**Official Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread 2011-2012**

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dental815 said:
Applying early means your application gets reviewed early and you receive an early interview... it doesn't mean your app gets passed through the interview selection process 10 times...
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agreed. im just saying its nice how NYU is doing it. its kind of fair, im sure they have better applicants that applied later and the fact that they're reviewing it in order is nice.
 
dental815 said:
Applying early means your application gets reviewed early and you receive an early interview... it doesn't mean your app gets passed through the interview selection process 10 times...
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Reading comprehension is a crucial skill in dental school.
 
JOoa0ky said:
Reading comprehension is a crucial skill in dental school.
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Wait now I'm confused about all of this. Buffalo emailed me that my application is on hold and that they will continue to review it as the cycle goes on. I took that as they're going to compare my app to newer ones and if at the end, they need more interview spots, they'll invite me...otherwise, wouldn't they just reject you?
 
Western & Temple interviews yesterday, contacted via phone for both 🙂
 
MrAvicii said:
The point of rolling admissions is to give everyone a fair shot. I dont think its fair when schools make early applicants wait and then give up their interviewees to someone who applied 2 months later (even if they have better stats.)
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Really? I can see how rolling admissions gives applicants with lower stats/less thorough applications a shot at getting in, but I don't see how this is "fair" in any standard sense of the word. Similarly, I don't see how deadline admissions (ie. waiting until an application deadline to review all applications) isn't "fair." What's wrong with schools only wanting to put the effort into interviewing and accepting the best of their applicant pool? It drives up the standard of admissions, yes, but this presumably also gives the best chance of driving up the standard of the field/industry as a whole. The best of the best.

If someone who applies a couple months earlier than someone else who is better qualified, and has a better chance of getting in, I'd be hard-pressed to call that "fair." It's an ambiguous line to draw--who says being early in your admissions makes for a better candidate than achieving higher academic distinction and being more prepared over the course of several years? Personally, I don't.

dantemac said:
Western & Temple interviews yesterday, contacted via phone for both 🙂
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Congrats! 🙂
 
cleanup said:
Really? I can see how rolling admissions gives applicants with lower stats/less thorough applications a shot at getting in, but I don't see how this is "fair" in any standard sense of the word. Similarly, I don't see how deadline admissions (ie. waiting until an application deadline to review all applications) isn't "fair." What's wrong with schools only wanting to put the effort into interviewing and accepting the best of their applicant pool? It drives up the standard of admissions, yes, but this presumably also gives the best chance of driving up the standard of the field/industry as a whole. The best of the best.

If someone who applies a couple months earlier than someone else who is better qualified, and has a better chance of getting in, I'd be hard-pressed to call that "fair." It's an ambiguous line to draw--who says being early in your admissions makes for a better candidate than achieving higher academic distinction and being more prepared over the course of several years? Personally, I don't.



Congrats! 🙂
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early bird gets the worm. when you hire people for a job why do you want to keep looking when you already have someone great for the job? there's more than enough qualified applicants so rolling is fine, get them earlier. put in the extra effort and get the app out early.
 
cleanup said:
Really? I can see how rolling admissions gives applicants with lower stats/less thorough applications a shot at getting in, but I don't see how this is "fair" in any standard sense of the word. Similarly, I don't see how deadline admissions (ie. waiting until an application deadline to review all applications) isn't "fair." What's wrong with schools only wanting to put the effort into interviewing and accepting the best of their applicant pool? It drives up the standard of admissions, yes, but this presumably also gives the best chance of driving up the standard of the field/industry as a whole. The best of the best.

If someone who applies a couple months earlier than someone else who is better qualified, and has a better chance of getting in, I'd be hard-pressed to call that "fair." It's an ambiguous line to draw--who says being early in your admissions makes for a better candidate than achieving higher academic distinction and being more prepared over the course of several years? Personally, I don't.



Congrats! 🙂
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Its fair because it creates a balance, if they wait to the end of the process to review, then they would pick ONLY the people with the highest stats. Therefore they would take the top 25% of applicants and effectively reject the remaining 75%. How would that be fair lol? Each school would be much harder times to gain admission into. Think about it? Plus its a lot more work and less time to review each application if you have to review 4,000 applications at the end of the cycle.

I think everyone benefits from the current process, if you have a 22AA and 3.8 GPA and you apply in June you benefit EVEN MORE than someone with a 20AA and a 3.4GPA. And if you're in the later scenario, that gives you an actual chance to gain admission.
 
Can you guys stop hijacking this thread.

Unless you have news about interviews/rejections etc please take your arguments to a new thread.
 
email from mayrland about supplimental app today, anyone know if they give interviews to all of those people?
 
mBjKmr said:
email from mayrland about supplimental app today, anyone know if they give interviews to all of those people?
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I got the same and was wondering the same thing... They sure made it seem like it in the email but maybe it's just wishful thinking! Haha
 
School: UNLV
Notification date: 9/9
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: OOS
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/5
Application complete date: 8/16
GPA (science, overall): 3.7/3.7
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 23/22/20/18/No
 
5th interview

School: Columbia University CDM
Notification date: 9/9/11
Method of notification: E-Mail
Residency: CA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/5
Application complete date: 8/12/11
GPA (science, overall): 3.24, 3.30
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/23/21/20
 
Kab00sE said:
5th interview

School: Columbia University CDM
Notification date: 9/9/11
Method of notification: E-Mail
Residency: CA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/5
Application complete date: 8/12/11
GPA (science, overall): 3.24, 3.30
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/23/21/20
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Same!!! Columbia finally! First choice, soooooo excited!
 
Kab00sE said:
5th interview

School: Columbia University CDM
Notification date: 9/9/11
Method of notification: E-Mail
Residency: CA
AADSAS mail-out date: 8/5
Application complete date: 8/12/11
GPA (science, overall): 3.24, 3.30
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/23/21/20
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Nothing :scared:. What time did you guys get the interview?
 
oae said:
Can you guys stop hijacking this thread.

Unless you have news about interviews/rejections etc please take your arguments to a new thread.
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take a chill pill, it does wonders for your face 🙂
 
Double Bonded said:
Nothing :scared:. What time did you guys get the interview?
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I got mine at 2:38 pm mountain time.

School: Columbia
Notification date: 9/9/2011
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Alabama
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/22
Application complete date: 8/4
GPA (science, overall): See predents
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): See Predents
 
ViviPreDent said:
Same!!! Columbia finally! First choice, soooooo excited!
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SSIIICCCKKKK! Did you schedule your interview yet? I just emailed them... Not sure why they didn't just assign a date for us. Congrats! 👍
 
cleanup said:
Neither did I, but they gave me a received email on 8/22. I wonder what's taking so long. 🙁
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Well they haven't enrolled an international applicant for years, so this shouldn't come as a great shock to us...
 
AlbinoPolarBear said:
Well they haven't enrolled an international applicant for years, so this shouldn't come as a great shock to us...
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fuuuuuuuuuuu

why didnt they tell us this. I drove cross the boarder just to send them an "us addressed money order" after they hassled me for the supplemental

F_U_COLUMBIA
 
Kab00sE said:
SSIIICCCKKKK! Did you schedule your interview yet? I just emailed them... Not sure why they didn't just assign a date for us. Congrats! 👍
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Congrats to you as well!!! I emailed them to request the earliest available date so we will see!!
 
On Aadsas school decisions page, do most of yours say received/under review or received/application complete? And does under review also mean all the application requirements are received/completed?

I am asking this because I have a research letter for a science class but it wasn't clearly specified in the letter itself. Therefore, if they require that last sci rec, they might not have counted mine and did not put application complete
 
stevesteve121 said:
fuuuuuuuuuuu

why didnt they tell us this. I drove cross the boarder just to send them an "us addressed money order" after they hassled me for the supplemental

F_U_COLUMBIA
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I think it's very unethical of them to say that they accept canadians yet they don't. If it was a public school with government funding I would understand - at least they will tell you upfront that they prefer instate or americans.
 
3rd interview

School: UMDNJ
Notification date: 9/9/2011
Method of notification: Email
Residency: NY
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/27
 
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School: Minn
Notification date: 9/9/2011
Method of notification: Email
Residency: WI
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/27
Application complete date:6/30
GPA (science, overall): 4/4
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 18/17/21/19 16BIO
 
stevesteve121 said:
fuuuuuuuuuuu

why didnt they tell us this. I drove cross the boarder just to send them an "us addressed money order" after they hassled me for the supplemental

F_U_COLUMBIA
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Lol, dude that sucks.

I thought I would have a good crack at Columbia since it's a private school.
That was until I bought the ADEA handbook and saw that they didn't enrol any internationals.

Oh well. Life goes on.
 
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School: Columbia
Notification date: 09/09
Method of notification: email
Residency: PA
GPA (BCP, science, overall) 3.96, 3.97, 3.98
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17) 22/21/26/21/none
Interview Date: TBD
 
TheRoni said:
School: Minn
Notification date: 9/9/2011
Method of notification: Email
Residency: WI
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/27
Application complete date:6/30
GPA (science, overall): 4/4
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 18/17/21/19 16BIO
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What time did you get that email? and Pacific or Eastern time etc
 
mBjKmr said:
email from mayrland about supplimental app today, anyone know if they give interviews to all of those people?
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Same situation here; from the sound of the email, I'd say it's good news either way. Anybody know?
 
Did Columbia provide you guys available dates or are we just emailing them some dates we want to go? Also it says "we have enclosed travel information for your reference." I didnt get an attachment or any info. Did any of you get info?
 
AlbinoPolarBear said:
Lol, dude that sucks.

I thought I would have a good crack at Columbia since it's a private school.
That was until I bought the ADEA handbook and saw that they didn't enrol any internationals.

Oh well. Life goes on.
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Jesus, you're kidding me.

What a waste of time and money. 😡

Well, that makes two schools I applied to pointlessly... the other is USC.
 
Sharadine said:
Did Columbia provide you guys available dates or are we just emailing them some dates we want to go? Also it says "we have enclosed travel information for your reference." I didnt get an attachment or any info. Did any of you get info?
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Haha I just noticed that there's nothing attached to my email either... perhaps it's "inside" the computer

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And ya I just emailed them asking for available interview dates.
 
cleanup said:
Jesus, you're kidding me.

What a waste of time and money. 😡

Well, that makes two schools I applied to pointlessly... the other is USC.
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3 if you count Tufts.

Just keeps getting better doesn't it? haha
 
TheRoni said:
School: Minn
Notification date: 9/9/2011
Method of notification: Email
Residency: WI
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/27
Application complete date:6/30
GPA (science, overall): 4/4
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 18/17/21/19 16BIO
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Congrats! I'm so Jealous!! How long ago did you get a confirmation e-mail saying you were under review?
 
My second interview

School: Columbia
Notification date: 09/09
Method of notification: email
Mail-out date 7/29
Residency: California
GPA (BCP, science, overall) 3.69, 3.69, 3.45
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17) 26/30/22/22 no

I almost cried with joy when I checked e-mail.
 
evanyou said:
My second interview

School: Columbia
Notification date: 09/09
Method of notification: email
Mail-out date 7/29
Residency: California
GPA (BCP, science, overall) 3.69, 3.69, 3.45
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17) 26/30/22/22 no

I almost cried with joy when I checked e-mail.
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Congrats dude! You'd definitely get to pick and choose which school you want to get in this cycle 😀
 
evanyou said:
My second interview

School: Columbia
Notification date: 09/09
Method of notification: email
Mail-out date 7/29
Residency: California
GPA (BCP, science, overall) 3.69, 3.69, 3.45
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17) 26/30/22/22 no

I almost cried with joy when I checked e-mail.
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not surprised 😀 good luck to ya 😉
 
dantemac said:
Western & Temple interviews yesterday, contacted via phone for both 🙂
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I messaged you in another thread as well...can I ask if you are OOS or not and if you are,when is your application completed date

thanks
 
shoot man.. i keep hearin that midwestern is mostly comprised of mormons.... does this mean if u are not a mormon u dont have a shot gettin in? even with interviews? ahh.... and they keep on sayin the girls are sooo hot there wat kind of tease is that???? i respect mormons, but just worried about gettin rejected cuz im not mormon brahh lol
 
School: Indiana
Notification date: 9/8/11
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: CT
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/22
GPA (science, overall) 3.54, 3.67
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 18/19/17/19

So Indiana sent me an e-mail asking for a supplemental fee and inviting me for an interview. But I am having trouble figuring out how to send the supplemental fee. The e-mail says ..

"IU graduate application and fee of $50.00. Please submit online at www.iupui.edu/~gradoff/admissions/ (Under Programs choose “Dental Professional”, select “Summer 2012” term). "


But when I click on this link I don't see where to send the fee!! Anyone who has sent the fee, I could really use your assistance.

Thanks in advanced!
 
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