***TMDSAS 2016***

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Dentalkid20 said:
When will they be sending the last invites out?
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Unfortunately, I have no idea. He didn't say. The elevator ride was very brief. After mentioning to me about the admissions meeting, he said that it was also his 75th birthday and he will be celebrating it, lol. He got off after that. However, you can always email Dr. P
 
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Expert said:
Unfortunately, I have no idea. He didn't say. The elevator ride was very brief. After mentioning to me about the admissions meeting, he said that it was also his 75th birthday and he will be celebrating it, lol. He got off after that.
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I think that's the cheerful older gentleman who interviewed me! Sounds like him. 🙂
 
Expert said:
Unfortunately, I have no idea. He didn't say. The elevator ride was very brief. After mentioning to me about the admissions meeting, he said that it was also his 75th birthday and he will be celebrating it, lol. He got off after that. However, you can always email Dr. P
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Thanks for the update!
 
Expert said:
I haven't browsed the pre-dental forum in a long time, but i just found this out today in case anybody might be interested. I was in the elevator today at the dental school on my way to meet with a faculty member. An older gentleman got in and just told me that today was the day they had the last admissions meeting to decide who to send out mass-acceptances to.
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Last year UTHSCSA also sent out acceptances on valentines day (which was a Saturday) but since it's Sunday this year... maybe it's automated. We'll see!
 
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So most likely Houston will send out next round of acceptances tomorrow? Based on previous years. I was getting anxious checking my e-mail this morning haha
 
If we didn't get it today, is that pretty much it? I'm still hoping for Houston, but I need to start apartment hunting. I wish they would just send a rejection letter, it's better than this limbo.
 
LightAtTheEnd said:
If we didn't get it today, is that pretty much it? I'm still hoping for Houston, but I need to start apartment hunting. I wish they would just send a rejection letter, it's better than this limbo.
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You won't get a rejection until May or June. They still have to wait until accepted people accept/reject the offer. They also have to make a waitlist. There's still time though. I hope you hear something from them soon.🙂
 
Advance said:
You won't get a rejection until May or June. They still have to wait until accepted people accept/reject the offer. They also have to make a waitlist. There's still time though. I hope you hear something from them soon.🙂
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Does that mean if people who have not interviewed are still in the running? lol
 
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Advance said:
You won't get a rejection until May or June. They still have to wait until accepted people accept/reject the offer. They also have to make a waitlist. There's still time though. I hope you hear something from them soon.🙂
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Yeah, I know. The only reason this process is so grueling is because it's so ambiguous. We are all so used to figuring out the details of every process like how to study for the DAT, how to get an A in Orgo, the STEPS OF GLYCOLYSIS, haha. There's no magic formula or exact statistic that'll guarantee you a spot in dental school. The cryptic nature of it all bothers me so much.

How much of a chance does one have off a waitlist?
 
LightAtTheEnd said:
Yeah, I know. The only reason this process is so grueling is because it's so ambiguous. We are all so used to figuring out the details of every process like how to study for the DAT, how to get an A in Orgo, the STEPS OF GLYCOLYSIS, haha. There's no magic formula or exact statistic that'll guarantee you a spot in dental school. The cryptic nature of it all bothers me so much.

How much of a chance does one have off a waitlist?
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Not sure. I've heard of people getting accepted a week before classes started at UTSD.(off of the waitlist)
 
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Slight topic change, does anyone know what the construction across the street from Baylor is going to be? There was THIS article from May 2015 about a ton of bond approvals one of which was:

"Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, $72 million for a dental clinic facility at the Baylor College of Dentistry and $72 million for the construction of a multidisciplinary research and education facility in Bryan."

And there's been that construction across the street for awhile now... and just recently on the Texas A&M BCD facebook a scaffolding company posted pictures of the construction:




COULD IT BE!? 😱
 
EasTexan said:
Slight topic change, does anyone know what the construction across the street from Baylor is going to be? There was THIS article from May 2015 about a ton of bond approvals one of which was:

"Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, $72 million for a dental clinic facility at the Baylor College of Dentistry and $72 million for the construction of a multidisciplinary research and education facility in Bryan."

And there's been that construction across the street for awhile now... and just recently on the Texas A&M BCD facebook a scaffolding company posted pictures of the construction:




COULD IT BE!? 😱
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During my interview session I asked about that. He said it was the new BCD dental school.
 
Advance said:
During my interview session I asked about that. He said it was the new BCD dental school.
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Well that's awesome! Any other details or an opening date? I'm guessing (hoping) 2020 students will get use of it.

We've decided on Baylor so that's excellent news. 🙂

EDIT: You changed your profile pic... I was wondering who the new poster was for a second...
 
EasTexan said:
Well that's awesome! Any other details or an opening date? I'm guessing (hoping) 2020 students will get use of it.

We've decided on Baylor so that's excellent news. 🙂

EDIT: You changed your profile pic... I was wondering who the new poster was for a second...
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🤣Yeah.
My interviewer told me it won't be finished before class of 2020 graduates unfortunately 🙁.
I guess this means i'll get to meet you and your wife soon. 😉
 
Advance said:
🤣Yeah.
My interviewer told me it won't be finished before class of 2020 graduates unfortunately 🙁.
I guess this means i'll get to meet you and your wife soon. 😉
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Well that's a bummer...

Yep! We're scoping out the housing situation in the area now! Class will start before you know it...
 
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lacey17 said:
Ugh! I'm at a point that I don't care anymore ! It's just getting depressing !
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I think you will have a great chance! There are a few spots available at Baylor, but not many. There are plenty spots at San Antonio as well! If you think the interview went well, then your chance of getting in is decent! I know someone that interviewed all three Texas schools pre-December and got into all three from March-May!
 
RuffDay said:
I think you will have a great chance! There are a few spots available at Baylor, but not many. There are plenty spots at San Antonio as well! If you think the interview went well, then your chance of getting in is decent! I know someone that interviewed all three Texas schools pre-December and got into all three from March-May!
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Did baylor already send out second round of acceptances?
 
RuffDay said:
I think you will have a great chance! There are a few spots available at Baylor, but not many. There are plenty spots at San Antonio as well! If you think the interview went well, then your chance of getting in is decent! I know someone that interviewed all three Texas schools pre-December and got into all three from March-May!
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Oh wow ! So lucky!!! This cycle has been sooooooooooo stressful ! Who knows what they are looking for !
 
dentalhopes123 said:
Did baylor already send out second round of acceptances?
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So I emailed Ms. Pledger today asking about the second round and she said that this year, they "have had a large positive response to our first round so the Dental Admissions Committee has decided to wait until much later in the semester to meet and send 2nd round offers" at the end of April. So basically I'm guessing that if any seats do open up at Baylor, it won't be many 🙁 Last year, they already had waitlist invites sent out by this time in February. I'm not sure if this is because they sent out more offers this cycle than last year, or because more people are picking Baylor over the other two schools.
 
Advance said:
Yeah... I'm from Houston. The Texas Medical Center is much nicer.
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I'm wondering why baylor is chosen over houston and SA. Can someone shed some light on that? i know location of family and friends plays a big factor, but that aside what about the school overall?
 
atxhorn said:
I'm wondering why baylor is chosen over houston and SA. Can someone shed some light on that? i know location of family and friends plays a big factor, but that aside what about the school overall?
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I just chose it for the price tag. For me location wise Houston>SA>Dallas. their facilities are inferior to Houston and SA. Honestly I really don't know why people choose it over the other two.
 
atxhorn said:
I'm wondering why baylor is chosen over houston and SA. Can someone shed some light on that? i know location of family and friends plays a big factor, but that aside what about the school overall?
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I believe Baylor is known to have one of the best clinical programs in the nation. While Houston has a nicer facility, Houston may still have a bad stigma to it.


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