**Official 2021 Ortho PASS/Interviews/Match/Non-Match**

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Warrior97 said:
Though I understand all the concerns, the tuition, and large class size...I applaud them for giving opportunities to everyone else...especially those that would make an outstanding orthodontic provider but don't fit in the top tier for whatever reason. I'm unsure if that was their initial thought behind its formation, nonetheless, i think it provides a great avenue for people who desire orthodontia so much they are willing to pay for it.

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Pretty sure for the money. 175k for international students is insane.
I can never picture myself having to pay 525k for total tuition for Ortho, 300k is really my maximum.
You can tell a program is really aiming for money when they have a different tuition fee for international students. (Looking at you as well Jacksonville)
They are probably aiming at those students coming from really foreign rich families to join this program.
 
Hello, by mistake, I applied to a program that is an match exclusive and they called me for the interview. What should I do with the other program that does not participate in the match? Or should I contact the program director and raise the issue?
 
dentalstudent205 said:
It looks like Georgia School of Orthodontics increased it's class size. Their website says they're still accepting applications for this year. Anybody know anything about this? Admissions | Georgia School of Orthodontics Georgia School of Orthodontics receives CODA approval to double class size
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"We feel very strongly that the public needs better access to more affordable orthodontic care. We will now be able to educate and train more orthodontic specialists who can provide exceptional, in-person care to large patient populations," said Randy Kluender, DDS, GSO's president and board chairman.
 
yuligonzalez92 said:
Hello, by mistake, I applied to a program that is an match exclusive and they called me for the interview. What should I do with the other program that does not participate in the match? Or should I contact the program director and raise the issue?
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Could you please mention which school?
 
Was anyone able to get in touch with UIC?
They have not retrieved my electronic transcript and they are not responsive to calls or emails.
 
Hi guys.
I aimed to apply to programs who are Match-exclusive. However, I’ve just realized that one of the programs that I applied is not participate in Match, which I did not know!

Anybody have done this mistake before?

Please tell me, what should I do?
 
dolfin said:
Was anyone able to get in touch with UIC?
They have not retrieved my electronic transcript and they are not responsive to calls or emails.
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It took them over a month to open up my transcripts. They’ll do it eventually. But yeah, they don’t respond to any sort of emails or calls. Based on past threads, this is not out of character.
 
dolfin said:
Was anyone able to get in touch with UIC?
They have not retrieved my electronic transcript and they are not responsive to calls or emails.
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They haven’t retrieved mine either even though it was delivered. They said as long as you submit to PASS by the deadline, you are good. They will contact you if they need something.
 
dolfin said:
Hey guys, just out of curiosity, do programs actually have access to information to find out whether you have applied to non-match programs? Or it is more of a matter of ethics and integrity rather than checking against the information they have access to?
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Hi

Does anyone have an answer for this question?
 
NKAS said:
Hi

Does anyone have an answer for this question?
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Many schools make you sign something or check yes or no whether you are applying exclusively to match. I’m not sure otherwise how they would know without asking you.
 
dolfin said:
Hey guys, just out of curiosity, do programs actually have access to information to find out whether you have applied to non-match programs? Or it is more of a matter of ethics and integrity rather than checking against the information they have access to?
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They don't have access to that information (at least not formally).

That said, programs do have access to where applicants end up, so it is possible for them to know after the match (at which point I'm not sure it can affect you).
 
NKAS said:
Hi

Does anyone have an answer for this question?
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They wouldn’t know unless you tell them where you applied. It’s unethical but programs won’t know until after match has occurred. There is always the possibility of programs sharing applicant lists with each other/directors talking but the odds of that are probably very, very slim
 
Has anybody heard from Temple regarding application complete? Did anybody send NBDE scores directly to Temple in addition to PASS ?
 
PG-Larry said:
Has anybody heard from Temple regarding application complete? Did anybody send NBDE scores directly to Temple in addition to PASS ?
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I haven't heard from them, but I sent them official copies of everything 3 weeks ago. I contacted them to see if I could email them everything, but they wanted hard copies. Programs that are apart of PASS but still want you to send everything to them make no sense to me.
 
ortho or bust said:
I haven't heard from them, but I sent them official copies of everything 3 weeks ago. I contacted them to see if I could email them everything, but they wanted hard copies. Programs that are apart of PASS but still want you to send everything to them make no sense to me.
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Good to know thank you! And yeah I tried to double check with those programs just to make sure
 
ortho or bust said:
I haven't heard from them, but I sent them official copies of everything 3 weeks ago. I contacted them to see if I could email them everything, but they wanted hard copies. Programs that are apart of PASS but still want you to send everything to them make no sense to me.
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PG-Larry said:
Good to know thank you! And yeah I tried to double check with those programs just to make sure
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Do the documents have to be official though guys? I haven't read "official" on their website, and hence have sent them printed unofficial TOEFL and NBDE.
 
dolfin said:
Do the documents have to be official though guys? I haven't read "official" on their website, and hence have sent them printed unofficial TOEFL and NBDE.
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It says under supplemental documents that they want copies of official documents.
 
Has anyone received any email confirmation from Case Western?
On the supplemental fee payment webpage it states that if we haven’t received an email a week after paying the fees, that we should email them, but it has been more than over a month for me and despite emailing them, no response :/
 
toothtoons said:
Has anyone received an application complete email from Nova?
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I had submitted the application through ADEA PASS on 17th august and never heard back from them with any supplemental link. I wrote back to dr. Singer. He then sent me an email with another address to contact to. Dint hear back from that email add aswell. Got In touch with calvin mendes . He asked me to log in through webstar.nova.edu and fill up the application and submit it.
 
Have we heard yet if interviews will be virtual for most schools? I'm Canadian and can't fly to the US unless I come back and quarantine for 2 weeks (and can't really miss 2 weeks of clinic)
 
Lassy said:
Has anyone received any email confirmation from Case Western?
On the supplemental fee payment webpage it states that if we haven’t received an email a week after paying the fees, that we should email them, but it has been more than over a month for me and despite emailing them, no response :/
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Same with me. No replies.
 
Lassy said:
Has anyone received any email confirmation from Case Western?
On the supplemental fee payment webpage it states that if we haven’t received an email a week after paying the fees, that we should email them, but it has been more than over a month for me and despite emailing them, no response :/
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Same here, no worries I think they are taking their time.
 
ortho451 said:
Have we heard yet if interviews will be virtual for most schools? I'm Canadian and can't fly to the US unless I come back and quarantine for 2 weeks (and can't really miss 2 weeks of clinic)
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we're on the same boat! I think most of them will be online anyway.
 
Does Tuft need
1. Official NBDE scores sent from ADA?
2. Official Transcripts from Undergrad and Dental program?

I am a bit confused from the website description and the email they sent.

Anybody knows?
 
anrosso said:
Does Tuft need
1. Official NBDE scores sent from ADA?
2. Official Transcripts from Undergrad and Dental program?

I am a bit confused from the website description and the email they sent.

Anybody knows?
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I tried to email and call them multiple times and they ended up sending me an email with the same requirement in their web. It's not clear if they want the trasncripts to be mailed, emailed, or if it would be enough that we uploaded them in PASS
 
has anyone figured out the deal with the supplemental fee for UIC? They had initially asked to send a check which I did over a month ago but they haven’t cashed it yet. And then some people on here said they’ve apparently added an online payment system now? So do they not want the checks anymore?

there’s absolutely no way to contact the school so it isn’t possible to get clarification from them
 
blablabla1 said:
has anyone figured out the deal with the supplemental fee for UIC? They had initially asked to send a check which I did over a month ago but they haven’t cashed it yet. And then some people on here said they’ve apparently added an online payment system now? So do they not want the checks anymore?

there’s absolutely no way to contact the school so it isn’t possible to get clarification from them
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Don't have to pay the online fee. Check is good enough. They still haven't cashed my check either. They said as long as you're submitted on PASS, you're good. They will contact you if they need anything else.
 
bracketbuster68 said:
UAB, BronxCare, UIC (or GRE), and Howard ask for your DAT scores.
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1. I have an email from Chloe at UAB stating "The submission of the DAT is not required."

2. For Bronxcare this was the response i got when I asked about the 5 things they request. "Applicants must mail the supplemental application with the 2x2 picture. Also, contact the ADA, give them my email address and they will email me the board scores. The rest will be retrieved from PASS."

3. Howard is interesting, it only asks for it on the PASS search engine site, and yet the very top says no more photo or supplemental app submission.

From my research if you did the gre...MAYBE...send to bronxcare and Howard just in case.

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Warrior97 said:
1. I have an email from Chloe at UAB stating "The submission of the DAT is not required."

2. For Bronxcare this was the response i got when I asked about the 5 things they request. "Applicants must mail the supplemental application with the 2x2 picture. Also, contact the ADA, give them my email address and they will email me the board scores. The rest will be retrieved from PASS."

3. Howard is interesting, it only asks for it on the PASS search engine site, and yet the very top says no more photo or supplemental app submission.

From my research if you did the gre...MAYBE...send to bronxcare and Howard just in case.

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Just saying what the PASS search engine said.
 
Warrior97 said:
1. I have an email from Chloe at UAB stating "The submission of the DAT is not required."

2. For Bronxcare this was the response i got when I asked about the 5 things they request. "Applicants must mail the supplemental application with the 2x2 picture. Also, contact the ADA, give them my email address and they will email me the board scores. The rest will be retrieved from PASS."

3. Howard is interesting, it only asks for it on the PASS search engine site, and yet the very top says no more photo or supplemental app submission.

From my research if you did the gre...MAYBE...send to bronxcare and Howard just in case.

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I received an application complete email from Bronxcare and never submitted my DAT scores. Didn't receive an app complete email for Howard but I can't even submit my DAT scores on PASS and they didn't want us to submit anything to their email so I decided not to submit my DAT score. Hope this helps!
 
are any of you re applicants? and if so, did your letters of rec on PASS get saved or did you have to ask for new letters?
 
Has anyone applied to MedStar Washington? I tried to mail my supplemental application there but they're having trouble delivering it. Help pls.
 
blablabla1 said:
My cynical theory is more applicants than normal. But I hope it’s just COVID-related delays
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I really hope it’s COVID related and not more applicants...🙁
Maybe several supplemental materials using postage service haven’t reached certain offices yet and they are being patient about It?
 
Lassy said:
I really hope it’s COVID related and not more applicants...🙁
Maybe several supplemental materials using postage service haven’t reached certain offices yet and they are being patient about It?
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A lot of places cut down on the number of faculty members due to COVID. So reviewing applications might be taking longer.
 
Hi, do we still need to do WREB/ADEX if we get in the ortho program?
 
Jenney said:
Hi, do we still need to do WREB/ADEX if we get in the ortho program?
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Yes, you can apply for licensure via residency if you're doing a GPR or AEGD but for Ortho, you have to take either WREB/ADEX
 
OrthoDennn said:
Why are the Universities taking so much time to send out the invites this year?
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My guess: the programs are all trying to figure out how to reformat their interview process with COVID considerations.
It’s not just a question of who to interview this year, but how, when, and where. They won’t send an invite until they have something structured to invite you to.
 
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