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Hey all. Noticed there wasn't a thread open for MOSDOH yet so I thought I'd get it started. I'm a 2018 grad of MOSDOH and can answer any questions you may have about the school, interview process, etc.

Last year's thread: **Official MOSDOH Class of 2023 Interview/Acceptance Thread**

Link to interview prep: A. T. Still University - Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health Interview Feedback
----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! 🙂


*edited by staff to include links to interview feedback & last year's thread​
 
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I have 18 AA with a 3.76 post bacc gpa with total of 16 credit hours. Competitive enough with low ugpa?
 
nsudental said:
I have 18 AA with a 3.76 post bacc gpa with total of 16 credit hours. Competitive enough with low ugpa?
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Definitely worth trying. I had classmates get in with lower. MOSDOH puts a lot of emphasis on volunteering/extracurriculars and personal statement focusing on community service, serving the underserved, etc
 
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Is there a preference given to in-state applicants? I am not sure if I should apply MOSDOH (already applying to ASDOH) with a 19AA/ 20TS and 3.29sGPA/3.39oGPA. I just completed a year of post-bacc courses and currently working as an RDA (2000+ hrs of clinical experience) and volunteered at a community dental clinic. I was able to get an LOR from the clinic's director. I am planning to retake my DAT in late August to increase my chances with other schools. Any advice/ tips would really help right now since I am debating whether I should tell other schools to hold my application for review until my new (hopefully higher) scores are in. Thanks!!
 
Dr. Smile said:
Is there a preference given to in-state applicants? I am not sure if I should apply MOSDOH (already applying to ASDOH) with a 19AA/ 20TS and 3.29sGPA/3.39oGPA. I just completed a year of post-bacc courses and currently working as an RDA (2000+ hrs of clinical experience) and volunteered at a community dental clinic. I was able to get an LOR from the clinic's director. I am planning to retake my DAT in late August to increase my chances with other schools. Any advice/ tips would really help right now since I am debating whether I should tell other schools to hold my application for review until my new (hopefully higher) scores are in. Thanks!!
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POST BACC GPA?
 
Dr. Smile said:
Is there a preference given to in-state applicants? I am not sure if I should apply MOSDOH (already applying to ASDOH) with a 19AA/ 20TS and 3.29sGPA/3.39oGPA. I just completed a year of post-bacc courses and currently working as an RDA (2000+ hrs of clinical experience) and volunteered at a community dental clinic. I was able to get an LOR from the clinic's director. I am planning to retake my DAT in late August to increase my chances with other schools. Any advice/ tips would really help right now since I am debating whether I should tell other schools to hold my application for review until my new (hopefully higher) scores are in. Thanks!!
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No preference given to in-state applicants. But with that being said, I would say go ahead and apply. Yes your DAT is a little on the lower side but it's not horrible. Is your post-bacc GPA better than your undergrad?
 
pubhealthdent said:
No preference given to in-state applicants. But with that being said, I would say go ahead and apply. Yes your DAT is a little on the lower side but it's not horrible. Is your post-bacc GPA better than your undergrad?
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yes, my Post-Bacc GPA is a 3.9.
 
So I have an interview in October and I was planning on retaking the DAT at the end of this month. Do you think that this school is going to look at my new score heavily?
 
Brightsmile140 said:
So I have an interview in October and I was planning on retaking the DAT at the end of this month. Do you think that this school is going to look at my new score heavily?
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They may not even receive them by then. They will certainly take a new DAT score into consideration
 
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pubhealthdent said:
Hey all. Noticed there wasn't a thread open for MOSDOH yet so I thought I'd get it started. I'm a 2018 grad of MOSDOH and can answer any questions you may have about the school, interview process, etc.

Last year's thread: **Official MOSDOH Class of 2023 Interview/Acceptance Thread**

Link to interview prep: A. T. Still University - Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health Interview Feedback
----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! 🙂


*edited by staff to include links to interview feedback & last year's thread​
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Hey man check your PM please thanks


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HopefulDDS13 said:
Has anyone heard anything lately? Are there still any more pre-dec interviews besides the Nov. 14th date?
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I believe there was a date for 11/6 also but I didn't see any dates after 11/14.


Also, does anyone know if Uber/Lyft runs in Kirksville? I've read before that it doesn't but google says it does now.
 
Terminbee said:
I believe there was a date for 11/6 also but I didn't see any dates after 11/14.


Also, does anyone know if Uber/Lyft runs in Kirksville? I've read before that it doesn't but google says it does now.
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I know uber does. Not sure about Lyft. But there's only like 2 or 3 drivers right now so there can be a pretty long wait at times.
 
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Can you explain to me what is broad based community service is? Can you give me an example of one that I would want to volunteer?
 
nsudental said:
Can you explain to me what is broad based community service is? Can you give me an example of one that I would want to volunteer?
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What they probably mean by that is they want to see that you are active in multiple areas of the community. For example, I volunteered a lot at a low cost extraction clinic in a rural community and I also volunteered a few times at my local food bank. I would assume that they want you to volunteer in multiple settings both inside and outside of dentistry. MOSDOH looks heavily at the community service experience of an applicant
 
Molinator5 said:
What they probably mean by that is they want to see that you are active in multiple areas of the community. For example, I volunteered a lot at a low cost extraction clinic in a rural community and I also volunteered a few times at my local food bank. I would assume that they want you to volunteer in multiple settings both inside and outside of dentistry. MOSDOH looks heavily at the community service experience of an applicant
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Can you give me examples of organizations that are broad based?
 
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