*~*~*~* Official 2016-2017 Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread *~*~*~*

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Mississippi and Louisiana has a program like this for preMed/Dent students. I don't know much about the one in Mississippi, however I did the masters program at LSU Shreveport. You can complete it in a year if you put your nose to the grind stone and take about 3 hours in the summer, and 14/13 hours per semester. There were a lot of students in the program from all over the country. They just recently started a Kaplan class at LSUS that allows the med students to take a mock USMLE Part I and the dental students to take a mock NBDE Part I. I was the first class to take the exam. A passing grade on the exam is about a 60% for the mock exam and I made a 50% without ever have taken a single dental school class. LSUHSC School of dentistry loves both of these programs and I'm pretty sure Midwestern, NOVA, Tennessee, VCU, and a few others love students that have gone the extra mile to complete this program. Most of the people I knew that completed LSUS master's program ended up getting in to med/dent school the following application cycle. One girl got accepted before she had even completed the program. Hopefully after December 1st I will fit in to the same category.
Thank you, warhawkp4067. Sorry I didn't quite get it. So taking part I would increase my chance or did you talk about taking the master program? Thank you 🙂
 
AHHHH INTERVIEW #2 !!!!!!!!(#1 at UDM) SO GRATEFUL that I didn't have to die waiting For another one lol. I got my first interview last thursday. App complete 9/21

School: Touro College of Dental Medicine
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: email
Residency: TX
Application complete date: 9/21
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.35 oGPA:3.66
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 21 PAT 19 RC 24 NONE BELOW 19
 
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AHHHH INTERVIEW #2 !!!!!!!!(#1 at UDM) SO GRATEFUL.
I didn't have to die waiting. I got my first interview last thursday. App complete 9/21

School: Touro College of Dental Medicine
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: email
Residency: TX
Application complete date: 9/21
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.35 oGPA:3.66
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 21 PAT 19 RC 24 NONE BELOW 19

You go girl! Congrats on another one 🙂


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AHHHH INTERVIEW #2 !!!!!!!!(#1 at UDM) SO GRATEFUL that I didn't have to die waiting. I got my first interview last thursday. App complete 9/21

School: Touro College of Dental Medicine
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: email
Residency: TX
Application complete date: 9/21
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.35 oGPA:3.66
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 21 PAT 19 RC 24 NONE BELOW 19


YES!!! Congratulations you deserve this!!!
 
Sorry for spamming this thread. But hoping this news comforts people. I have never received any form of communication from Touro. Literally never ... just app received in June. No complete email... so if you think you've been skipped over, think again! Like I said no one knows how these schools work. So hey!! If you never heard anything from a school... they might just be coming your way once and for all with an interview! Haha
 
Sorry for spamming this thread. But hoping this news comforts people. I have never received any form of communication from Touro. Literally never ... just app received in June. No complete email... so if you think you've been skipped over, think again! Like I said no one knows how these schools work. So hey!! If you never heard anything from a school... they might just be coming your way once and for all with an interview! Haha
Thank you so much for being so optimistic for all of us! good luck with your interviews and congratulations!!
 
Thank you so much for being so optimistic for all of us! good luck with your interviews and congratulations!!

We really do need more ppl like you 🙂 You stay positive and try to hype everyone up! This already put me in a great mood to start out my day!


TGIF ya'll! I think most of the good news comes on Fridays GOOD LUCK & good vibes!


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2nd Interview
School: Touro College of Dental Medicine
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: email
Residency: CO
Application complete date: 7/12
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.22 oGPA:3.38
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 22 PAT 18 RC 15 Yes RC
 
I only applied to the 3 Texas schools - just waiting to hear back from Houston!

1st Interview:
School: Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Notification date: 10/7/16
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: Texas
Application complete date: 9/9/16
GPA (science, overall): sGPA: 4.0, overall: 3.99
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21AA, 20TS, 17PAT, 20QR, 25RC, 23BIO, 21GC, 18 OC

2nd Interview:
School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry
Notification date: 10/7/16
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: Texas
Application complete date: 9/9/16
GPA (science, overall): sGPA: 4.0, overall: 3.99
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21AA, 20TS, 17PAT, 20QR, 25RC, 23BIO, 21GC, 18 OC
 
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After a long hiatus, I'm baaaaack!! 😀

Interview #4

School: Touro
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: Email (still need to schedule via phone)
Interview #4

Residency: Cali
AADSAS mail-out date: Sometime in June
Application complete date: e-submitted 6/24 GPA Verified 8/8
GPA (science, overall): oGPA and sGPA below 3.4
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 21 TS 20 PAT 24 RC 23
 
UCSF Denied.

GPA: 3.71 sGPA: 3.65
23 AA 24TS 21 PAT
App under review 8/7
 
#1
School: Midwestern University - AZ
Notification date: Sep 8
Method of notification: Email
Residency: IL
AADSAS mail-out date: Aug 10
Application complete date: Sep 3
GPA (science, overall) 3.64, 3.68
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA20/TS19🙁/PAT25/RC23/QR19:depressed:/None
#2
School: NOVA Southeastern University
Notification date: Sep 8
Method of notification: Email
Residency: IL
AADSAS mail-out date: Aug 10
Application complete date: Sep 7
#3
School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Notification date: Sep 9
Method of notification: Email
Residency: IL
AADSAS mail-out date: Aug 10
Application complete date: Aug 25
#4
School: University of Maryland
Notification date: Oct 3
Method of notification: Email
Residency: IL
AADSAS mail-out date: Aug 10
Application complete date: Sep 21
 
I only applied to the 3 Texas schools - just waiting to hear back from Houston!

1st Interview:
School: Texas A&M University College of Dentistry
Notification date: 10/7/16
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: Texas
Application complete date: 9/9/16
GPA (science, overall): sGPA: 4.0, overall: 3.99
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21AA, 20TS, 17PAT, 20QR, 25RC, 23BIO, 21GC, 18 OC

2nd Interview:
School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry
Notification date: 10/7/16
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: Texas
Application complete date: 9/9/16
GPA (science, overall): sGPA: 4.0, overall: 3.99
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21AA, 20TS, 17PAT, 20QR, 25RC, 23BIO, 21GC, 18 OC

When are you interviews?


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Is there anyone here who is interviewing at UCSF next Friday (Oct 14th)? Have you guys been paired with a host for dentstay yet if you are doing it?
 
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School: Touro College of Dental Medicine
Notification date: 10/7
Method of notification: email
Residency: AZ
GPA (science, overall) sGPA:4.00 oGPA:4.00
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 21 PAT 22 / NONE
 
I said it last week and I'll say it again today, we will be halfway through October this week, people! :uhno::wtf::wow: Hope we all have a busy week, in the emails 😉.
 
I said it last week and I'll say it again today, we will be halfway through October this week, people! :uhno::wtf::wow: Hope we all have a busy week, in the emails 😉.
Have 5 pre-dec interviews right now and I'm not hearing back from schools anymore. It doesn't make sense to me!!!
 
Have 5 pre-dec interviews right now and I'm not hearing back from schools anymore. It doesn't make sense to me!!!
How about you just be happy and live in the moment with your 5 pre-dec interviews? There are people out there with zero interviews or just one interview. You are going to dental school unless you really don't know how to interview.
 
Interview #6

School: Stony Brook 😀
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: Phone call
Residency: NJ
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/29
GPA (science, overall): oGPA and sGPA 3.9
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): AA 20 TS 20 PAT 25 RC 17

You go girl! Did you finish biochem and all the stony pre reqs?
 
FIRST INTERVIEW
(I thought the day of me posting here would never come)
School: UMKC
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: Email
Residency: CT
AADSAS mail-out date:~ 6/24
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.64 oGPA:3.74
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading): AA 17 TS 18 BIO 20 OC 18 GC 17 PAT 18 RC 16
Interview: October 21st

I'm shaking :soexcited::biglove:
 
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Any idea about Michigan, Roseman, MWU-IL, LECOM-FL, CASE, Tufts, Louisville, or Maryland?

For Tufts, it'll only be the second day of interviews tomorrow so plenty more invites will be sent out. This is the first year that they decided to start giving out interview invites a little earlier (start it in October). Interviews here are usually given very late and many post-December interviews
 
Interview #2
School: ASDOH
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: Email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date:~ 8/12
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.4 oGPA:3.4 (Mechanical Engineering), Military Vet, 6 years of working experience.
DAT AA 19 TS 20 PAT 22
 
Interview #2
School: ASDOH
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: Email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date:~ 8/12
GPA (science, overall) sGPA: 3.4 oGPA:3.4 (Mechanical Engineering), Military Vet, 6 years of working experience.
DAT AA 19 TS 20 PAT 22
Thank you for your service!!
 
I feel like today is the day after a lengthy dry spell in this topic, ladies and gents.
 
Interview#2
School: Maryland
Notification date: 10/3
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/11
GPA (science, overall) 3.67, 3.76
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 25/24/22/21/none

Interview#3
School: U of Minnesota
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/15

Interview#4
School: MWU IL
Notification date: 10/11
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/1
 
Interview#2
School: Maryland
Notification date: 10/3
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/11
GPA (science, overall) 3.67, 3.76
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 25/24/22/21/none

Interview#3
School: U of Minnesota
Notification date: 10/10
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/15

Interview#4
School: MWU IL
Notification date: 10/11
Method of notification: email
Residency: MA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/12
Application complete date: 9/1


Congrats on all those interviews! Did you receive the invite for Midwestern in the morning or just recently? Curious to know! haha
 
Hi y'all! Just wondering -- Has anyone sent out a late application and received interviews? Or do you know of any students whose applications were complete late in the game (October) and still got interviews/got in?
 
Hi y'all! Just wondering -- Has anyone sent out a late application and received interviews? Or do you know of any students whose applications were complete late in the game (October) and still got interviews/got in?
I'd consider my self prettyy late haha. My app was complete 9/21... pretty much days away from October. I have two interviews and pre December interview so far, so take SDN with a grain of salt. SDN is super helpful many times but, people here only represent a minimal % of applicants so don't let dates get to you. You def still have a chance if I got interviews!! I'm not even a top notch GPA/DAT applicant. Plus this cycle goes until feb-March so imagine how many interviews you can get if there's 4-5 months left In this long and lengthy process. Stay positive!
 
I'd consider my self prettyy late haha. My app was complete 9/21... pretty much days away from October. I have two interviews and pre December interview so far, so take SDN with a grain of salt. SDN is super helpful many times but, people here only represent a minimal % of applicants so don't let dates get to you. You def still have a chance if I got interviews!! I'm not even a top notch GPA/DAT applicant. Plus this cycle goes until feb-March so imagine how many interviews you can get if there's 4-5 months left In this long and lengthy process. Stay positive!


Thank you so much RS2224! My stats aren't bad but they aren't AMAZING also, and 20 on DAT. I just started a master's program to help boost my application, but I'm pretty sure that dental schools will want to see my first semester grades before they consider anything further. Where did you get interviews from? Congrats, and I hope they go well!!
 
Thank you so much RS2224! My stats aren't bad but they aren't AMAZING also, and 20 on DAT. I just started a master's program to help boost my application, but I'm pretty sure that dental schools will want to see my first semester grades before they consider anything further. Where did you get interviews from? Congrats, and I hope they go well!!
No problem! I like to provide optimism for my late applicant family ahah. I actually got interviews at UDM and Touro! My stats aren't too amazing either .. 20 AA/21TS/24 RC 3.66 overall. But, I think if your EC's and personal statement are steller (which I wanna say mines are) and your LOR's are normal you will hear back for sure! I hope you get your first interview soon and I get some more as well!! We will be fine.
 
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