Quick question... "How to Call Up Schools?"

[DCalypso]

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Hey everyone,

I know that you can call up your dental schools of interest to ask them questions and have them give you advice.

But my question is, is it as simple as calling their admissions office and asking them "What are my chances"?
Do you tell them your entire resume, transcript, experience, etc.???

I just thought that this may be a little too much for a phone conversation.

Any comments? Thanks a lot!

 

[adizzle87]

My experience has been that they get really annoyed by calls of these nature. They've told me in the past whether my stats were within range (or not) and they tend to be conservative with what they assess to be too low for DATs/GPA. If you were to tell them you had a 3.5 and 20s, they'll probably say those are common and that they take into consideration everything in your app, not just your stats. Hope that helps.

 

[Contach]

What type of answer are you looking for from schools? "Yes you have a 75% chance of getting in..."

I don't think a call like this will be received well from any admissions committee member. They have to control expectations, if they tell you your chances are high, and you don't get in, well - you're going to be pretty mad at that person... Why should they take that risk?

Buy the ADEA Official Guide to Dental schools. Then go searching on pre-dents.

 

[DCalypso]

Thanks for all the feedback, but I was curious if I can just ask them what I can improve on since my GPA isn't that great.

But I guess ADEA guide seems best.

 

[DCalypso]

I guess it would be annoying if hundreds of students just call up asking the same question.

But would they tell you what you are lacking in, and suggest any additional improvements that you can make to better fit their school?

Thanks for the reply!

 

[lemoncurry]

in my experience, you're more likely to get advice on your application once the cycle is just about over. If it is april or may and you have been rejected, you might be able to get an opinion from the admissions clerk over the phone, or maybe the dean's opinion via email. If you were interviewed, your chances of getting an answer are much higher.

This is just my experience, so take it with a shaker of salt.