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

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Accepted to UCLA😍 and Penn (both post-dec interviews).

I should note that my own state schools, which I interviewed in October, still haven't responded back to me...but oh well...


Congrats my friend 🙂 At least now you have a peace of mind. You're gonna be a dentist no matter what!

I really have nothing to say about our state schools... I should've applied to UCLA... oh well....
 
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Congrats my friend 🙂 At least now you have a peace of mind. You're gonna be a dentist no matter what!

I really have nothing to say about our state schools... I should've applied to UCLA... oh well....

Thanks man, I appreciate it. It's bitter sweet because it was nice to know someone who was in the same boat as me in terms of frustration and confusion. But I'm sure you'll be hearing good news really soon. When that time comes though, I'm still ready to buy the first round haha
 
i've seen you make this distinction several times over the months of this cycle. why do you feel this is important?

Because a lot of Sdners think that there must be something about an applicant that help his/her receive interviews/acceptances with such low DAT or GPA. For example : non-traditional student, URM, unlimited Extracurricular activities, etc.
 
Lol there used to be a Howard video between your comment and his, so his post was in regards to that video

Congrats for getting into Dental School btw 🙂
lol. I kind of felt bad for the guy in that video. His music was really touching and I actually was quite moved by it. Maybe there is something wrong with Howard? I mean I have visited a couple of dental schools and I have to say Howard looked very dirty in that video.
 
Because a lot of Sdners think that there must be something about an applicant that help his/her receive interviews/acceptances with such low DAT or GPA. For example : non-traditional student, URM, unlimited Extracurricular activities, etc.
How does a 3.99/4.0/19AA constitute "such a low DAT or GPA"? I'd venture a confident guess that your DAT falls well within one standard deviation of the mean academic average. At any rate, I hope your success gives some folks with cc prereqs confidence that it can be done. nice job this cycle!
 
^ I agree, thinking that a 4.0 GPA and a 19AA are low scores is just rediculous. There is a reason you got so many interviews and it's because you have great stats, you should be proud of that!
 
How does a 3.99/4.0/19AA constitute "such a low DAT or GPA"? I'd venture a confident guess that your DAT falls well within one standard deviation of the mean academic average. At any rate, I hope your success gives some folks with cc prereqs confidence that it can be done. nice job this cycle!
^ I agree, thinking that a 4.0 GPA and a 19AA are low scores is just rediculous. There is a reason you got so many interviews and it's because you have great stats, you should be proud of that!


Thank you. I am just trying to give hope to those people who went to CC that getting into dental school is possible as long as you try your best where ever you go. Also, just because you went to CC, you are NOT 'expected' to get a 24aa+ DAT to prove that the CC classes you took are 'easy'...

Also, one funny thing. A school (pittsburgh) states on their website that they don't regard highly of those applicants who have taken more than 1/3 of prereqs at cc. They still gave me an interview...
 
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Thank you. I am just trying to give hope to those people who went to CC that getting into dental school is possible as long as you try your best where ever you go. Also, just because you went to CC, you are NOT 'expected' to get a 24aa+ DAT to prove that the CC classes you took are 'easy'...

63 credits of CC here and and got a 19 DAT and had 5 pre December interviews.
 
Thank you. I am just trying to give hope to those people who went to CC that getting into dental school is possible as long as you try your best where ever you go. Also, just because you went to CC, you are NOT 'expected' to get a 24aa+ DAT to prove that the CC classes you took are 'easy'...

Also, one funny thing. A school (pittsburgh) states on their website that they don't regard highly of those applicants who have taken more than 1/3 of prereqs at cc. They still gave me an interview...
We get it: You're a rockstar.
 
test: @Glimmer1991

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continuing review at UBuffalo.... what are the chances to get an interview/acceptance?

also those of you who got accepted to temple...what are your stats?
 
Thank you. I am just trying to give hope to those people who went to CC that getting into dental school is possible as long as you try your best where ever you go. Also, just because you went to CC, you are NOT 'expected' to get a 24aa+ DAT to prove that the CC classes you took are 'easy'...

Also, one funny thing. A school (pittsburgh) states on their website that they don't regard highly of those applicants who have taken more than 1/3 of prereqs at cc. They still gave me an interview...

All of my prereqs are from CC (over 10 years old), and they gave an interview, and an acceptance, and the academic scholarship, so it all needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
 
didn't you also get into columbia??
Apparently they didn't care about CC credits either. Maryland was the only school that didn't accept my prereqs but not because they were from CC but because they were old.
 
Wow, what a great week! First received an interview from Columbia this past Monday and now today I receive one from Temple! 🙂

Application sent out 3rd batch (July 12)
GPA: 3.68
DAT: 23 AA / 23 TS / 20 PAT

Hey congrats @paymaant, two offers in 1 week this late in the game is pretty sweet. I also received an invite from Temple. Were you able to get thru the number to set up a date?
 
Hey congrats @paymaant, two offers in 1 week this late in the game is pretty sweet. I also received an invite from Temple. Were you able to get thru the number to set up a date?
Thank you Kevin! Trust me, I had to call at least 10 times just to get through the busy signal. You just gotta keep pushing through and you will eventually get it. I scheduled my interview for jan 31.
 
Thank you Kevin! Trust me, I had to call at least 10 times just to get through the busy signal. You just gotta keep pushing through and you will eventually get it. I scheduled my interview for jan 31.

LOL that's crazy, I've tried about 20 times between yesterday and today--I'll try again tomorrow morning. Maybe I'll see you there!
 
All of my prereqs are from CC (over 10 years old), and they gave an interview, and an acceptance, and the academic scholarship, so it all needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
It would seem like if you take high level science classes at a university and did well, but took lower level classes at a CC, then it would show that you can handle the science classes. I think that is the case for a lot of people. Now if you did well on your courses at a CC then went to a university and did poorly that would raise a red flag. I have no proof of this but it seems to make sense.
 
Roseman interview via email around 12pm eastern time. Not sure whether to attend or not.
 
Hey Okilito, congrats! I also received an invitation but could not get a hold of someone to talk to. Were you able to set up a date?
No. Yesterday I kept getting a busy signal and today nobody was picking up. I am guessing this is a perseverance test just to see how much we really want to go to Temple.
 
No. Yesterday I kept getting a busy signal and today nobody was picking up. I am guessing this is a perseverance test just to see how much we really want to go to Temple.
From my understanding, Temple dental school was closed today due to the snow.
 
It would seem like if you take high level science classes at a university and did well, but took lower level classes at a CC, then it would show that you can handle the science classes. I think that is the case for a lot of people. Now if you did well on your courses at a CC then went to a university and did poorly that would raise a red flag. I have no proof of this but it seems to make sense.
Nailed it! No proof necessary.
 
From my understanding, Temple dental school was closed today due to the snow.
It seems to be the case for the admissions office. Rest of the school had a delayed opening (11:00 am).
 
Hi every body
My portal has been changed to invited for interview for USC. But I haven't received email from USC. I am nervous is it normal?? Any idea would be appreciate.
 
Hi every body
My portal has been changed to invited for interview for USC. But I haven't received email from USC. I am nervous is it normal?? Any idea would be appreciate.
Call them to schedule your interview!!
 
Hi every body
My portal has been changed to invited for interview for USC. But I haven't received email from USC. I am nervous is it normal?? Any idea would be appreciate.
Just call! They probably updated the portal before sending out an e-mail. It can never hurt to call and ask.
 
rejected from U of KY, but they were super nice about it, they even made a phone call appointment with me to talk to admissions counselor to identify potential problem areas, conversation was helpful, definitely ask them why you were denied
 
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