"Too High of Stats" Theory

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You can say what you want and believe what you want. If you know anything about Louisville and their admissions reps, you'll know exactly who the lady is. She is directly involved with admissions so I'm sure she knows a thing or too. I'm not going to assume that every single person with higher stats doesn't get an invite there @PlasmaMembrane. However, she personally admitted that in general, there are many people who are quite a bit above the curve that get put into a separate "pile" that will maybe get considered later. She admitted that she doesn't agree with the thought process but that's the way it is and that she could understand why I would be upset that I hadn't received an invite yet. She said that because my state school, Utah, had just opened up and was known for accepting students with higher stats that they were especially weary of inviting those students from Utah who they thought were likely to get accepted at the University of Utah. She seemed very apologetic after realizing I was genuinely interested in Louisville. I don't think she was just trying to let me down easy, because I literally had an interview invite from them within 2 days. You can take what you want from my personal account @PlasmaMembrane but don't think just cause you got an invite and I didn't that this doesn't happen at some schools. I'm not the type to make excuses for myself, nor am I the type to sugarcoat things. I am not bitter that Louisville wasn't originally going to interview me, I just wanted to share what I was told about the process, straight from the horses mouth. Fortunately, you have the option to believe what you want.
 
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lanzo said:
I hadn't heard back from Louisville last year when a lady came to visit our school and do a predental presentation on Louisville. My stats were well above louisvilles class stats so I was a little disappointed that I hadn't received an invite there. I was frank with the lady though and just asked her why I didn't have an interview. She asked me my stats and upon finding out she got a look on her face like she knew exactly why. She said she was sorry I hadn't but that some of the people in admissions don't think it is beneficial to invite certain applicants who probably won't accept a spot in the class based on their other offers. She didn't agree with this reasoning but she did admit that it happens at Louisville. I had had this same speculation but I didn't believe that schools actually do it until I heard it from the horses mouth. It's unfortunate that some schools assume that someone wouldn't want to go there because the school isn't good enough. In the beginning I really liked the idea of attending Louisville but after this happened, even though she went back and got me an interview, I didn't think as highly of Louisville, and I wasn't as stoked about the idea. If a school believes you're too good for their school, it makes you wonder if you really are. So short answer to your original question, it happens, I don't know all of the places it happens at, but it definitely happens. My advice, attend a school that wants you and realizes you will be an asset to their school, whether your stats or too high or too low!
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Maybe she just that told you precisely what you wanted to hear. No self respecting adcom/school rep would publicly disclose a disagreement she may have with her peers. The statistical evidence does not support this theory. While Louisville did not disclose the range of DAT or GPA of their 2014 class, it is unlikely that it would not fit neatly under the Bell curve. On the DAT side, there is only 1 school with a DAT range to 19, one with 21, four each with 22 and 23 with the remaining that reported the score with 24 and above. On the s-GPA side there is only one school with a gpa range at 3.8 with the remaining at 3.9 to 4.3.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-range-of-gpa-dat-cut-off-scores.1074256/
 
doc toothache said:
Maybe she just that told you precisely what you wanted to hear. No self respecting adcom/school rep would publicly disclose a disagreement she may have with her peers. The statistical evidence does not support this theory. While Louisville did not disclose the range of DAT or GPA of their 2014 class, it is unlikely that it would not fit neatly under the Bell curve. On the DAT side, there is only 1 school with a DAT range to 19, one with 21, four each with 22 and 23 with the remaining that reported the score with 24 and above. On the s-GPA side there is only one school with a gpa range at 3.8 with the remaining at 3.9 to 4.3.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2014-range-of-gpa-dat-cut-off-scores.1074256/
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I hate to burst your bubble doctoothache but that's exactly what she did. You might be right most of the time but you were not there to hear her say what she did to me and 8 other students who were in the room. I'm not going to prove this point anymore because you guys are going to only believe what you want to believe and it is irrelevant to me at this point anyways.
 
lanzo said:
You're lucky youre a smart guy cause you might just find a girl who will look past your complete disrespect towards women to stick with you.
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What did anything he say have to do with gender? Do you think his response would have been different if it were directed to a male, or are you expecting special treatment?
 
Frank22 said:
What did anything he say have to do with gender? Do you think his response would have been different if it were directed to a male, or are you expecting special treatment?
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I don't know what you're talking about, male or female, what he said about his ex girlfriend was disrespectful. This has nothing to do with me. Maybe you should read the thread again.
 
lanzo said:
I don't know what you're talking about, male or female, what he said about his ex girlfriend was disrespectful. This has nothing to do with me. Maybe you should read the thread again.
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lol oh I thought you were talking about Doc_Toothache; I have that guy on ignore; pay him no mind.
 
lanzo said:
I don't know what you're talking about, male or female, what he said about his ex girlfriend was disrespectful. This has nothing to do with me. Maybe you should read the thread again.
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I don't see how laying down some real talk about my ex girlfriend (a specific person) can be twisted into "complete disrespect towards women". Maybe your Louisville invitation got lost in one of the massive holes in your logic...or the equally massive hole between my ex's legs, WHAT'S GOOD SON?!
 
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I don't see how laying down some real talk about my ex girlfriend (a specific person) can be twisted into "complete disrespect towards women". Maybe your Louisville invitation got lost in one of the massive holes in your logic...or the equally massive hole between my ex's legs, WHAT'S GOOD SON?!
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let me know what school you end up going to so I can turn them down lmao
 
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lanzo said:
I hate to burst your bubble doctoothache but that's exactly what she did. You might be right most of the time but you were not there to hear her say what she did to me and 8 other students who were in the room. I'm not going to prove this point anymore because you guys are going to only believe what you want to believe and it is irrelevant to me at this point anyways.
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The key words were "self respecting". The comment was less an indictment of your veracity on what you and anyone within earshot heard and more on the lack of understanding of the school's adcom/rep on what her role is/should be. Her attitude/statement clearly shows that she did her best to find her niche on the other side of the Bell curve.
 
lanzo said:
You can say what you want and believe what you want. If you know anything about Louisville and their admissions reps, you'll know exactly who the lady is. She is directly involved with admissions so I'm sure she knows a thing or too. I'm not going to assume that every single person with higher stats doesn't get an invite there @PlasmaMembrane. However, she personally admitted that in general, there are many people who are quite a bit above the curve that get put into a separate "pile" that will maybe get considered later. She admitted that she doesn't agree with the thought process but that's the way it is and that she could understand why I would be upset that I hadn't received an invite yet. She said that because my state school, Utah, had just opened up and was known for accepting students with higher stats that they were especially weary of inviting those students from Utah who they thought were likely to get accepted at the University of Utah. She seemed very apologetic after realizing I was genuinely interested in Louisville. I don't think she was just trying to let me down easy, because I literally had an interview invite from them within 2 days. You can take what you want from my personal account @PlasmaMembrane but don't think just cause you got an invite and I didn't that this doesn't happen at some schools. I'm not the type to make excuses for myself, nor am I the type to sugarcoat things. I am not bitter that Louisville wasn't originally going to interview me, I just wanted to share what I was told about the process, straight from the horses mouth. Fortunately, you have the option to believe what you want.
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The same thing happened to me. I have been in direct contact with Louisville since my freshman year of undergrad. I visited twice and regularly emailed an admissions rep (I think it's the same one you're speaking of) for help and advice. A few of my friends got interviews before me and in late September I emailed her expressing my interest in Louisville. One day later and I get an interview invite. I don't think my stats are crazy high but I do assume they only interview people that are genuinely interested in attending. So for applicants with high stats they probably wait to see if they express interest in attending their school before sending out an invite. I could be wrong but this is what I believe.
 
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