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

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Do dental schools specify the reason(s) of rejection in their rejection letters?
 
sleeeslee said:
First rejection, from UCSF... 🙁 on my birthday. I thought I had a decent shot, but didn't think I would get rejected so soon in the cycle!

My stats are o3.48, s3.48, DAT AA23 (all above 20), one publication in Psychobiology, 300 volunteer hours, 80 hours shadowing... starting to get worried.
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Cheer up! It's their loss and there's a reason behind it that you will soon discover... Happy birthday!!!!
 
Going to defer my interview at Roseman =.= I'm not sure why but I have a feeling for not going there after all.
 
Interview #9!

School: University of New England
Notification date: 9/24/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: AR
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/2/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.88, 3.84
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/19/16/24/Just the 16 on the PAT 🙁
 
futuredentist012 said:
Interview #9!

School: University of New England
Notification date: 9/24/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: AR
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/2/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.88, 3.84
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/19/16/24/Just the 16 on the PAT 🙁
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why the sad face ?? NINE interviews congrats !! Statistics is on your side:clap:
 
Anyone have the link to interview feedback and the specific dental school questions?
 
2020dentist said:
Last year I had three back to back 30 minute interviews. It was exactly how it sounds. No surprises. Just three faculty members on the admissions committee that you meet with separately.
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Im so glad to hear that. For my friends MMI pharmacy interview last year, he had an actor at one of the stations. The actor had to pretend to be a homeless man who did not speak english and the interviewer at that station told him to go deal with the "homeless" man as he would in real life. Thats it. And the interviewer just observed him. My friend said it was the awkwardest 10 mins of his life. hahaha

So when I saw "MMI" in the UW interview invite...I was petrified. haha I imagined 8-10 different stations/interviewers and the students rotating about each one like speed dating. haha What you did last year is much more manageable! thank the lawed. Although a combined interview time of 1.5 hours does seem a bit long.

How was the vibe of the interview? Conversational or more direct just Questions and answers back and forth?
 
Interview 3 (SAY WHAT?!)

School: BUFFALO
Notification date: 9/25
Method of notification: email
Residency: NY
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/29
Application complete date: 8/13
GPA (science, overall) 3.63, 3.64
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/20/17/20
 
UKalum said:
Interview #2
School: Kentucky
Notification Date: 9/21/15
Method: Email Notification
Residency: KY
AADSAS Mail out date: 7/31/15
GPA: 3.19 sGPA, 3.39 oGPA
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/Any section below 17?):
19/18/19/23/no

Interview Date: TBD
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Interview will be on 10/30.
 
Interview #2
School: UT San Antonio
Notification date: 9/22/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: Tx
TMDSAS mail out date: 8/5/15
GPA:3.59 sGPA: 3.53
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below 17): 19/19/19/19/No QR was close (17)
Hang in there average applicants!
 
The real 007 said:
Interview #2
School: UT San Antonio
Notification date: 9/22/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: Tx
TMDSAS mail out date: 8/5/15
GPA:3.59 sGPA: 3.53
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below 17): 19/19/19/19/No QR was close (17)
Hang in there average applicants!
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Congrats! By any chance do you remember when you got their application received email?
 
Interviews 1-6

School: BU
Notification date: 8/26/15
Interview date: 10/16/15

School: Upenn
Notification date: 9/1/15
Interview date: 10/01/15

School: UOP
Notification date: 9/02/15
Interview date: 09/14/15

School: UCSF
Notification date: 9/24/15
Interview date: 10/26/15

School: USC
Notification date: 9/18/15
Interview date: 10/07/15

School: Western
Notification date: 9/11/15
Interview date: 10/23/15

Method of notification: Email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 07/04/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.56, 3.68
DAT (AA/TS/PAT): 22/21/22

REJECTED: ASDOH, MIDWESTERN (they suck anyways)
 
BetaHelix said:
This individual is not a regular applicant . He/She is very driven, highly killed, and will make a fantastic future dentist. Grades and scores are only a component of the application.
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Thank you for your kind words!
 
yihaej12 said:
Im so glad to hear that. For my friends MMI pharmacy interview last year, he had an actor at one of the stations. The actor had to pretend to be a homeless man who did not speak english and the interviewer at that station told him to go deal with the "homeless" man as he would in real life. Thats it. And the interviewer just observed him. My friend said it was the awkwardest 10 mins of his life. hahaha

So when I saw "MMI" in the UW interview invite...I was petrified. haha I imagined 8-10 different stations/interviewers and the students rotating about each one like speed dating. haha What you did last year is much more manageable! thank the lawed. Although a combined interview time of 1.5 hours does seem a bit long.

How was the vibe of the interview? Conversational or more direct just Questions and answers back and forth?
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Definitely no actors. That sounds impossible. You definitely want it to be more conversational, but they have questions prepped they want to ask you based on your application and your experience. As with any interview I try to make sure that I have at least one or two questions at the end to ask. It's a little like speed dating. Hopefully you get someone you can develop good rapport with and that makes you more relaxed and it goes a bit smoother.
 
odent said:
seems like they are trying to boost their GPA avg up this year
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It could be. I don't have a low GPA though, and on the phone admissions told me that it was because they are trying to boost their DAT average up this year. It could be both... I'm not sure.
 
VolDental said:
They lied to you, my roommate has a 19AA and he got an interview....I also have a 19AA and was rejected. ADCOMS, man.
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It could be that they lied... But i don't know why they couldn't just be honest with me. This girl I know also got rejected. She called and they told her the same thing. They said they aren't considering anyone with a score that is lower than a 21.
 
msrandomheart143 said:
It could be that they lied... But i don't know why they couldn't just be honest with me. This girl I know also got rejected. She called and they told her the same thing. They said they aren't considering anyone with a score that is lower than a 21.
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Maybe they mean lower than 21 in the TS?
 
carlp said:
Interviews 1-6

School: BU
Notification date: 8/26/15
Interview date: 10/16/15

School: Upenn
Notification date: 9/1/15
Interview date: 10/01/15

School: UOP
Notification date: 9/02/15
Interview date: 09/14/15

School: UCSF
Notification date: 9/24/15
Interview date: 10/26/15

School: USC
Notification date: 9/18/15
Interview date: 10/07/15

School: Western
Notification date: 9/11/15
Interview date: 10/23/15

Method of notification: Email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 07/04/15
GPA (science, overall): 3.56, 3.68
DAT (AA/TS/PAT): 22/21/22

REJECTED: ASDOH, MIDWESTERN (they suck anyways)
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6 interviews sounds gooood. Congrats!
Did ASDOH and Midwestern say why they are sending the rejection letters?
 
Interview #8!!!!!!!!!!!!! Louisville!!!!!!!!!! If you want a school don't be afraid to show your interest for it!!! Any questions on what I mean can be directed to my inbox

School: Louisville
Notification date: 09/25/2015
Method of notification: email
Residency: FL
AADSAS mail-out date: 07/02/2015
GPA (science, overall): 3.5, 3.5
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/RC/any section below a 17): 22/22/17/23/no
 
Interview #2
School: Louisville
Notification date: 09/25/2015
Method of notification: email
Residency: IL
AADSAS mail-out date: 08/07/2015, mailed again 09/04/2015 due to grade errors
GPA (science, overall): 3.0 science, 3.2 overall
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 22/22/21/21
 
Interview invite #4

School: Louisville :clap:
Notification date: 09/25/2015
Method of notification: Email
Residency: FL
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/16/2015
Supplementary Application complete date: 8/19
GPA (science, overall): 3.8, 3.8


Interview scheduled 10/19/2015
 
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Interview #8

School: Louisville
Notification date: 9/25/15
Method of notification: E-mail
Interview Date: ?
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

Plan on deferring to post-December if possible
 
DDSAJC said:
6 interviews sounds gooood. Congrats!
Did ASDOH and Midwestern say why they are sending the rejection letters?
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got rejected from midwestern back in june almost immediately. rejected from ASDOH in august. arizona sucks anyways
 
lak121727 said:
Going to defer my interview at Roseman =.= I'm not sure why but I have a feeling for not going there after all.
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Why do you want to defer the interview?
 
msrandomheart143 said:
It could be that they lied... But i don't know why they couldn't just be honest with me. This girl I know also got rejected. She called and they told her the same thing. They said they aren't considering anyone with a score that is lower than a 21.
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I have a 20 AA and an interview from Nova
 
SaeWat said:
Why do you want to defer the interview?
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I'm debating because I heard some not so good about Roseman and I'm pretty much broke after buying my ticket to other 8 interviews 🙁
 
So many Louisville interviews at once. I was invited to interview yesterday (9/25) too.
 
To end the whole NOVA dilemna, im pretty sure they're looking for high GPAs. 22AA 24TS 3.38 ogpa got denied a few days ago.
 
HiloH said:
To end the whole NOVA dilemna, im pretty sure they're looking for high GPAs. 22AA 24TS 3.38 ogpa got denied a few days ago.
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I have 3.5. Not sure if that is the threshold or if I'm selling myself short, but I particularly didn't think mine was high.
 
Would it be too late to add these schools:

Indiana
Nova
UDM
Michigan

CA resident, 3.2 Sgpa/Ogpa 23AA/24TS
 
I don't know why everyone is so hung up on Nova. If it makes any of you who got rejected feel any better, I have not heard very good things about Novas clinic situation.
 
nonociceptors said:
Everyone trying to figure out what nova wants by comparing a handful of gpas and dats on sdn is hilarious
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Yeah it's a number of factors and there's not just "one thing" that will get you rejected or accepted.
 
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