Number of schools count against you?

[crazy4clana]

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Does the number of schools you apply to look unfavorably to ADCOMMS? If you apply to 15-20 schools, do they take that into consideration?

 

[blankguy]

Does the number of schools you apply to look unfavorably to ADCOMMS? If you apply to 15-20 schools, do they take that into consideration?

Nope. A lot of people apply to 10+ school nowadays so 15-20 is not that much over the average.

 

[in her drawer]

Does the number of schools you apply to look unfavorably to ADCOMMS? If you apply to 15-20 schools, do they take that into consideration?

Not in my experience. I applied to 20 and got into eight.

 

[crazy4clana]

Thanks for your help!

 

[CJ20]

Hey crazy4clana (great name by the way),
If I'm not mistaken, the adcomm won't know how many you apply to unless you tell them. Good Luck!

 

[btizzels]

I was asked about how many schools I applied to on a couple of interviews, and when I said 20 they responded by saying.....wow you are serious! So I doubt that it would hurt you to apply to many schools

 

[jigabodo]

Based on the "Official guide to dental schools" from last year, applicants apply to 7-8 schools on average. Well, I applied to 20 just to be safe too. 😳

 

[crazy4clana]

Hey crazy4clana (great name by the way),

Haha thanks, Clana PWNS all! 😉

 

[TheWiredNerv]

sometimes they will ask you in an interview where you applied to or how many interviews you have received, then ask you why. As long as you have a decent explanation then no bad can come of it.

 

[DrSmiles12]

Does the number of schools you apply to look unfavorably to ADCOMMS? If you apply to 15-20 schools, do they take that into consideration?

I applied to 19 and I don't think it affected me at all. If I could go back again I would have tried to apply to 12 or less.

 

[crazy4clana]

Well I guess the consensus says that it doesn't matter. Back when I was pre-med I was told to apply to 5-10 schools and no more because every school will look like your safety. Good to know that this doesn't apply to dental school.

 

[Aiyah]

I applied to 20+! I was asked during some interviews how many I applied to and which I got interviews from. Didn't seem to matter too much.

 

[caffeinehigh]

I applied to at least 15.... I was asked at almost every school where else I applied...My reply....

"I love your school, but at the end of four years, my ultimate goal is to become a dentist; for that reason I applied to a large # of schools"

Of course, that is truly how I feel, so it might not work for you to say that.

Downsides.... COST!