UPenn Dental Class of 2029 Interview/Acceptance Thread

[Ryxndek]

Link to last year's thread: UPenn Dental Class of 2028 Interview/Acceptance Thread

Link to interview prep: University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Interview Feedback
----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! 🙂

Link to school website: University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Class of 2024 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.75 Science GPA: 3.70 DAT: 22.4AA, 21.9TS, 21.7PAT Applied: 1,981 OOS: 1,646 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 252 Accepted IS: 122 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 26 Accepted International: 213 Applied, N/A Interviewed, 17 Accepted # Enrolled: 136 OOS Students Enrolled: AL-1, CA-11, CT-1, DE-2, FL-16, GA-2, IL-11, KY-1, MD-6, MA-10, MI-2, MN-3, MO-1, NJ-14, NM-1, NY-21, NC-3, OH-2, SC-1, TX-1, VA-11, WI-1, State Not Reported-2, Albania-1, Bangladesh-1, Canada-5, Costa Rica-1, Indonesia-1, Russia-1, South Korea-2

Class of 2026 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.77 Science GPA: 3.71 DAT: 22.9AA, 22.4TS, 21.8PAT Applied: 2,211 OOS: 1,831 Applied, 124 Accepted IS: 133 Applied, 14 Accepted International: 247 Applied, 12 Accepted # Enrolled: 150 5th-95th Percentiles Science: 3.33-4.00 Overall: 3.49-3.99 OOS Students Enrolled: AK‑1, AZ‑4, CA‑11, DC‑1, DE‑1, FL‑15, GA‑1, IL‑4, IN‑1, MA‑7, MD‑3, MI‑5, MN‑3, MO‑1, NC‑2, NH‑1, NJ‑18, NY‑8, OH‑2, TX‑4, UT‑1, VA‑10, WA‑1, WI‑1, WV‑1, Barbados‑1, South Korea‑1, Viet Nam‑1, Canada‑3, China‑6

Class of 2028 (ADEA Guide) General Stats: Overall GPA: 3.84 Science GPA: 3.80 DAT: 23.7AA, 23.4TS, 21.6PAT Applied: 2,852 OOS: 2,416 Applied, 130 Accepted IS: 163 Applied, 17 Accepted International: 273 Applied, 20 Accepted # Enrolled: 167 5th-95th Percentiles Science: 3.52-4.00 Overall: 3.63-4.00 OOS Students Enrolled: CA-19, CO-1, CT-1, FL-8, GA-6, IL-4, IR-1, KS-1, MD-2, MA-3, MI-7, MN-3, MO-1, NC-4, NJ-20, NH-1, NY-24, OH-1, OR-2, PR-1, RI-1, SC-2, TX-2, VA-8, WA-6, Taiwan-1, China-9, South Korea-2, Canada-7

Good luck everyone!

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[michael922]

Received an interview yesterday! Virtual, earliest date available was 9/12.

 

[sop120768]

Received an interview yesterday! Virtual, earliest date available was 9/12.

may I ask about your stats? and when did you apply?

 

[michael922]

3.77 cGPA, 3.73 sGPA, 25 AA, 23 TS, 21 PAT, 30 RC. Submitted secondary 6/28.

 

[PreDental_12]

Is anyone seeing a date other than 9/12 available on their portal?

 

[coolio247]

What were your stats if u don’t mind sharing!

 

[19buffalo]

Submitted secondary on 9/9. Interview (virtual) offered on 9/20. Earliest dates were 10/4 and 10/10.

Stats: 3.99 GPA for overall/science. 23AA 23PAT 23TS. Heavy research and volunteering background.

 

[powerplay1938]

Any more interview updates?

 

[Ryxndek]

Any more interview updates?

know someone that got an interview last week for early November, high stat applicant

 

[BadKnight]

know someone that got an interview last week for early November, high stat applicant

Thanks for the info! By any chance do you know when they submitted their supp and what they got for DAT?

 

[Ryxndek]

Thanks for the info! By any chance do you know when they submitted their supp and what they got for DAT?

I think it was around September, and they got a 23

 

[swimmer101]

Is UPenn done with pre-December interviews?

 

[Ryxndek]

Is UPenn done with pre-December interviews?

no

 

[BadKnight]

I think it was around September, and they got a 23

Thanks!

 

[levma]

Just received an interview invite by email. Virtual on 11/07!

 

[lecnew]

Just received an interview invite by email. Virtual on 11/07!

Congrats and good luck with the interview !! 😀 Would it be okay if I ask when your app was complete??

 

[levma]

Congrats and good luck with the interview !! 😀 Would it be okay if I ask when your app was complete??

I applied 6/6 and app complete in July ish

 

[chipdental33]

I applied 6/6 and app complete in July ish

Stats?

 

[penguin37once]

penn's application status update freaked me out://

 

[angfern1414]

penn's application status update freaked me out://

Omgg I got that email too! Do you think every applicant gets it or just people with their applications under review?

 

[any_ideal3445]

Omgg I got that email too! Do you think every applicant gets it or just people with their applications under review?

I never received that email, should I be concerned?

 

[SueCheck100]

I didn't receive it either.

 

[any_ideal3445]

I didn't receive it either.

when did you apply?

 

[SueCheck100]

when did you apply?

7/21 and I submitted the supplemental about a month later. How about you?

 

[any_ideal3445]

7/21 and I submitted the supplemental about a month later. How about you?

I submitted supplemental 7/30 and apps 6/20 I'm not sure if they sent that just to people they're considering still...

 

[famguy246]

probably in your spam you should check it

 

[any_ideal3445]

probably in your spam you should check it

I did, do you think I should be concerned?

 

[Ryxndek]

I did, do you think I should be concerned?

No

 

[Qiing]

penn's application status update freaked me out://

on the portal or the email that they send about application is complete?

 

[Meowsers16]

Did anyone get an interview invite recently?

 

[powerplay1938]

any new interview updates?

 

[Dr. Garfield]

I haven't heard of any recent interviews.

 

[GoRams124]

Just got that same "Your application to Penn Dental Medicine remains complete and is progressing through our multitiered review process" email that they sent out early in November

 

[bkthmusic]

Just got that same "Your application to Penn Dental Medicine remains complete and is progressing through our multitiered review process" email that they sent out early in November

Same here. Apparently they keep sending it every month

 

[Ryxndek]

Just got that same "Your application to Penn Dental Medicine remains complete and is progressing through our multitiered review process" email that they sent out early in November

they send it every month until you're rejected. Get ready to receive it a few more times. Pretty sure I got that same email 4-5 times before they finally rejected me.

 

[amalgam_separator]

they send it every month until you're rejected. Get ready to receive it a few more times. Pretty sure I got that same email 4-5 times before they finally rejected me.

That's crazyyyy 😂 it's like they're leading us on

 

[bkthmusic]

they send it every month until you're rejected. Get ready to receive it a few more times. Pretty sure I got that same email 4-5 times before they finally rejected me.

😂🤦🏻‍♀️ why don’t they just say it straight

 

[Ryxndek]

😂🤦🏻‍♀️ why don’t they just say it straight

That would be too boring for them

 

[Mr.Smile12]

That's crazyyyy 😂 it's like they're leading us on

Would you rather be ghosted? We admissions folks don't win either way. 🙂

 

[Mr.Smile12]

😂🤦🏻‍♀️ why don’t they just say it straight

With our new AI-writing tools, we'll find creative ways to parse the same message. Hours of great fun for applicants trying to figure out any hidden meanings or secret messages about their status... (describe multilayered review process in haiku...). 🙂

 

[macsak]

😂🤦🏻‍♀️ why don’t they just say it straight

they are saying it straight...

 

[macsak]

Would you rather be ghosted? We admissions folks don't win either way. 🙂

this^

 

[Mr.Smile12]

they are saying it straight...

I suppose our admissions office comms need to have a Gen-Z/Alpha takeover to spice up the accepted student energy...

 

[bkthmusic]

With our new AI-writing tools, we'll find creative ways to parse the same message. Hours of great fun for applicants trying to figure out any hidden meanings or secret messages about their status... (describe multilayered review process in haiku...). 🙂

😂😂😂I don’t even know why I applied to UPenn in the first place. So expensive and not a school I see myself going. So may this be a lesson for future applicants. SAVE YOUR MONEY! They gave me such a hard time for one if my letter of rec too.

 

[powerplay1938]

Regardless, they do not reject everybody. And there are many schools that interview after the December date. So somebody receiving this email will get interviewed🙂

 

[powerplay1938]

Has anyone toured the facilities at UPENN dental?

 

[Sjg1234567]

Anyone?

 

[cookpie29]

know someone personally that just got the call from Penn (I'm still waiting myself)

 

[DentaVoyagerMD]

Accepted with 30k/year dean's scholarship!

 

[Cordz]

Accepted with 30k/year dean's scholarship!

Me too! Have they emailed you anything yet? I only got a call