I guess everyone else prayed harder than I did, because it didn't happen for me this year... Congrats to everyone else who did make it in somewhere, especially you, Needa20! I don't know if anyone is still reading SDN, but I have been purposely avoiding it for the last few months. I found that it was lowering my morale tremendously to read so many of the posts from little sh*ts in other schools. But this U-T thread was definitely great for cameraderie, and I am quite e-fond of many of you! Anyway, I have avoided SDN, adopted a dog (true puppy love) and am in a much better place after Rejection '09.
I probably won't be reapplying for next year's class. I don't think that I would be accepted, even if I did. I am looking into pursuing a 2-year master's program that will begin this fall. It's all very last-minute -- I only called to inquire about the program this week and they are trying to get me into an available slot for this year's class! Nothing's a done-deal yet, but it's a great boost to potentially be pursuing an actual career, instead of being in limbo for another 1-3 years. Even though I won't be in dental school with y'all, we may bump into each other on campus.
I still want to be a dentist as much as I did before, but I am extremely disenchanted with U of T's admissions. I can happily do another career for another ten years or more, start a family, and reapply after Dr. Coleman has retired. Saving the world can wait -- I have to save myself first.
Just to stir the pot a little... For your edification, a link! I always naively thought that the faculty in the D-school probably taught out of the goodness of their hearts. You know, not earning a salary anywhere close to what they would earn in private practice. Unh-uh. Take a looksee, or, a search-see, as the case may be. It's all in the public domain:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/data/utsalaries/