**Official Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread 2013-2014**

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I already got rejected from ASDOH, not enough community service to the Underserved.
It wasnt official I had a meeting with an ASDOH adviser, she looked at my app afterwards and said they weren't extending an interview.
 
syap said:
I already got rejected from ASDOH, not enough community service to the Underserved.
It wasnt official I had a meeting with an ASDOH adviser, she looked at my app afterwards and said they weren't extending an interview.
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Wow. sorry man. You'll be ok. On to the next one
 
School: Nova
Notification date: 7/25
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: OH
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/12
Application complete date: 7/8
GPA (science, overall): 3.93/3.89
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/20/20/22/no

...seems like NOVA is interviewing A LOT of OOS applicants which makes me a bit hesitant to be excited?????
 
c014269 said:
School: Nova
Notification date: 7/25
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: OH
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/12
Application complete date: 7/8
GPA (science, overall): 3.93/3.89
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/20/20/22/no

...seems like NOVA is interviewing A LOT of OOS applicants which makes me a bit hesitant to be excited?????
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Nova is a PRIVATE school, they do not care about residency that much, and if you were a FL resident that will only save you less than $2000.
 
syap said:
I already got rejected from ASDOH, not enough community service to the Underserved.
It wasnt official I had a meeting with an ASDOH adviser, she looked at my app afterwards and said they weren't extending an interview.
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Wow did they look at your whole application while you were with the adviser?
 
Just got NOVA rejection letter. Awesome!
 
syap said:
I already got rejected from ASDOH, not enough community service to the Underserved.
It wasnt official I had a meeting with an ASDOH adviser, she looked at my app afterwards and said they weren't extending an interview.
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Are you kidding me? I just looked at a thread started by you where it says you had 500 hours of community service/volunteering, how is that not enough!? I'm pretty much screwed I guess, I have about 70-110 depending on what you consider volunteering...

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tbond5 said:
because it wasn't to the under-served? Maybe?
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Maybe, idk. He didn't specify. Mine was a medical missions trip + volunteering at my church's homeless shelter, collecting food for food pantry. Maybe he did trash pickup or something. Normally when I think community service, I think of directly helping people in the community and equate that with helping the underserved. I guess that's a faulty assumption?
 
The mission trip and homeless shelter are def helping the under served. I know some people count pre dental club leadership or tutoring other students without compensation as community service but ASDOH wants to make sure their dentists will set up a practice in an under served community. Heck, they make another school in Missouri for this very purpose. Maybe that's what their looking for?
 
That would make sense. If I was on an admissions committee, I definitely wouldn't count pre-dental club leadership or tutoring other students without compensation as community service either.

I guess we won't know till he says something more specific (assuming he reads this).
 
Who really knows, but it was a bad move as an AZ resident to walk in there for an appointment right now. The way they've historically dealt with AZ residents is...strange. And with such an objective thing like hours to point to, that's going to be the answer for all sorts of people
 
c014269 said:
School: Nova
Notification date: 7/25
Method of notification: E-mail
Residency: OH
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/12
Application complete date: 7/8
GPA (science, overall): 3.93/3.89
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 20/20/20/22/no

...seems like NOVA is interviewing A LOT of OOS applicants which makes me a bit hesitant to be excited?????
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When did you get the phone call your application was under review?
 
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1st Invite
School: LECOM
Notification date: 7/25, 7/26
Method of notification: Portal then E-mail
Residency: OOS; TX
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/28 (first batch)
Application complete date: 7/23 (supp processed)
GPA (science, overall): 3.46, 3.61
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 23/24/24/23/none

I am happy to contribute to this thread 🙂
 
jeffity said:
Who really knows, but it was a bad move as an AZ resident to walk in there for an appointment right now. The way they've historically dealt with AZ residents is...strange. And with such an objective thing like hours to point to, that's going to be the answer for all sorts of people
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My service wasnt to the under-served. They are looking for service at like soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I wasn't going to go in but my dental office rep suggested I should and she supplies there. The lady i spoke to was perfectly polite, honest, and helpful. I have several friends from AZ that go there so I don't think thats a factor.
I am sad cause its such a great school but I am glad that I don't have to keep my hopes up and can get ready for next year.
 
1st Invite!!! so excited!

School: NOVA
Notification date: 7/29
Method of notification: email
Residency: OOS
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/19 (fourth batch)
Application complete date: 7/26 (supp processed)
GPA (science, overall): 3.3
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 23 AA
 
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1st Invite!!! so excited!

School: NOVA
Notification date: 7/29
Method of notification: email
Residency: OOS; NJ
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/19 (fourth batch)
Application complete date: 7/26 (supp processed)
GPA (science, overall): 3.2, 3.28
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 23/23/25/21/none
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You got an interview after only 3 days (1 business day)? That's impressive
 
School: NOVA
Notification date: 7/29/13
Method of notification: email
Residency: out of state
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/5/13 (2nd batch)
Application complete date: 7/26/13
GPA (science, overall) 3.0 /3.2 (overall)
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17):24/25/23 (none below 20)

Interview invite 3 days after application completion, thats fast. Im gonna pick a date later tonight. Feels kinda good getting an invite now, considering I received none last cycle.
 
Blake1e said:
School: NOVA
Notification date: 7/29/13
Method of notification: email
Residency: out of state
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/5/13 (2nd batch)
Application complete date: 7/26/13
GPA (science, overall) 3.0 /3.2 (overall)
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17):24/25/23 (none below 20)

Interview invite 3 days after application completion, thats fast. Im gonna pick a date later tonight. Feels kinda good getting an invite now, considering I received none last cycle.
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congrats! im in the same boat as you
 
School: UTHSC
Notification date: 7/29/13
Method of notification: email
Residency: OOS (AR)
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/26/13
Application complete date: 7/19/13
GPA (science, overall) 3.22/3.33
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 19/19/20/23/none

I received an email that my application was complete at 2:30pm and an interview invite at 4:40pm. Doesn't get much quicker than that!

Woo!!
 
NMC2010 said:
That would make sense. If I was on an admissions committee, I definitely wouldn't count pre-dental club leadership or tutoring other students without compensation as community service either.

I guess we won't know till he says something more specific (assuming he reads this).
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Out of curiosity, have you ever held a leadership position in your pre-dental club or tutored any subject?
 
tbond5 said:
The mission trip and homeless shelter are def helping the under served. I know some people count pre dental club leadership or tutoring other students without compensation as community service but ASDOH wants to make sure their dentists will set up a practice in an under served community. Heck, they make another school in Missouri for this very purpose. Maybe that's what their looking for?
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How many hours to the underserved did you report in your app? if you don't mind me asking. What is the minimum number of hours they take under this category?
 
South Ceviche said:
How many hours to the underserved did you report in your app? if you don't mind me asking. What is the minimum number of hours they take under this category?
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I reported about 370 hours of underserved community service hours. I don't know if there is a minimum but from what I know the average is anywhere from 400-800 hours. I have no idea what the actual average of underserved community service is though.
 
tbond5 said:
I reported about 370 hours of underserved community service hours. I don't know if there is a minimum but from what I know the average is anywhere from 400-800 hours. I have no idea what the actual average of underserved community service is though.
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Wow! Does anyone else on SDN have anywhere near this? This makes me feel that my 70-110 is severely inadequate 🙁
 
And that is why ASDOH's average DAT and GPA are much lower than average dental schools. Those students are always doing service.
 
syap said:
My service wasnt to the under-served. They are looking for service at like soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I wasn't going to go in but my dental office rep suggested I should and she supplies there. The lady i spoke to was perfectly polite, honest, and helpful. I have several friends from AZ that go there so I don't think thats a factor.
I am sad cause its such a great school but I am glad that I don't have to keep my hopes up and can get ready for next year.
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I know all about it. Any halfway serious pre-dent anywhere near the east valley knows plenty of students and their share of faculty and staff. Myself included (in my pre-dent days...now it's just students I know). It's such a random hit-and-miss with them. I guess that's true anywhere, but this is a unique thing going on here. I know plenty who had exactly what they say they want in community involvement and had the 'connections' and then got shut out. I'm talking gold-star CASS crew applicants with the 'good' Volcheck letter. They're usually pretty generous about interviewing AZ residents, especially those with CHC letters, although not official 'hometown applicant' letters. And then there are jokers who catered their application to them and must have put on a good show at their interview because every one else knows that they hardly fit the ASDOH model. Just don't put all your eggs in one basket. They could very well tell you next year that they like to see more than a year of volunteering with the underserved. Anyway, I should have moved this to the school specific thread. Seems weird she gave you an unofficial rejection...is that even allowed?
 
Blake1e said:
School: NOVA
Notification date: 7/29/13
Method of notification: email
Residency: out of state
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/5/13 (2nd batch)
Application complete date: 7/26/13
GPA (science, overall) 3.0 /3.2 (overall)
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17):24/25/23 (none below 20)

Interview invite 3 days after application completion, thats fast. Im gonna pick a date later tonight. Feels kinda good getting an invite now, considering I received none last cycle.
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Did you have the same DAT scores last cycle?
 
First Invite!

School: UTHSC
Notification date: 7/29/13
Method of notification: email
Residency: In-State
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/12/13
Application complete date: Still Missing Committee LOR
GPA (science, overall) 3.2/ 3.08 ( Strong upward trend for the past two years, Above 3.6 each semester)
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 16 in QR will call for a retake.

Super Excited about this Opportunity!
 
NMC2010 said:
Wow! Does anyone else on SDN have anywhere near this? This makes me feel that my 70-110 is severely inadequate 🙁
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I have 7000+ hours (honestly have stopped really keeping track) but to be fair I've been volunteering and doing community service for the same non profit organization almost full time for the past 8 years. Applied to ASDOH so well see how far those hours get me
 
jeffity said:
I know all about it. Any halfway serious pre-dent anywhere near the east valley knows plenty of students and their share of faculty and staff. Myself included (in my pre-dent days...now it's just students I know). It's such a random hit-and-miss with them. I guess that's true anywhere, but this is a unique thing going on here. I know plenty who had exactly what they say they want in community involvement and had the 'connections' and then got shut out. I'm talking gold-star CASS crew applicants with the 'good' Volcheck letter. They're usually pretty generous about interviewing AZ residents, especially those with CHC letters, although not official 'hometown applicant' letters. And then there are jokers who catered their application to them and must have put on a good show at their interview because every one else knows that they hardly fit the ASDOH model. Just don't put all your eggs in one basket. They could very well tell you next year that they like to see more than a year of volunteering with the underserved. Anyway, I should have moved this to the school specific thread. Seems weird she gave you an unofficial rejection...is that even allowed?
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The admission committee decided to not offer you an interview this cycle...the gist of what she said.
 
BigSmil3 said:
I have 7000+ hours (honestly have stopped really keeping track) but to be fair I've been volunteering and doing community service for the same non profit organization almost full time for the past 8 years. Applied to ASDOH so well see how far those hours get me
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Some folks have to work to pay rents and buy foods. Or hustle their way in the community. (I'm not sure this is the right meaning). These working folks themselves probably could use the 'community services that is required by the DS'. Good Lord, 7000+ hrs. My hat off to you Ms. Mona Lisa.
 
wb1 said:
Some folks have to work to pay rents and buy foods. Or hustle their way in the community. (I'm not sure this is the right meaning). These working folks themselves probably could use the 'community services that is required by the DS'. Good Lord, 7000+ hrs. My hat off to you Ms. Mona Lisa.
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I worked and paid rent and bought food too... It's possible to do. ASDOH knows that. So, they are looking for the people that MADE time for it.
 
wb1 said:
Some folks have to work to pay rents and buy foods. Or hustle their way in the community. (I'm not sure this is the right meaning). These working folks themselves probably could use the 'community services that is required by the DS'. Good Lord, 7000+ hrs. My hat off to you Ms. Mona Lisa.
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😵 That's even more than my entire time spent completing my bachelors.
 
Congrats UTHSC people. Hopefully I will see you all this wknd.
 
Why do so many people want to go to that school (AT Still) anyways? It's really not that great of a school. It just got accredited and competes with Midwestern University and all of the dentists in the Phoenix area for patients.
 
ToothbrushBuddy said:
Why do so many people want to go to that school (AT Still) anyways? It's really not that great of a school. It just got accredited and competes with Midwestern University and all of the dentists in the Phoenix area for patients.
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Because their curriculum makes for some hot clinical exposure. Accreditation has nothing to do with it being great or not. And MWU and ASDOH are almost 50 miles apart at opposite corners of the Phoenix metro area...which is 4 million people. There is no shortage of patients. I personally wouldn't want to practice close to one of these schools, but the schools themselves are both fine.
 
First interview🙂

School: CWRU
Notification date: July 30, 2013
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Canada
AADSAS mail-out date: July 05, 2013
Application complete date:
GPA (science, overall): ~3.7
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): >17
 
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School: Case Western Reserve
Notification date: 7/30/2013 (7:58am mountain time)
Method of notification: e-mail
Residency: Idaho
AADSAS mail-out date: 7/12/2013 (third batch)
Application complete date: 7/5/2013
GPA (science, overall) science: 3.72, non-science: 3.91 overall: 3.81 BCP: 3.76
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/21/22/25 none

Volunteer hours: >2,000 (I did CityYear, and volunteered in a free clinic, and did a lot of volunteer work with foster children).
Research: none
 
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