Question for Lucus

[bad_hombre]

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Dude,

I noticed you got into U of T and UWO, I'm pretty sure I want to attend one of those two. Did you get in after 3 or four years? What was your major.

Thanks

 

[eleannaDDS]

I'm not Lucus, but I think that I may be able to provide a bit of info about this... at least for Western.

I'm just starting my first year of the DDS Program here at UWO and I can tell you that most of the students completed four-year bachelor degrees. I've met at least three students so far who also have Master's. Many also took a year off in between undergrad and dental school. There are, however, a handful of people who finished only 3 years of university prior to coming here.

Hope that helps!

 

[Lucus]

eleannaDDS is correct. Most students have completed 4 years and have degrees. However, there are always exceptions where students get in after 3 years.
I know that U of T is starting an interview process this year, so this component will replace the essay worth 20%. The DAT will be worth 10% (5% for academic and 5% for PAT). Thus leaving 70% for GPA.
If you apply during your 3rd year....then U of T will count your first 2 years and not your current last 3rd year. If you apply during your 4th year then U of T will count your 3rd year and either your first or second, whichever one is higher.

Western, counts only your best 2 years I believe. But you have to take there requirements, one being human physiology.

For the US, every year is taken into account.

Hope this helps....

 

[DDS2006]

Hey eleannaDDS,

I'm also a Canadian that applied to UWO this year but was put on the waitlist and never accepted. I've received a deferred acceptance to a school in the States for the class of 2006 but I am starting to rethink my decision to go because of the astronomical cost for dental school in the U.S.
I'm thinking of reapplying at Western this year and since you got into UWO, I was hoping that you might be able to answer a few questions that I have. First of all, what are your initial impressions of the school now that you have begun? Is there anything that you have discovered about the school that has really disappointed you? I read in one of your previous posts that you have friends at american schools, which schools and what do they tell you about them? Finally, you say that there are a number of students in your class that took a year off school, did they work in unrelated fields or did they continue to try and make their applications stronger? I ask this since I am trying to determine what to do with this year.

thanks