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I’m certain I could score at least an 80-85 with 6 more gruesome months of studying, but it would definitely take away from other things i’d like to focus on.I think there are better ways to invest your time than retaking the CBSE unless you're certain you can get an eye opening score the following attempt
Externships can play heavily in your favor. Save your favorite programs for after a few externships (in my opinion). But go on many. Make sure you try to get very solid OMFS letters and take this time to organize your CV/personal statement.I’m certain I could score at least an 80-85 with 6 more gruesome months of studying, but it would definitely take away from other things i’d like to focus on.
I plan on spending my time with externships, shadowing private practice OS and going over some OMFS textbooks. What else did you have in mind?
Try to get in the low 80s. You’d be surprised how much scores have gone up just in the past 2 years. I just went through the application process, and only applied to 4 years and was surprised how many people had in the low 80s.Scored a 218 (77) on the CBSE this February and am applying to OMFS later this year. I have a couple of publications, poster presentations and am a student in a P/F dental school. Only applying to 4 year programs. I plan on going on 3 in person externships in the next couple of months. Thoughts on retaking? My OMFS faculty says 70+ is good enough to match but I have classmates willing to retake 75s, 76s and in some cases even low 80s. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
According to the Score Interpretation Guide, a 220 converts to a 78if you have a bunch of people in your class that are applying with higher scores, you should probably re-take to better position yourself. At least that's what I did, because to my point, programs invited around 2 of us at a time maximum (they aren't gonna invite 5 people from the same school). 77 is 220 btw.