*~*~*~* Official 2015-2016 Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread *~*~*~*

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BetaHelix said:
Don't be. There will always be those better than you in life. Have solace in knowing these applicants are few and far between and even though they may be sitting on a dozen interviews (well deserved for them) they can only take 1 seat.
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Well said. However, I don't believe higher statistics makes one person superior to another in life!
 
This post is to calm us "normal" down people....
I went to my first interview today at The University of Detroit Mercy and was told by both faculty and students that is EXTREMELY early to already have an interview. My stats are not out of this world and two dental students that I had spoken with said they did not receive invitations until winter and spring respectively. People on SDN like to make it seem normal to have a 23+ DAT score and 5 interviews before labor day. I'm here to say it is not normal. We will be fine we just need to remain patient people! I myself am still waiting on 5 schools, the process takes a long time. Hopefully this helps someone out there and good luck! Here are my stats:
Interview #1,2

School: U of M, U of D
Notification Date: 08/15, 08/25
Method of Notification: email, email
Residency: MI
AADSAS mail out date: 06/21
GPA: both 3.65
DAT AA/TS/PAT/Reading/Below17?: 19/19/21/18/no
 
Interview 1
School: Midwestern University - Arizona
Notification date: 8/15
Method of Notification: Email
Residency: WA
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/31/2015
Application complete date: 7/31/2015
GPA (science, overall): 3.82, 3.87
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/below 17): 26/28/27/25/no

Interview 2: University of Pittsburgh
Notification date: 9/1
Method of Notification: Email


Rejection 1: University of San Francisco
Notification date: 9/11
Method of Notification: Email
 
jsz8922 said:
This post is to calm us "normal" down people....
I went to my first interview today at The University of Detroit Mercy and was told by both faculty and students that is EXTREMELY early to already have an interview. My stats are not out of this world and two dental students that I had spoken with said they did not receive invitations until winter and spring respectively. People on SDN like to make it seem normal to have a 23+ DAT score and 5 interviews before labor day. I'm here to say it is not normal. We will be fine we just need to remain patient people! I myself am still waiting on 5 schools, the process takes a long time. Hopefully this helps someone out there and good luck! Here are my stats:
Interview #1,2

School: U of M, U of D
Notification Date: 08/15, 08/25
Method of Notification: email, email
Residency: MI
AADSAS mail out date: 06/21
GPA: both 3.65
DAT AA/TS/PAT/Reading/Below17?: 19/19/21/18/no
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This post really made me feel better.
Thank you.
 
dfamson said:
Interview #3
School: Marquette
Notification date: 8/20/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Interview Date:
Residency: WI
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/2
Application complete date: 6/19
GPA: 3.05 science/3.12 BCP/3.09 overall
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21 AA/22 TS/23 PAT/19 RC/none
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WOW congratssss!!
What are some other extracurricular activities or like how many Intern/shadowing hours did you have?
 
#1
School: Marquette
Notification date: 09/09/2015
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Washington
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/21/2015
Application complete date: 7/17/2015
GPA (science, overall): 3.69, 3.40
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/21/21/23/no

#2
School: Detroit Mercy
Notification date: 09/05/2015
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Washington
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/21/2015
Application complete date: 7/17/2015
GPA (science, overall): 3.69, 3.40
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/21/21/23/no

#3
School: U of WA
Notification date: 09/22/2015
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Washington
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/21/2015
Application complete date: 7/17/2015
GPA (science, overall): 3.69, 3.40
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/21/21/23/no
 
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DDSAJC said:
Haha congrats to you too
How many hours of shadowing did you do? Any special extracurricular activities?
Once again contrastss
Oh what are those 4 schools btw?
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Yea, I am presdient of two orgs, one is doing alot of community service work in the city of Detroit, I have over 500 hours of shadowing. Solid DAT score, Low GPA. UDM, Lecom, Indiana, Arizona
 
DDSAJC said:
WOW congratssss!!
What are some other extracurricular activities or like how many Intern/shadowing hours did you have?
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I am a biomedical engineer, in charge of head and neck research. 500 hours of shadowing, volunteer at the local dental clinic and I have alot of research experience in dental cements and bio-materials.
 
It's Monday :clap:
Interview #6
School: Case Western
Notification date: 9/14/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Interview Date: TBD
Residency: International
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/24
Application complete date: 8/11
GPA: 4.07 science/4.11 BCP/4.06 overall
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 22 AA/24 TS/21 PAT/19 RC/none
 
Interview #7!!
School: Western U
Notification date: 9/14/15
Method of notification: Call
Interview date: 11/07/15
Residency: Florida
AADSAS mail-out date: 06/20/2015
App Complete date: 07/02/2015
 
Yeaaahh!! After a few delays, first interview!

Interview #1
School: WesternU
Notification date: 9/14/15
Method of notification: Phone Call
Interview Date: 10/3/15
Residency: CA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/28/15 (Batch 10!! -.-)
Application complete date: 8/24/2015
GPA: 3.81 Sci / 3.81 BCP / 3.54 Overall (3.93 Post-Bac)
DAT: 22 AA/22 TS/23 PAT/21 RC
 
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Interview #4 🙂:cat:
School: WesternU
Notification date: 9/14/15
Method of notification: Phone Call
Interview Date: 11/7/15
Residency: MI
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/8/15
Application complete date: 8/8/15
GPA: 3.4 Sci / 3.5 Overall
DAT: 19 AA/19 TS/23 PAT/20 RC none under 17

Rejection #1 Nova :'(

Others: U of D, Midwestern AZ, Midwestern IL
 
Interview #3
School: Marquette
Notification date: 9/9/15
Method of notification: Email
Residency: MI
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/14/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.68, 3.72
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/RC/any section below a 17): 21/20/23/26/no
 
For those of you who may be freaking out about not having crazy high scores - I totally know the feeling of anxiety! I was feeling super inadequate and unsure about my application (for maybe the last 2 years I've lurked SDN) while comparing myself to everyone on SDN with amazing DAT scores/GPAs. I decided to just work really hard on getting my application in early this cycle and have so far I've been really happy with the invitations I've received. I hope my results can make someone out there feel better! Good luck to everyone!!!
And congrats - looking forward to meeting some of you in person! 🙂

Interviews #1, 2, 3, 4
Schools: MWU-AZ, ASDOH, Western, MOSDOH
Notification Date: 07/17, 08/26, 09/02, 09/08
Method of Notification: Portal, Email, Call, Email

Residency: CA
AADSAS mail-out date: 07/02/15
GPA (Science, Overall): 3.39, 3.64
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 19/19/19/17/no
 
FeralisExtremum said:
Interview #6

School: Rutgers
Notification date: 9/14/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Interview Date: 10/2/15
Residency: AR
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/24
Application complete date: 6/27
GPA: 3.6 science/3.8 BCP/3.7 overall
DAT: 28 AA/30 TS/23 PAT/28 RC

Looking forward to see my alma mater again!
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Congratulations! Do you know if they have a lot of interview dates left?
 
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