School list help

[hdp325]

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Applying this cycle, need advice for list

VA Resident
Undergrad GPA: 3.66
DAT: AA-20 TS-20 PAT-19

1. VCU
2. Maryland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Temple
5. Louisville
6. Nova
7. LECOM
8. Tufts
9. Boston

 

[shwayne]

Seems good to me.. competitive at those schools for sure.

 

[hdp325]

Seems good to me.. competitive at those schools for sure.

Solid. I wanted to add 1 or 2 more. Any suggestions for relatively OOS friendly schools?

 

[wengerout]

Solid. I wanted to add 1 or 2 more. Any suggestions for relatively OOS friendly schools?

I would add Ohio State for sure. Perhaps Kentucky as well. If you are interested in a west coast option I would recommend Midwestern-AZ.

 

[hdp325]

I would add Ohio State for sure. Perhaps Kentucky as well. If you are interested in a west coast option I would recommend Midwestern-AZ.

Hmmm okay I'll keep those in mind! I actually never even gave Kentucky a thought.

 

[hdp325]

I would add Ohio State for sure. Perhaps Kentucky as well. If you are interested in a west coast option I would recommend Midwestern-AZ.

Do you know anything about Midwestern-IL?

 

[I-hate-alginate]

Do you know anything about Midwestern-IL?

Very expensive!

 

[wengerout]

Do you know anything about Midwestern-IL?

Nope, they didn't walk about it much at the MWU-AZ interview funny enough.

 

[redhotchiligochu]

Apply to more than 9 schools.

Have you looked at any West Coast schools? U-dub, UCLA, UCSF, USC, UNLV, Midwestern AZ, ASDOH, Utah, Roseman?

Edit: just realized that the last 5 are "desert" states and not actually west coast but I'm assuming OP gets the idea 😛

 

[cooliyak]

So, I just got told in another thread that the University of Colorado is not OOS friendly, but I consider it to be so I'm going to suggest it anyway (especially since the post above is suggesting UW which is extremely not OOS friendly and nobody jumped all over them about it).

 

[cooliyak]

OOS unfriendly doesn't necessarily equate to not having a chance at all. I got interviews from two relatively OOS unfriendly states and they were interested in my personal statement. Just make sure that your application matches the school's interests e.g. diversity, serving the underserved, religion, practicing in their state, etc.

Preaching to the choir. I completely agree with that. Especially if the school culture and environment mesh well with your personal lifestyle. I honestly couldn't see myself at any other school than the one I'm at and I don't think people should rule things out just because it is somewhat unfavorable.

 

[Roy Williams]

Preaching to the choir. I completely agree with that. Especially if the school culture and environment mesh well with your personal lifestyle. I honestly couldn't see myself at any other school than the one I'm at and I don't think people should rule things out just because it is somewhat unfavorable.

Lol sorry for seeming like I "jumped all over you". That wasn't my intention at all. I definitely think it's still a good idea to apply to some of those schools if you really would like to go there and have something about your application that stands out. Heck, I did and I received interviews to some of them. I was just speaking as a generalization. But I agree, UW is extremely OOS unfriendly.

 

[shwayne]

USC is a great OOS option. UW/Colorado-don't waste your time/money.

 

[Roy Williams]

USC is a great OOS option. UW/Colorado-don't waste your time/money.

USC is a great OOS option if you have a lot of money.

 

[hdp325]

Apply to more than 9 schools.

Have you looked at any West Coast schools? U-dub, UCLA, UCSF, USC, UNLV, Midwestern AZ, ASDOH, Utah, Roseman?

Edit: just realized that the last 5 are "desert" states and not actually west coast but I'm assuming OP gets the idea 😛

Do you think 9 isn't enough? But I definitely am interested in west coast schools. I think I'd love to live out there but I just thought they wouldn't give a VA kid a fighting chance to be honest.

 

[Kibe3143]

Do this...and you'll get in somewhere. Trust me.

Apply to every skool in your state of residency. Then only apply to private skools outside of that because they do not favor in-state applicants; public skools favor in-state applicants. Yours scores are good, but it's possible they will look you over for someone in state. But don't even trip you're going to get in somewhere.


PS. I hope you have enough shadow hours, great LORs from dentists, and a bomb Personal Statement. But you already handled the hard part. Just going to give you an early congrats big shot. 😀

 

[Kibe3143]

I got into USC and Meharry, both are private skools. Florida is my state of residency and it only has one public dental skool, UF. Did not get in, so Im choosing USC. It's expensive af....but it's USC. They are unorthodox when it comes to their interview process and curriculum but they are bomb when it comes to hand skills and clinicals.

 

[Roy Williams]

Do this...and you'll get in somewhere. Trust me.

Apply to every skool in your state of residency. Then only apply to private skools outside of that because they do not favor in-state applicants; public skools favor in-state applicants. Yours scores are good, but it's possible they will look you over for someone in state. But don't even trip you're going to get in somewhere.


PS. I hope you have enough shadow hours, great LORs from dentists, and a bomb Personal Statement. But you already handled the hard part. Just going to give you an early congrats big shot. 😀

This is not good advice. It is not so black and white, so I think it is a good idea to have a mix of public and private. I applied to 8 public schools and 8 private schools. I received 7 interviews to public schools and 1 interview to a private school. This is just a sample size of 1, but it shows that it's definitely a good idea to have a mix.

 

[Kibe3143]

This is not good advice. It is not so black and white, so I think it is a good idea to have a mix of public and private. I applied to 8 public schools and 8 private schools. I received 7 interviews to public schools and 1 interview to a private school. This is just a sample size of 1, but it shows that it's definitely a good idea to have a mix.

Quote your stats bro

How many acceptances you receive overall? Because that's all that really matters.

 

[Medin2017]

Quote your stats bro

How many acceptances you receive overall? Because that's all that really matters.

ehh Op's stat's are pretty average (among accepted students anyway). If I were in his shoes I would apply more broadly.

 

[hdp325]

ehh Op's stat's are pretty average (among accepted students anyway). If I were in his shoes I would apply more broadly.

Broadly as in higher number of schools or spread out over public and private?

 

[Medin2017]

Broadly as in higher number of schools or spread out over public and private?

I was just thinking numbers in general to boost percent chance. If you're URM or something then dw about it

 

[hdp325]

I was just thinking numbers in general to boost percent chance. If you're URM or something then dw about it

Lol I never really know if I'm URM or not. Whenever I read stuff talking about URM I just look past it

 

[Medin2017]

Lol I never really know if I'm URM or not. Whenever I read stuff talking about URM I just look past it

black/latino/native american. You can look past it, but depending on if you are or not, you can save money on your applications. There's not as much affirmative action in dental than med but there's definitely a good amount.

 

[Roy Williams]

Quote your stats bro

How many acceptances you receive overall? Because that's all that really matters.

Accepted to 5/7 schools I interviewed at. Turned the 8th interview down, declined being on the waitlist at one school, and am still on the waitlist at the other.

 

[Kibe3143]

Accepted to 5/7 schools I interviewed at. Turned the 8th interview down, declined being on the waitlist at one school, and am still on the waitlist at the other.

Nice. Missed the other half of the question though.....

 

[jsm458]

I'm going to an OOS public school and I'd defintely reccomend picking smart ones to apply to

 

[hdp325]

I'm going to an OOS public school and I'd defintely reccomend picking smart ones to apply to

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "pick smart ones to apply to"

 

[jsm458]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "pick smart ones to apply to"

I just meant ones that are OOS friendly. Your list looks good in that respect. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions this cycle