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Good strategy!! It's making me feel more comfortable about my chances.
Yeah, I totally agree... There were blemishes on my transcript that I wanted to be able to explain, too. I didn't even know if they had read my essay yet, so I found myself just regurgitating snippets from my essay. They didn't act like they had heard it before, so I kept going... But I blanked on a few key things that I had done to explore dentistry but didn't have room to put in my essay, which really could have helped my case. Yes, I actually exceeded the character limit and had to whittle it down a lot (with what seemed like a chainsaw, unfortunately)!
Is the pre-professional evaluation considered AT ALL? The deadline on the website says "May," so I was surprised when Dr. Coleman sent out a generic letter informing us that a decision would be delayed until X, Y and Z were submitted and Z was the evaluation... So I was scrambling to get it done in time and I called the office to check and they told me that not having it in would NOT affect my chances of being considered on the 18th. I mean, what the heck? I still don't even know if I will hear a decision on Monday, since I waited until the last minute and the pre-professional committee still hasn't submitted it. Does it really matter? They say it does, but does it really? Has anyone else ever heard a decision without having turned it in?
Yeah, I totally agree... There were blemishes on my transcript that I wanted to be able to explain, too. I didn't even know if they had read my essay yet, so I found myself just regurgitating snippets from my essay. They didn't act like they had heard it before, so I kept going... But I blanked on a few key things that I had done to explore dentistry but didn't have room to put in my essay, which really could have helped my case. Yes, I actually exceeded the character limit and had to whittle it down a lot (with what seemed like a chainsaw, unfortunately)!
Is the pre-professional evaluation considered AT ALL? The deadline on the website says "May," so I was surprised when Dr. Coleman sent out a generic letter informing us that a decision would be delayed until X, Y and Z were submitted and Z was the evaluation... So I was scrambling to get it done in time and I called the office to check and they told me that not having it in would NOT affect my chances of being considered on the 18th. I mean, what the heck? I still don't even know if I will hear a decision on Monday, since I waited until the last minute and the pre-professional committee still hasn't submitted it. Does it really matter? They say it does, but does it really? Has anyone else ever heard a decision without having turned it in?