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Hello everybody,
My name is Jim Cominsky and I just became a member to this site. I've been reading some pretty interesting postings and thought I might as well join.
I was just invited to an interview at Ohio State University for a second consecutive year. Last year I made it to number 8 on their waiting list (academic purgatory); however I didn't have a B.S. completed and my DAT scores were mostly 17's with one 18 and two 15's. I was told I should retake the DAT before I re-apply and I was planning on it after I finished genetics, biochemistry, and statistics during the summer (my brain was like mud after that summer semester). The very next week after the summer semester I ended up getting this awesome job at Materialise, which is the company that owns SimPlant, as the SurgiGuide product specialist. SimPlant is the most sophisticated software design for computer guided implantology and it uses CT data with amazing features for tx planning. Due to the full time nature of the job and my enrollment of my two last courses for a B.S. in biology (I'm done next week!) I haven't retaken the DAT.
I've done almost everything there is towards the dental profession such as being a dental tech in the navy for five years, teaching dental assisting at a college, and teaching CE courses to dental specialists at Materialise's events. Nonetheless, I still feel like the DAT is held higher than any other admissions credential. Am I the only one that feels like the DAT is given too much recognition as an indicator for probable performance? I understand the concept; however I believe it doesn't measure applicants qualities such as passion, integrity, motivation, and dental knowledge.
-Jim
My name is Jim Cominsky and I just became a member to this site. I've been reading some pretty interesting postings and thought I might as well join.
I was just invited to an interview at Ohio State University for a second consecutive year. Last year I made it to number 8 on their waiting list (academic purgatory); however I didn't have a B.S. completed and my DAT scores were mostly 17's with one 18 and two 15's. I was told I should retake the DAT before I re-apply and I was planning on it after I finished genetics, biochemistry, and statistics during the summer (my brain was like mud after that summer semester). The very next week after the summer semester I ended up getting this awesome job at Materialise, which is the company that owns SimPlant, as the SurgiGuide product specialist. SimPlant is the most sophisticated software design for computer guided implantology and it uses CT data with amazing features for tx planning. Due to the full time nature of the job and my enrollment of my two last courses for a B.S. in biology (I'm done next week!) I haven't retaken the DAT.
I've done almost everything there is towards the dental profession such as being a dental tech in the navy for five years, teaching dental assisting at a college, and teaching CE courses to dental specialists at Materialise's events. Nonetheless, I still feel like the DAT is held higher than any other admissions credential. Am I the only one that feels like the DAT is given too much recognition as an indicator for probable performance? I understand the concept; however I believe it doesn't measure applicants qualities such as passion, integrity, motivation, and dental knowledge.
-Jim