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Rejected from UNLV today, without interview. Good luck to everyone else, seems like a great school!
For those of you who are OOS, had pre-Demember interviews, and are still waiting for an answer, what do you think the chances of getting accepted now are? I called and was told to call back after March 10th when the admissions committee meets again. Any insight by anyone is appreciated!
Here are some things I wrote down from the interview presentations last week for anyone interested. This info is for the 2013 application cycle and is current as of Feb 15 (final interview day), which was provided by Dr. Capurro:
2084 applicants; 80 in-state and 2004 out-of-state.
451 applicants invited for interview, 150 of those interviewed (plus those that interviewed last Friday) are still under consideration.
66 applicants have placed a deposit ($750 first round deposit due within 15 days of offer, May 1st is second round deposit of $1000); 23 in-state and 43 out-of-state out of the 66 holding spots, there are 13 acceptance offers that the committee is still waiting on.
The admissions committee meets second week of March; the class is expected to be full by late April / early May.
Thanks for the info! Do you mean that they have sent out 13 acceptances that they are waiting to hear back from, or do they have 13 more acceptances to give out? I ask because I think they admit 80 students, which means if they have sent out 13 other acceptances, that the class will be just about full if those 13 accept.
I'm OOS, hoping for a miracle lol
Just interviewed at UNLV yesterday and Dr. Ancajas wanted us to post the correct formula to predict if your getting in or not. It is made up of two parts, part on is your DAT scores and GPA:
PART 1
((CUM GPA + SCI GPA)/8)x(RC/30)x((BIO+QR+OCHEM)/90)x75=A
PART 2
This is your interview performance: Student and faculty interview you and give you a 1-5 with 5 being the best applicant possible.
((Student interview)/5) x (Faculty interview/5) x 25 = B
A+B = 100 max
Those that have a 50-55 are competitive and those with a 55+ are pretty much in...
For those of you who are OOS, had pre-Demember interviews, and are still waiting for an answer, what do you think the chances of getting accepted now are? I called and was told to call back after March 10th when the admissions committee meets again. Any insight by anyone is appreciated!
I don't know exactly when they are meeting but I figure if we call after the 10th we should get an answer (accept, reject, or waitlist).
I was told by Dr. Ancajas that the admissions committee will meet March 12th and that we can call in the afternoon or anytime on the 13th.
Did anyone hear anything from UNLV today? Do we know if the adcom met again this week?
I also found out I am waitlisted today! She said that they have to wait until the 26th to hear back from the people who had been accepted in the latest round, so the waitlist likely won't move until then. Anybody have any ideas on how fast the UNLV waitlist usually moves??Just called them, I got waitlisted. I'll know by the end of the month if I'm in or not. Anyone else got news from UNLV??
Nice, congrats. That's weird though that they alter the waitlist at different stages along the way instead of accepting everyone they want, making a complete ranked waitlist, and rejecting everyone elseI was waitlisted in March... then I called today and found out that I am accepted! Aadsas was updated last night. I wish everyone the best of luck!
Its the same listIs there a difference between alternate list and wait list? Did anyone else receive a letter in the mail saying you are on the alternate list and inquire whether you still want to be considered for admission?
I called today, and the next meeting has been pushed back to June 11th. It is also against their policy to reveal your rank on the waitlist, so if you are on the waitlist it is still a mystery as to whether or not an acceptance call might be on its way in mid-June. If I am #1 I would feel comfortable, although since I have to assume I'm at the bottom, being comfortable is not in the plans lol. Since the already went through the initial waitlist, it is a mystery as to how much this current waitlist will also move.
From what I understand this is how it works. They have meetings every month or so. Their last few meetings have been to form the waitlist, accept people who recently interviewed, and accept other people from the early waitlists depending on how many people dropped. At this next meeting they will look at how many people dropped, and then accept the corresponding number from the waitlist. Unlike other schools, they don't send out acceptances to people on the waitlist immediately when a spot opens up. They wait until the meeting to send out those acceptances. So if you are #1 on the waitlist and somebody drops, you won't find out until after the next meeting.why is there another meeting!?... if you are waitlisted, doesn't that mean they already reviewed your application and decided that you qualify and its just a matter of available spots. Maybe that june 11th meeting is for potential spots that might open up if some early admitted people decide to go somewhere else even though they've paid all their deposits and everything. Its not uncommon for people to get late acceptances from a more preferred school.
If I were you, I wouldn't choose UNLV. I just finished my first year and I regret choosing this school over others. The curriculum system is HORRIBLE. Instructors don't treat you as a professional student; they treat you like a 15 yr old kid, such as walking around the class and checking your laptop to make sure if you are paying attention and then go to the Dean and complain for no reason. I never forget my orientation day that they scared the sh***t out of everyone and all of us were so depressed for weeks instead of being excited that "hey we finally made it".
There is something about curriculum that makes the students really stressed out. The grading system for practical courses are so subjective and they fail you easily. Even though my undergrad gpa is 3.71, I have had a hard year to deal with.
Do some research before choosing your school. and choose the right school.
If I were you, I wouldn't choose UNLV. I just finished my first year and I regret choosing this school over others. The curriculum system is HORRIBLE. Instructors don't treat you as a professional student; they treat you like a 15 yr old kid, such as walking around the class and checking your laptop to make sure if you are paying attention and then go to the Dean and complain for no reason. I never forget my orientation day that they scared the sh***t out of everyone and all of us were so depressed for weeks instead of being excited that "hey we finally made it".
There is something about curriculum that makes the students really stressed out. The grading system for practical courses are so subjective and they fail you easily. Even though my undergrad gpa is 3.71, I have had a hard year to deal with.
Do some research before choosing your school. and choose the right school.
bad finals week?
I remember at my interview the guy that seems to get involved in a little bit of everything (the very outgoing one) said this: "The biggest motivation to learning is fear." This was after he praised the teaching style of a clinic faculty member that essentially humiliated students publicly for their mistakes. That wouldn't keep me from going to the school, but it did raise a red flag.
finals week? First of all you will have more than 12 courses per semester. So the finals would take more than three weeks in a row. and if we count midterms, you will start taking exams from the first week of school through the end of 4 months. ...One week of dental school is equal to two or three months of undergrad.