****The Official VCU class of 2018 Interview/Acceptance Thread****

dadmd405 said:
Did any one get an email or any response that VCU got your application? Did you have to send a check before you got any notification?
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Yes and yes. You have to mail the check and your picture for your application to be considered complete. I know, it was confusing to me as well when I read the instructions. It took me some reading over and over to finally interpret it haha. Oh, no worries abt the secondary app, you are require to do it only if you get an interview invite. I hope this helps 🙂
 
South Ceviche said:
Yes and yes. You have to mail the check and your picture for your application to be considered complete. I know, it was confusing to me as well when I read the instructions. It took me some reading over and over to finally interpret it haha. Oh, no worries abt the secondary app, you are require to do it only if you get an interview invite. I hope this helps 🙂
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BTW, the VCU is not going to use a secondary app this year.
 
wolfchild007 said:
Does anyone on this thread have info/tips for the interview? I know someone posted an answer to this on a past thread but I can't find it again. (If you can fid it and post the link that would be helpful) :naughty:
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If you look at the Interview Feedback tabs, I was actually asked 2 or 3 of those questions listed if I am remembering correctly. Other than that, I wouldn't worry about it. Everyone here is really nice, and they just want to get to know you as a person, there aren't any tricky questions or things like that.
 
telemonster said:
If you look at the Interview Feedback tabs, I was actually asked 2 or 3 of those questions listed if I am remembering correctly. Other than that, I wouldn't worry about it. Everyone here is really nice, and they just want to get to know you as a person, there aren't any tricky questions or things like that.
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+1. Everyone is very friendly and they don't grill you or anything like that.
 
whoever got interviews what is your GPA and DAT score
 
wolfchild007 said:
Does anyone on this thread have info/tips for the interview? I know someone posted an answer to this on a past thread but I can't find it again. (If you can fid it and post the link that would be helpful) :naughty:
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After answering the basic questions about why I wanted to be a dentist and talking about my weaknesses, we talked about movies, family, research, and photography. In a real life patient interaction, how quickly can you get to know a random stranger, "click" with them, and gain their trust? Like everyone above already said, everyone here is really nice. Some might actually call it southern hospitality.

Disregard my username. I'm glad to be here.
 
Received an interview invite yesterday morning! OOS..if you have any questions, just PM me 🙂 Good luck everyone!
 
Got my email to interview this morning! So excited. Just need to call and set up a date.

AA/TS/PAT:20/19/21
sGPA: 3.45
oGPA: 3.57
NC Resident, Reapplicant
 
DentaStix said:
Got my email to interview this morning! So excited. Just need to call and set up a date.

AA/TS/PAT:20/19/21
sGPA: 3.45
oGPA: 3.57
NC Resident, Reapplicant
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Awesome! Can you let us know if it's a post-December interview or not?
 
So my status on AADSAS went from complete to under review. Has this happened for anyone else? Possible interview? Any info is great thank you.
 
AKDent said:
So my status on AADSAS went from complete to under review. Has this happened for anyone else? Possible interview? Any info is great thank you.
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Interesting, my status did the same thing! Does that mean this whole time they haven't even looked at our application? 🙁
 
same thing happened to me as well. And my guess is that they are just starting to review our apps. That would make sense.
 
AKDent said:
So my status on AADSAS went from complete to under review. Has this happened for anyone else? Possible interview? Any info is great thank you.
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Same thing happened to me.
 
Same here, I have been nagging Ms. Tweedy and every time she says application is complete and refer back to AADSAS for all updates, and yesterday my status changed to Under Review ! I have a feeling they still have plenty of pre-december interviews left, so we all still have hope...Good Luck
 
TunechiFBaby said:
Same here, I have been nagging Ms. Tweedy and every time she says application is complete and refer back to AADSAS for all updates, and yesterday my status changed to Under Review ! I have a feeling they still have plenty of pre-december interviews left, so we all still have hope...Good Luck
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I think they are just now looking at our apps. Ugh. Same thing happened to Lecom and Roseman earlier this month.
 
better then not looking at all, Alaskans are a rare commodity 🙂 keep your chin up
 
Just noticed that my status changed from complete to under review as well. It's marked for the 18th. Seems like an awfully long time to begin reviewing since I was second batch.
 
Hi, in my aadsas school decisions category, VCU ONLY updated the decision date (to 10/17-2013), but nothing else (the decision still says "received/under review"), anyone know why they changed the date only? I didn't received any emails yet from them since 10/17. Does that possibily mean i may be invited to an interview but they haven't notified me yet? Thanks 🙂 🙂 🙂
 
Mine did the same thing as well. Has anyone received any information about this update and what it may mean? Thanks 🙂
 
cheesesmile said:
Hi, in my aadsas school decisions category, VCU ONLY updated the decision date (to 10/17-2013), but nothing else (the decision still says "received/under review"), anyone know why they changed the date only? I didn't received any emails yet from them since 10/17. Does that possibily mean i may be invited to an interview but they haven't notified me yet? Thanks 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Why do you think they will sens invite if they didnt send any email? There is a pattern?
 
Did any of you guys with a recent status change on AADSAS get an interview invite today? I saw one guy get one on the interview forum today but he didn't post on here about the status update.
 
HSorathia92 said:
Did any of you guys with a recent status change on AADSAS get an interview invite today? I saw one guy get one on the interview forum today but he didn't post on here about the status update.
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Where did you see that? I couldn't find it on the interview thread.
 
Hi, how did you know you were the 2nd batch sent out? And when did that happen? Thanks. Mine status changed on 10/17 from app complete to under review. Does that mean i'm the 3rd batch sent out and they are now finally reviewing my app? 🙂
 
Hey guys, anyone know anything about the D5 (or D.5) program at VCU? what's the selection factors when the committee choose the candidates for this program? I heard they are going to reject you first (with or without an interview????) and then let you apply for D5. Any response is appreciated! Thanks 🙂
 
cheesesmile said:
Hi, how did you know you were the 2nd batch sent out?
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look under the "mailing date" column in "dental school designations". aadsas transmits apps every friday. from the chatter on sdn, 6/28 was the first batch.
 
If some of use who've had status changes do end up with an interview, keep in mind:

VCU FAQ Page said:
Since a dental school is a professional environment, candidates should dress accordingly. Men should wear suits or sport coats with ties and women should wear suits or dresses. Attire such as blue jeans, miniskirts, shorts, flip-flops and tennis shoes are not recommended.
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They said "not recommended," not "prohibited." flip-flops, anyone? :naughty:
 
Got the status change on 10-18, and I am second batch OOS. Looks like I fit the profile here. Did recent interviewees experience a similar pattern of Received/Application Complete > Received/ Under Review as I have seen?
 
tduffy4 said:
Got the status change on 10-18, and I am second batch OOS. Looks like I fit the profile here. Did recent interviewees experience a similar pattern of Received/Application Complete > Received/ Under Review as I have seen?
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Same thing happened last year. No need to worry. 😉
 
cheesesmile said:
Hey guys, anyone know anything about the D5 (or D.5) program at VCU? what's the selection factors when the committee choose the candidates for this program? I heard they are going to reject you first (with or without an interview????) and then let you apply for D5. Any response is appreciated! Thanks 🙂
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Dr. Gottlieb mentioned it briefly during our visit to school. You would not be rejected first. Applicant would be interviewed, waitlisted, and eventually offered a spot in a D5 program. They offer less than 10 spots. Anyone who accepts the offer will be be taking some of the classes with D1's and would officially join the class (D1) in their second year. On a positive side, D5 students wouldn't have to re-take the classes from their first year so they would have somewhat lighter load.
 
Hi Okilito, thanks so much for your response first!!!! Did he mention D5 people are chosen based on what factors? such as lower academic performance (GPA and DAT), but better other stuff (like experience/shadowing/LOR etc). I'm asking because I don't think I have a competitive academic performance (3.0/3.0 science/total gpa, DAT 21 AA, 20 PAT, 20 in all sciences, and 30 in QR). But i have a relatively competitive experience/shadowing etc. I really like VCU, and I would definitely go if i was accepted into D5. (of course official D1 will be even better). Thanks in advance! 🙂
 
cheesesmile said:
Hi Okilito, thanks so much for your response first!!!! Did he mention D5 people are chosen based on what factors? such as lower academic performance (GPA and DAT), but better other stuff (like experience/shadowing/LOR etc). I'm asking because I don't think I have a competitive academic performance (3.0/3.0 science/total gpa, DAT 21 AA, 20 PAT, 20 in all sciences, and 30 in QR). But i have a relatively competitive experience/shadowing etc. I really like VCU, and I would definitely go if i was accepted into D5. (of course official D1 will be even better). Thanks in advance! 🙂
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My understanding is that spots would be offered to students who weren't offered a spot in the class but were very high on their waitlist.

It is very difficult to predict the outcome of someone's application based on stats alone. It is commonly done on SDN but I would not pay to much attention to it (at least that is my experience). If the rest of your application is strong you should have a decent shot. Good luck!
 
Second batch OOS got the same change (to Under Review) dated 10/18/13...

Still waiting without an interview
 
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