**Official 2024 Ortho PASS/Interviews/Match/Non-Match**

[teethisntmylife]

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Do you guys recommend thank you letters after interview? Letter of intent to non match programs?

 

[OncePreDent]

Do you guys recommend thank you letters after interview? Letter of intent to non match programs?

I don't think that makes too much sense since to write a LOI - it isn't like Dental school, where you could interview and get acceptances at multiple programs. That isn't the case for ortho match or non-match. I believe all of the non-match programs require you to withdraw from match if you get accepted, so I personally wouldn't, just because you are really only supposed to get 1 acceptance for ortho. Seems like overkill compared to being on a waitlist for a dental school program.

 

[DMD_24]

Has anyone here felt really confident about the interviews they went on and did not match?

 

[cowski]

Has anyone here felt really confident about the interviews they went on and did not match?

Unfortunately, Yes. 5 interviews last year. Did not match

 

[Lemillion]

Has anyone here felt really confident about the interviews they went on and did not match?

Had a classmate back in the day that had like 10+ interviews and didn't match. I was shocked. I've also seen those with only one and matched as well.

 

[OncePreDent]

Had a classmate back in the day that had like 10+ interviews and didn't match. I was shocked. I've also seen those with only one and matched as well.

This just happened to someone I know, interviewed at 1 program and got into that program. All it takes is 1

 

[drortho42]

This just happened to someone I know, interviewed at 1 program and got into that program. All it takes is 1

I applied to 40 programs last year, both match and non match. Got 2 interviews 1 for each match and non match. Got accepted into both. You need Just 1.

 

[LeagueofLigTies]

Good luck tomorrow everyone!!

 

[DMD_24]

For the ones who didn’t match, is doing a GPR the better decision than going to work if I want to re-apply next cycle?

 

[cowski]

For the ones who didn’t match, is doing a GPR the better decision than going to work if I want to re-apply next cycle?

If you feel like you need to boost your application in every single way possible then I'd say generally a GPR might look more favorable to program directors then working, but by how much? I'm not sure.
I think working also boosts your application too, as you build clinical and pt management skills.
So I'd say it just depends on your situation.. are you able to move somewhere easily for a gpr? do you want to get paid 2-3x less than if you just worked? if there's an ortho program you really want to get into try and do a gpr at that school.
For me.. I have a spouse and kids, and crippling loan debt, so it made more sense to work instead of a gpr. thankfully I felt like my application was decently strong (I think) that I wasn't too worried about it. I increased my shadowing, including visiting a few ortho programs and meeting the directors, volunteering a bit more, reading more ortho articles and textbooks, and boosted my application that way.
and thankfully I got into a program this cycle after not matching last year