Midwestern AZ interview 50%??

[dooley11]

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I'm looking at the stats on predents.com and it seems like every other person gets an interview from midwestern az.. Should I not be excited?? 🙁

 

[kgrill88]

I'm looking at the stats on predents.com and it seems like every other person gets an interview from midwestern az.. Should I not be excited?? 🙁

I interviewed there last year and they interview a lot of people.. I think they said somewhere along the lines of like 500.. just because it is private and so people usually end up going with state schools if they get into those. But as far as being excited.. it's an interview you should definitely be excited!

 

[dooley11]

I interviewed there last year and they interview a lot of people.. I think they said somewhere along the lines of like 500.. just because it is private and so people usually end up going with state schools if they get into those. But as far as being excited.. it's an interview you should definitely be excited!

so after the interview is the chance of getting in about 30%?

 

[kgrill88]

so after the interview is the chance of getting in about 30%?

I would say higher than 30%. Yes, they do interview a lot of people but they have a large class size and according to admissions last year they get a lot of movement off of the wait list. So even if it comes to that, you aren't down for the count.

 

[2th Doc]

Keep in mind that the stats you're seeing on Predents is only representative of those who make a Predents account and provide their information--it's not like the schools report their complete data here. I'm sure there are more than 181 applicants and 86 who have interviewed. With that said, what's to say that the same ratio of applicant/interview doesn't exist among people who don't participate on Predents? Well, nothing, but I'm more and more convinced that those who use Predents, much like SDN typically have higher-than-average stats, and therefore will have a higher interview/app ratio. I believe Dr. Polk said they get around 3000 applicants, and I guarantee they don't do 1500 interviews. I don't remember a specific average of interviews, but if it is 500 like mentioned before, that's only 16.67 percent, so getting an interview is still quite an achievement.

 

[MrAvicii]

based on the 2011 adea guide, MWU-AZ interviewed 22% of their applicants, so 1 in 5 got an interview. Out of those 22% (or 611 people) it accepted 18% of those applicants (or 111 people) some SDNers have debated these stats as inaccurate or misrepresented. but thats what the data says.

therefore based on this data, going to the interview does not guarantee an acceptance. Meanwhile, Case Western interviewed 12% of its applicants and accepted 75% of the them. So I would feel comfortable if I had an interview there because the chance of an acceptance is quite high.

 

[SuperTank]

based on the 2011 adea guide, MWU-AZ interviewed 22% of their applicants, so 1 in 5 got an interview. Out of those 22% (or 611 people) it accepted 18% of those applicants (or 111 people) some SDNers have debated these stats as inaccurate or misrepresented. but thats what the data says.

therefore based on this data, going to the interview does not guarantee an acceptance. Meanwhile, Case Western interviewed 12% of its applicants and accepted 75% of the them. So I would feel comfortable if I had an interview there because the chance of an acceptance is quite high.

As a current Midwestern student, I can tell you that the stats are right for the most part, except the 18% acceptance of interviewees is NOT accurate. There are 111 seats, so that 18% is actually for students who enroll. There are at least that many people accepted who decide to go elsewhere. From what I've been told by the adcom, and sitting in on interviews, there will be about 500 interviewees of the more than 3,000 applicants this year. If you get an interview, your chances of being accepted are pretty good..

 

[MrAvicii]

As a current Midwestern student, I can tell you that the stats are right for the most part, except the 18% acceptance of interviewees is NOT accurate. There are 111 seats, so that 18% is actually for students who enroll. There are at least that many people accepted who decide to go elsewhere. From what I've been told by the adcom, and sitting in on interviews, there will be about 500 interviewees of the more than 3,000 applicants this year. If you get an interview, your chances of being accepted are pretty good..

Ok I see what you mean so the 18% is incorrect because 111 is the total amount of Seats, not the total amount of applicants accepted? Is that what your saying?

Also do you think this is done for all the schools in the ADEA list? If so then thats pretty misleading.

 

[FLOSS UR TEETH]

Ok I see what you mean so the 18% is incorrect because 111 is the total amount of Seats, not the total amount of applicants accepted? Is that what your saying?

Also do you think this is done for all the schools in the ADEA list? If so then thats pretty misleading.

look on p. 32 i think and it will tell you how many ppl are accepted for most schools. I think MWU reported N/A tho. But yeah 111 is just the amount of seats.. they will most likely accept at least double that

 

[SuperTank]

Ok I see what you mean so the 18% is incorrect because 111 is the total amount of Seats, not the total amount of applicants accepted? Is that what your saying?

Also do you think this is done for all the schools in the ADEA list? If so then thats pretty misleading.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. They accept many more students than will actually enroll.

Also, regarding the numbers, I don't think it's intentional. When I was applying, I noticed a lot of errors in the numbers throughout the book. But the book has a LOT of numbers, and I wouldn't be too surprised if someone just entered the wrong numbers in the wrong place. I don't think it's meant to be misleading; it's probably just an oversight.

 

[NguyenDDS]

For the 2010 edition, it says that MWU-AZ interviewed 491 OOS applicants and accepted 176 of those. And they also interviewed 79 in-state applicants and accepted 37 of those.

 

[MrAvicii]

For the 2010 edition, it says that MWU-AZ interviewed 491 OOS applicants and accepted 176 of those. And they also interviewed 79 in-state applicants and accepted 37 of those.

MWU-AZ does not differentiate between IOS and OOS so you can lump the numbers together to get a more accurate picture of that stats.

 

[2th Doc]

Does the ADEA book actually give the legitimate total number of acceptances extended? Or does it just count the number of seats filled as acceptances? From what Nguyen says, it seems to be the former, which would be best certainly.

 

[2th Doc]

As a current Midwestern student, I can tell you that the stats are right for the most part, except the 18% acceptance of interviewees is NOT accurate. There are 111 seats, so that 18% is actually for students who enroll. There are at least that many people accepted who decide to go elsewhere. From what I've been told by the adcom, and sitting in on interviews, there will be about 500 interviewees of the more than 3,000 applicants this year. If you get an interview, your chances of being accepted are pretty good..

Hey Tank, are you a D2 this year? I just interviewed down there on the 27th with Andrea (last name evades me) and Dr. Polk and must say that of the three schools I've interviewed at thus far, Midwestern takes the cake hands down. If I get accepted, I'm 99.9% sure I'll be heading down there. I'd love to hear your experiences of D1 in a PM or something if you get a chance.

 

[NguyenDDS]

MWU-AZ does not differentiate between IOS and OOS so you can lump the numbers together to get a more accurate picture of that stats.

I know, but thought it was interesting nonetheless 🙂

 

[MikeDiggity]

Sounds like I was pretty right in what I told you right 2th? They sure have their act together at Midwestern! Did you find out if the school does in fact have any flaws?

 

[Bereno]

Hmm... I did not apply there because I felt that their program was still too "new" for me. Looks like I might regret that decision lol

 

[2th Doc]

Sounds like I was pretty right in what I told you right 2th? They sure have their act together at Midwestern! Did you find out if the school does in fact have any flaws?

Indeed right. The big sellers for me were their state-of-the-art equipment which will be huge in the future of dentistry, the ability to accommodate all students' needs with enough equipment, their philosophy on using gold, their outstanding integration of technology in the sim lab, the seemingly awesome faculty, and the opportunities of working specialty cases.

The only flaws I was able to get out of anyone was the cost, the summer heat, and the dynamic nature of the program as far as things changing (what, exactly, no one really mentioned, other than fees) since it's still evolving.

 

[gt123]

Indeed right. The big sellers for me were their state-of-the-art equipment which will be huge in the future of dentistry, the ability to accommodate all students' needs with enough equipment, their philosophy on using gold, their outstanding integration of technology in the sim lab, the seemingly awesome faculty, and the opportunities of working specialty cases.

The only flaws I was able to get out of anyone was the cost, the summer heat, and the dynamic nature of the program as far as things changing (what, exactly, no one really mentioned, other than fees) since it's still evolving.

You're right on the money for the pluses. The weather wasn't too bad this first semester, and it's about to be amazing for the next 8 months. I don't think the program will be undergoing HUGE changes anymore, for example this year the D4 class had to lose their clinic lab partner and begin working with a D3. However, we underclassmen will always be paired with upperclassmen so there won't ever be a drastic change for us. The cost is a problem, but honestly with the cost of living it approaches many other schools. Quality school with quality curriculum and people, you can't lose by coming here.