Most OOS Student Schools

[rushpike19]

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What are the schools with the highest OOS students?

 

[rebecca_chatul_tov]

I think NYU/Touro are pretty high, but I am not sure which school is the highest in absolute terms. I honestly would get the school guide (it's $35) and took at the stats for each school.

 

[Arthur Jeffries]

check this thread out. gives a nice summary of oos friendly schools

OOS Friendly Schools List from ADEA Guide

 

[Ollivander]

I spent a couple cycles breaking down the schools I'd have the best chance of being accepted to. I omitted NYU, USC, and South Carolina due to extreme tuition prices for OOS. I should have probably included MWU in that group though. Judging by the ADEA Guide dating back to 2014, these are your best shots as an OOS. Some more than others obviously, but I was just going by the average applicant with average stats.

Oklahoma
Kentucky
Iowa
Tennessee
North Carolina
VCU
Michigan
UNLV
Pittsburgh
Creighton
Louisville
Temple
West Virginia
Indiana
Marquette
Maryland
Nova Southeastern
Minnesota
Western
MWU-AZ
MWU-IL
ASDOH
MOSDOH
Roseman
LECOM
Case Western

 

[dentalstar100]

I think NYU/Touro are pretty high, but I am not sure which school is the highest in absolute terms. I honestly would get the school guide (it's $35) and took at the stats for each school.

ADEA guide was the best investment ever besides the DAT materials lol

 

[FeralisExtremum]

I spent a couple cycles breaking down the schools I'd have the best chance of being accepted to. I omitted NYU, USC, and South Carolina due to extreme tuition prices for OOS. I should have probably included MWU in that group though. Judging by the ADEA Guide dating back to 2014, these are your best shots as an OOS. Some more than others obviously, but I was just going by the average applicant with average stats.

Oklahoma
Kentucky
Iowa
Tennessee
North Carolina
VCU
Michigan
UNLV
Pittsburgh
Creighton
Louisville
Temple
West Virginia
Indiana
Marquette
Maryland
Nova Southeastern
Minnesota
Western
MWU-AZ
MWU-IL
ASDOH
MOSDOH
Roseman
LECOM
Case Western

I don't think UNC should be on this list - they're highly selective OOS.

 

[goprodent2]

I don't think UNC should be on this list - they're highly selective OOS.

Same with Creighton (got info straight from website): Top 5 state pref: NE, ID, HA, MN, HI, SD (if your from one of these states, then by all means apply)

But what futuredentist said, either pay the fee for the ADEA book, or find some of the data here on SDN. But I will tell you here were quite some mistakes, as data changes frequently. For every school I chose, I went to their website to confirm the stats. I personally went through each school (after taking out like 25 schools that I knew I wasn't/didn't want to go to) Last 40 schools were easy to knockout.

At the end of the day, you should choose your own schools. You will have to live with that decision for 4 years if you get accepted and don't like the school bc someone told you "hey its a good school" people's opinions are different.

 

[chives_irvine]

I spent a couple cycles breaking down the schools I'd have the best chance of being accepted to. I omitted NYU, USC, and South Carolina due to extreme tuition prices for OOS. I should have probably included MWU in that group though. Judging by the ADEA Guide dating back to 2014, these are your best shots as an OOS. Some more than others obviously, but I was just going by the average applicant with average stats.

Oklahoma
Kentucky
Iowa
Tennessee
North Carolina
VCU
Michigan
UNLV
Pittsburgh
Creighton
Louisville
Temple
West Virginia
Indiana
Marquette
Maryland
Nova Southeastern
Minnesota
Western
MWU-AZ
MWU-IL
ASDOH
MOSDOH
Roseman
LECOM
Case Western

But USC is a private school, so the price is the same for everyone and they don't distinguish between IS/OOS. Regardless, you are right that it is expensive

 

[goprodent2]

I'm not so sure. Lots of OOS not from those states get in. Maybe the reason why the top 5 OOS are those is because that area is familiar with NE. It's kinda hard to live in NE if you're east of Iowa. Assuming good stats, you have a good shot at Creighton if OOS.

Possibly, im sure they probably do accept other students from other states, but these are their top feeder schools per the website. and I agree, if you have good stats, im sure they will invite you to interview.

 

[Ollivander]

I don't think UNC should be on this list - they're highly selective OOS.

You're right. I think I might have put them on there because they've taken multiple people from my state (Alabama). I think I just forgot to remove them along with UAB when I copy/pasted the list.

 

[Ollivander]

UNLV does have half the class to be OOS, but it's somewhat dependent on where your current residency is.

Their previous three classes have stretched all the way to Florida. I believe UNLV has a point system in which they accept or deny you, and you have to reach a certain point total despite what state you're from.

 

[Ollivander]

Same with Creighton (got info straight from website): Top 5 state pref: NE, ID, HA, MN, HI, SD (if your from one of these states, then by all means apply)

But what futuredentist said, either pay the fee for the ADEA book, or find some of the data here on SDN. But I will tell you here were quite some mistakes, as data changes frequently. For every school I chose, I went to their website to confirm the stats. I personally went through each school (after taking out like 25 schools that I knew I wasn't/didn't want to go to) Last 40 schools were easy to knockout.

At the end of the day, you should choose your own schools. You will have to live with that decision for 4 years if you get accepted and don't like the school bc someone told you "hey its a good school" people's opinions are different.

A fair amount from the southeastern U.S. have gotten into Creighton from previous cycles based on the past couple of ADEA Guides. So I think their OOS acceptance is pretty broad, but you may have a better chance if you're a border state. I know someone personally from my small university that got into Creighton and has Alabama residency. They accept a good chunk of OOS students though in comparison to most universities, thus why I had them on the list. If you're well-rounded enough and have somewhat competitive stats, I think it's worth applying if you're shotgunning an application.

 

[uhds]

OOS Friendly Schools List from ADEA Guide

Hopefully, this will help you.

 

[Ollivander]

Point system is no longer a guarantee of acceptance, unfortunately. We do have a few students from beyond the west coast, but the majority are. No one in my class is from FL though. By all means, I still think students should apply regardless of residency as the programs looks for a particular kind of student and is big on community involvement.

I didn't know that the point system wasn't reliable anymore. That's interesting.

Going off on a tangent for a moment for those who are applicants with average stats, I think something that will separate you from the pack is volunteer hours. ASDOH and MOSDOH rely heavily on them for acceptance, and if what @Illumident is saying is true then so does UNLV. I knew that if all else failed I was pretty confident about being accepted to ASDOH and MOSDOH solely due to the massive volunteer hours I had built up over the course of 3-4 years. I think it will definitely get your foot in the door for an interview if you're borderline. Just my opinion of course.

 

[Krentist_72]

A fair amount from the southeastern U.S. have gotten into Creighton from previous cycles based on the past couple of ADEA Guides. So I think their OOS acceptance is pretty broad, but you may have a better chance if you're a border state. I know someone personally from my small university that got into Creighton and has Alabama residency. They accept a good chunk of OOS students though in comparison to most universities, thus why I had them on the list. If you're well-rounded enough and have somewhat competitive stats, I think it's worth applying if you're shotgunning an application.

I agree. I know a few West Coasters who got into Creighton. However, most of them had Jesuit education (like Creighton) so may not be a totally accurate sample size, since that may have boosted the app a bit. They probably favor those border states/states without dental schools because they know the matriculation rate is higher, but I'd still consider them OOS friendly.

Also the top 5 states mentioned earlier (Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, Hawaii, SD), are stated as their top five states represented. Not their top five preferred. It also says 25 states are represented so I think that speaks for itself.

 

[rebecca_chatul_tov]

I agree. I know a few West Coasters who got into Creighton. However, most of them had Jesuit education (like Creighton) so may not be a totally accurate sample size, since that may have boosted the app a bit. They probably favor those border states/states without dental schools because they know the matriculation rate is higher, but I'd still consider them OOS friendly.

Also the top 5 states mentioned earlier (Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, Hawaii, SD), are stated as their top five states represented. Not their top five preferred. It also says 25 states are represented so I think that speaks for itself.

I am applying to Creighton. I went to live in Omaha with relatives when I was 16 and worked my way through a Catholic school on the west side. I live in IL now, but will graduating from a Jesuit school there give me a competitive edge at that school?

 

[Krentist_72]

I am applying to Creighton. I went to live in Omaha with relatives when I was 16 and worked my way through a Catholic school on the west side. I live in IL now, but will graduating from a Jesuit school there give me a competitive edge at that school?

Absolutely no idea... I just added that detail to show that while Creighton accepted the west coasters I know, it may not have been an apples to apples comparison. Judging off their mission statement and supplemental questions, they definitely seem to take the Jesuit model to heart (and seemingly more so than Marquette, as someone else noted) so it may be easier for you to genuinely express passion about working "with and for others", ethical learning, etc etc, but again, this is a complete theory. There's no stats showing that they prefer anything so it's hard to say for sure.

 

[deleted678432]

For what it's worth, Harvard was 97% OOS a couple years back (class of 35 people). Maybe because only one or two people in the Boston area have found the cure to cancer or saved a small country, so they had to look elsewhere.


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[MOSDOHFutureDMD]

I am applying to Creighton. I went to live in Omaha with relatives when I was 16 and worked my way through a Catholic school on the west side. I live in IL now, but will graduating from a Jesuit school there give me a competitive edge at that school?

From my experience as a Nebraska native and Jesuit school alumni, Creighton could care less if you went to a Jesuit school or not. Thirty care more about who your parents are and if they've donated to the school than about where you went to high school/undergrad