UNC Out of State Chances

[mushroomlad]

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Hey guys,

I'm new to the whole dental thing, recently switching from my initial focus of pre-med to put all my eggs into the dental school basket. In that regard, I haven't done much research on what constitutes a competetive applicant. Luckily, I was able to do some dental school shadowing and some research at school. I would consider my extra curricular activities and personal statement average. My academic stats are:

DAT 25AA/20PAT/24QR/28RC/22Bio/29InChem/21Ochem/23TS
GPA Total 3.76/Non-Science 3.68/Science 3.78/BCP 3.77

I'm Out-of-state(Iowa), not a minority, and I'm not from a disadvantaged background. Application was complete in mid-september. I also applied In-State at Iowa, Out-of-state at Illinois-Chicago and Marquette.
Thanks guys!

 

[virtualmaster999]

UNC is rough for anyone OOS. GPA and DAT are solid, so that helps a lot! I think it really depends on a) what they are looking for this year, and b) what the competition is. UNC picks stellar applicants (even just for interviews), and the OOS are the cream of the crop. Your metrics are good, it just all depends on what EC/volunteer/research/experiences they are looking for! Hard to give you an estimate!

 

[Pro-Dentite19]

Hey guys,

I'm new to the whole dental thing, recently switching from my initial focus of pre-med to put all my eggs into the dental school basket. In that regard, I haven't done much research on what constitutes a competetive applicant. Luckily, I was able to do some dental school shadowing and some research at school. I would consider my extra curricular activities and personal statement average. My academic stats are:

DAT 25AA/20PAT/24QR/28RC/22Bio/29InChem/21Ochem/23TS
GPA Total 3.76/Non-Science 3.68/Science 3.78/BCP 3.77

I'm Out-of-state(Iowa), not a minority, and I'm not from a disadvantaged background. Application was complete in mid-september. I also applied In-State at Iowa, Out-of-state at Illinois-Chicago and Marquette.
Thanks guys!

First of all, congrats on the hard work. Your DAT puts you well above "competitive" and are firmly entrenched in the "shoe-in/mortal lock" category. However, UNC is a notoriously difficult school for OOS applicants. Honestly you probably have a better shot at Harvard/Columbia/UPenn then UNC.

One of my current classmates has similar stats as you (Except they got a 24 DAT), is a NC resident, and would have been a legacy student (Father is a UNC SOD Grad) and he didn't get in! So best of luck, make sure you apply as early as possible and don't set your heart on Chapel Hill.....you will have options.

 

[kholley25]

According to the ADEA guide, 82 oos applicants interviewed and 13 matriculated. You have to figure that a few oos people probably declined and let in others from the wait list, so I'm guessing an oos interviewee's chance of getting an acceptance letter is around 20 percent (and that's probably being generous).

However, like other posters said, you really can't go by straight numbers. Schools want variety in their class and will pick the best qualified students that fulfill this diversity. If you are a unique applicant, I think you have a better shot than the next smart person. Just my 2 c

Edit: a word.

 

[Pro-Dentite19]

According to the ADEA guide, 82 oos applicants interviewed and 13 matriculated. You have to figure that a few oos people probably declined and let in others from the wait list, so I'm guessing an oos applicant's chance of getting an acceptance letter is around 20 percent (and that's probably being generous).

However, like other posters said, you really can't go by straight numbers. Schools want variety in their class and will pick the best qualified students that fulfill this diversity. If you are a unique applicant, I think you have a better shot than the next smart person. Just my 2 c

Thanks for looking up those facts kholley, you make a great point about the numbers being just that...numbers. I would just add that I would say 20% of OOS Interviewees get accepted, not applicants.

 

[kholley25]

Thanks for looking up those facts kholley, you make a great point about the numbers being just that...numbers. I would just add that I would say 20% of OOS Interviewees get accepted, not applicants.

That is correct. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

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[ajj70]

According to the ADEA guide, 82 oos applicants interviewed and 13 matriculated. You have to figure that a few oos people probably declined and let in others from the wait list, so I'm guessing an oos interviewee's chance of getting an acceptance letter is around 20 percent (and that's probably being generous).

However, like other posters said, you really can't go by straight numbers. Schools want variety in their class and will pick the best qualified students that fulfill this diversity. If you are a unique applicant, I think you have a better shot than the next smart person. Just my 2 c

Edit: a word.

Those OOS'ers, however, are usually from nearby states though. Coming from Iowa, chances are small. It's just a hard nut to crack there, both for undergrad and professional schools, mainly because of state laws requiring a very high percent of students be from NC. You just can't take it personally if you don't get an interview there. Not to mention that their OOS tution is one of the highest...$65,620 just for tuition...ugggg.

https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/academicprograms/dds/classprofiles/