing so on a timely basis.

What we see this year is merely a glimpse.

 

[ddstothecor]

If you're going to do something half-a**ed, why bother at all?😳

 

[yosemitesam]

These things take time to develop. Wilbur and Orville Wright didn't invent the Boeing 747, after all. You have to start with an idea and keep improving and innovating before you get anything even resembling a final product.

 

[ItsGavinC]

Originally posted by ddstothecor
If you're going to do something half-a**ed, why bother at all?😳

Great point! Unfortunately, you are mistaking a beta-test for a half-a**ed job. The ADEA should have done a better job of informing students that NOT ALL schools are participating in InfoSource.

The fact still remains that those who ARE participating seem to be doing so at their leisure, which is one of the key points of interest for the AADSAS officials.