Is there really a safety school for dental school?

[ajj70]

I've seen several posts lately about adding "safety schools" to applications. Is there really such a thing for dental school? A safety school is one that you know you will get into with pretty high confidence, 99% or so. It's more of an undergrad thing I think. There are plenty of high stat people that get rejected while lower stat people are getting multiple interviews/acceptance. Apply broadly, but no school is a safety school.

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[pulltheleverkronk]

It's all relative, I guess.

 

[hellofuturedentists]

Maybe if your state has a state school with a pretty high in-state acceptance rate it's more safe than others? But I don't think anything is 99%

 

[dentstudent79]

If you have a high DAT/gpa, then your in-state school is pretty much always a safety school. Just like in undergrad.

 

[MRZ8]

It depends on your definition of "safe."
Some "safety" schools have lower average matriculant GPA/DAT scores than others.
Some "safety" schools accept more minorities than others (i.e. HBCs)
Some "safety" schools accept more in-state applicants than others.

 

[darknightzzz]

If you have a high DAT/gpa, then your in-state school is pretty much always a safety school. Just like in undergrad.

unless you live in CA, UCSF and UCLA lol

 

[BrazilianRider]

If you have a high DAT/gpa, then your in-state school is pretty much always a safety school. Just like in undergrad.

Uh... if you have a high DAT/GPA, your in-state school should be your target, not your safety school.

Private schools are generally considered safety schools, state schools are the "desired" options thanks to their low tuition.

 

[dentstudent79]

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[BrazilianRider]

I clearly said "your in state school." I wasn't talking about all state schools. But, from my experience while applying, it was clear that I would easily get into my state school. It was my safety school. Also, in Texas, chances are you will get into at least one of the three if you are in state.

Yes. An applicant's in-state school should be their #1, or close to their #1 choice. The reason for this is that in-state tuition is a lot cheaper than out-of-state tuition.