Ortho - How important is GRE score?

[dryong]

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Columbia requires GRE score for admission. What is considered as an acceptible score? Thanks.

 

[Typo]

Tons of threads on this - the consensus is that you should score at least a 1200 to be safe. Only a couple of schools actually require a 1200. Some posters have said they think it's meaningless, and that they got in with sub-1100 scores. "I don't think they don't even look at it," they said. Apparently a couple of programs consider it important. Just buy or borrow the Kaplan book and vocab flash cards, study for a week, and take it.

 

[texas_dds]

yes nat. boards are more important, but the research-minded selection committee members will get pretty excited about a high GRE. this is true at schools that dont even require a GRE.

 

[Squished Rat]

yes nat. boards are more important, but the research-minded selection committee members will get pretty excited about a high GRE. this is true at schools that dont even require a GRE.

So what is considered a high GRE?

 

[art240]

I dotn understand how or why an Orhto Program would require GRE's....these are College Level equivalency exams. These exams are well below the level of a graduating dentist or in many cases, dentists who have completed residencies and have been doctors for years prior to applying to ortho residency. I had emailed several programs stating this and most respond saying GRE is not required in those circumstances. That is a blanket statement for all post graduate education in the school, not the post doctoral programs specifically.

 

[Squished Rat]

I dotn understand how or why an Orhto Program would require GRE's....these are College Level equivalency exams. These exams are well below the level of a graduating dentist or in many cases, dentists who have completed residencies and have been doctors for years prior to applying to ortho residency. I had emailed several programs stating this and most respond saying GRE is not required in those circumstances. That is a blanket statement for all post graduate education in the school, not the post doctoral programs specifically.

My understanding of it is that it is often a requirement of the graduate schools that are affliated with the ortho programs that offer a master's degree. If the exam was well below the level of a graduating dentist, most would score near perfect. I know that is not the case. The GRE isn't an easy test, especially the verbal section - lots of crazy vocab words. I just wanted to know what was considered a good score i.e. 1200, 1300, 1400, etc.

 

[Johnson22]

Supposedly USC requires a 600 in both sections...which for the Verbal is extremely difficult!!

 

[DrReo]

Supposedly USC requires a 600 in both sections...which for the Verbal is extremely difficult!!

How long are GRE scores good for these ortho programs?

 

[SFortho]

I don't think they expire or anything like that, unless the change the format like they did for NB. otherwise theyre good foreva!

 

[gryffindor]

I don't think they expire or anything like that, unless the change the format like they did for NB. otherwise theyre good foreva!

I would double check that. I thought they are only valid for 5 years.

 

[Ligature]

I believe some programs say three years, but there is defintely a time limit.

 

[texas_dds]

they are used as another tool to differentiate applicants. especially with dental schools that dont rank... and someone told me that the national boards are going to pass/fail in the future... there has to be some way to sort out the monster stack of applications. i served on the selection committee my 3rd year at UW, and picking people out of the pile is a daunting task. any little advantage counts. anything over 1200 is considered good - 1300 and above will get noticed. below 1100 will hurt you.

 

[ROMS]

they are used as another tool to differentiate applicants. Especially with dental schools that dont rank... And someone told me that the national boards are going to pass/fail in the future... There has to be some way to sort out the monster stack of applications. I served on the selection committee my 3rd year at uw, and picking people out of the pile is a daunting task. Any little advantage counts. Anything over 1200 is considered good - 1300 and above will get noticed. Below 1100 will hurt you.

from where should i find information regarding:
1)which dental university requires gre and which does not?
2)which field requires gre and which not?

 

[Tooth]

from where should i find information regarding:
1)which dental university requires gre and which does not?
2)which field requires gre and which not?

The school's website and the PASS search engine, if they participate in PASS.

http://programpages.passweb.org/search