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Not necessarily. You could also still get accepted if they are doing a January date like last year. Even if you do get waitlisted, as others have said, there is a decent amount of waitlist movement at LECOM.
Congratulations!!!
If you really want to attend here then there is no downside to showing interest! I will say try to send some updates with it if you have any such as fall grades or any extracurriculars, but LECOM does like letters of interest/intent.
Will not hurt. Did you ever write a letter of intent? Previous years it used to be basically mandatory after the interview
This helps! Thank you so much
Do you think sending a letter of Intent is better than a letter of interest ?
If you're serious about it, yes. Sending a letter of intent shows that if they take you off the waitlist that it's 99% likely you will attend and not decline, which is exactly what they want.
Check your LECOM portal. They are better about updating that than they are about updating AADSAS. If it says a decision has been made then it is possible and I would email them for an update and explain the situation. I saw some schools were also having issues with AADSAS yesterday too, so it’s better to just check the LECOM portal to be safe.
gotcha! It just says “your file is under review by the admissions committee, well notify you when a decision has been made”. kinda weird, I would have thought they would have sent out waitlist notifications yesterday.
They most likely won’t send anything else out until the next acceptance day in January. The school is on break right now, so once they do the second round of acceptances I’m sure that’s when the rest will come out too.
I do not know the specific day but I’m assuming if it will be like last year it’ll be around 30 days from the initial one because they’ll most likely want to see who accepts and turns down their offer.
oh i suppose that makes sense
My status changed from "none" to "offer made" on AADSAS
As someone I know loves to say, be your best professional self. Be yourself, but don't be so lax that you come off like you aren't taking this seriously. Lecom has one of the most laid back interviews of all the schools and isn't really one to worry about.
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Congratulations! My genuine and honest advice is to relax and enjoy your time before dental school starts. Dental school is mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting, so take this time while you have it to do things you love/enjoy instead. You’ll have more than plenty of time to develop hand skills once school starts. (I know that didn’t really answer your question but I promise you you’ll thank yourself later once you’re in this craziness lol).
They make micromotors that use straight and contra handpieces at slow speed. If you really want to, look into those. But yeah. Don't bother worrying about it. Even if you do a bunch of stuff to prepare, probably still going to suck day one like the rest of us.
Yes, a friend of mine got an interview invite from them for January.
Yes, they interview until April typically. We’re on break right now though, so from what I hear they won’t be sending anymore until January after we return.
You can’t speculate on how any school issues admissions letters. As long as you did NOT receive a rejection letter, you still have a chance: whether that be an admission offer on 1/15 or waitlist.
Yes on the acceptance! It sounds like information about the deposit will be included in offer letter packet. I'm still torn about whether to attend LECOM due to financial constraints.
Yes.
Youll get a letter packet at some point with that info. Deposit is 2k or was last time. Probably one of the most expensive deposits I've heard of.
Thanks. Should I be preparing to be receiving a interview way later on because I applied so late... or can be anytime?
Not sure. Could be any time though. Classmate that applied last second interviewed in March I think.
Great to know. Thank you!
No. Lecom's portal is outdated and wonky.
What are your stats? IS or OOS?
in state, 3.5/21AA but I don’t think stats are relevant once you interview.
One of my good friends in our class interviewed before me pre-Dec and was accepted after me in Jan, so yes it is still possible. I know it’s difficult, but try to stay patient. Anything can happen in any given cycle and as everyone has said, no news means you’re still in the running! All you can do right now is wait and update schools if you feel you want to and you have something significant to update them with. Other than that, there is no algorithm or number us current students can give you.
It never hurts
