Questions regarding international students

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I'm an international student currently studying at the university of south carolina. I was thinking about posting this in the international section but i realized all the people there are actually living in their native countries and their backgrounds are different from mine so I figured I would post it here in case some people can help me.

I was just wondering, just how hard is it for international students to get into dental schools?
Ive heard that it is basically impossible to get into state schools and a little higher chance on private schools but your stats gotta be ridiculous (DAT of 24 or higher, GPA or 3.8 or higher stuff like that from what I've heard). I just want to hear from other international students (if there are any) on what I need to get/do to increase my chance of getting in. I'd really appreciate it if you guys could share some of your experiences. A little help here would go a LONG way for me.

Thanks guys and the very best of luck to all of you!
 
Also, I forgot to ask, are international students grouped together with out of state applicants by private schools or do they look at in-state, then out-of-state, THEN international?
 
I'm an international student who went to a US college for undergrad as well and I just got accepted this cycle, so it definitely can be done! I believe for private schools, you'd be grouped with other out of state students. I can't really say if it's harder for internationals to get in, but I will say that if you work hard and have great stats and do well on your interviews, you should be able to get in somewhere. I guess my stats would be what you call "ridiculous" (3.9 GPA, 23-26 DAT), and I only applied to 6 schools (5 private, 1 state), got interview invites from 5, attended 4, and so far got acceptances from 3 (including the state school). Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions!
 
May I know the schools you applied for?
 
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