USC School of Dentistry Class of 2029 Interview/Acceptance Thread

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Link to last years thread: USC School of Dentistry Class of 2028 Interview/Acceptance Thread

Link to interview prep: University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
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Link to school website: Home - Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

Class of 2024 (ADEA Guide) General Stats:
Overall GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.59
DAT: 20.5AA, 20.2TS, 20.4PAT
Applied: 2,346
OOS: 1,184 Applied, 240 Interviewed, 145 Accepted
IS: 939 Applied, 306 Interviewed, 175 Accepted
International: 223 Applied, 65 Interviewed, 41 Accepted
# Enrolled: 144
OOS Students Enrolled:
AR‑1, AZ‑5, FL‑1, GA‑3,
GU‑1, IL‑1, IN‑1, MD‑2,
MI‑6, MN‑1, NC‑1, NM‑1,
NV‑1, NY‑3, OR‑1, PA‑1,
SC‑2, TN‑1, TX‑2, UT‑1,
WA‑5, State Not Reported‑1,
China‑1, Iraq‑1, Kuwait‑1, Taiwan‑2,
Canada‑3, South Korea‑3
Class of 2026 (ADEA Guide) General Stats:
Overall GPA: 3.73
Science GPA: 3.67
DAT: 20.5AA, 20.1TS, 20.1PAT
Applied: 2,252
OOS: 1,048 Applied, 173 Accepted
IS: 946 Applied, 192 Accepted
International: 258 Applied, 48 Accepted
# Enrolled: 144
5th-95th Percentiles
Science: 3.07-4.00
Overall: 3.25-4.00
OOS Students Enrolled:
AL-2, AZ-1, DC-2, FL-4,
GA-3, HI-1, IL-1, KS-1,
MI-1, MN-1, NJ-2, NY-5,
NC-1, OH-1, TX-3, UT-2,
VA-1, WA-4, State Not Reported-1,
Canada-4, China-3, Iran-1,
Kuwait-2, Peru-1, South Korea-1,
Venezuela-2
Class of 2028 (ADEA Guide) General Stats:
Overall GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.70
DAT: 21.2AA, 21.0TS, 20.3PAT

Applied: 2,618
OOS: 1,266 Applied, 146 Accepted
IS: 1,027 Applied, 191 Accepted
International: 325 Applied, 30 Accepted
# Enrolled: 144
5th-95th Percentiles
Science: 3.40-3.98
Overall: 3.54-3.98

OOS Students Enrolled:
AK-1, AZ-1, DC-1, FL-2, HI-1, IA-1, IL-3,
MA-3, MD-1, MI-2, MN-2, NC-1, NE-1, NJ-3, NV-1, NY-2, PA-1, TX-1, UT-1, WA-5,
Canada-3, China-1, Iran-1, South Korea-1, Taiwan-1, Vietnam-1


Good luck everyone!

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Got invite for interview today. Earliest date 9/23
How did you feel about the KIRA? I feel like I did sooooo bad on mine because I was on an international flight taking two whole days which just happened to coincide with my KIRA invite so I had to take it at the airport 🙁 I still pray for the best for me and everyone in this cycle!
 
Interview #3
Notification Date: 09/03
Method of notification: Email
Residency: International
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/10
Application verified date: 6/14
GPA: 3.92 cGPA, 3.94 sGPA
DAT: 21 AA, 23 PAT
Kira completed: 07/24
Method of interview: In-person--haven't decided which day yet

Good luck everyone!
 
How did you feel about the KIRA? I feel like I did sooooo bad on mine because I was on an international flight taking two whole days which just happened to coincide with my KIRA invite so I had to take it at the airport 🙁 I still pray for the best for me and everyone in this cycle!
I didn’t feel great about my KIRA either, but it seems like that’s the case for most people. I just tried not to think about it once it was done because it’s just one part of my app. I’m sure that there are many other strong parts of your app that you’re not giving yourself credit for so just keep your head up you never know what’ll happen. Best of luck
 
Interview #4
URM/ORM
? ORM
Notification date: 9/10
Method of notification: Email
Residency: OOS
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/7/24
Application complete date: 6/27
GPA (science, overall): 3.87, 3.84
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 24/22/22/21/no
Dates available OR your interview date: 10/9 or 10/10
Method of interview: In-person
 
Interview #4
URM/ORM
? ORM
Notification date: 9/10
Method of notification: Email
Residency: OOS
AADSAS mail-out date: 6/7/24
Application complete date: 6/27
GPA (science, overall): 3.87, 3.84
DAT (AA/TS/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 24/22/22/21/no
Dates available OR your interview date: 10/9 or 10/10
Method of interview: In-person
congrats! when did you do your kira?
 
GOD IS GREAT! GOD IS GOOD! Keep your hopes up everybody! After literally giving up on USC because of my HORRIBLE Kira experience, I finally got an email for an interview invite. I pray everybody gets a chance to interview and prove themselves beyond their application stats! Keeping you all in my prayers 🙂
 
GOD IS GREAT! GOD IS GOOD! Keep your hopes up everybody! After literally giving up on USC because of my HORRIBLE Kira experience, I finally got an email for an interview invite. I pray everybody gets a chance to interview and prove themselves beyond their application stats! Keeping you all in my prayers 🙂
YAY congratulations!! When did you complete your Kira if you dont mind me asking?
 
do you guys think there will be more pre December invites? Last year I think they only had dates in September/October?
 
do you guys think there will be more pre December invites? Last year I think they only had dates in September/October?
there will likely be lots more invites
look at the "interviewed" (class of 2024) stats at the first post in this thread and compare to the other schools
USC traditionally offers amongst the most interviews of any school in the country...
 
how soon after getting application confirmation did people receive a kira invite? thanks!
 
Hey! im a reapplicant and I was wondering if everyone is getting the KIRA this year or is it still selective like last year? I was blessed to get an interview with USC last year but remained on the "waitlist".
 
Hey! im a reapplicant and I was wondering if everyone is getting the KIRA this year or is it still selective like last year? I was blessed to get an interview with USC last year but remained on the "waitlist".
Same boat got a Kira for 9/5 submitted end of july. From what i saw its still selective
 
Hi! Have all the Kira invited been sent or are they still rolling out? Has anyone else that applied late July received their KIRA?
 
Hi! Have all the Kira invited been sent or are they still rolling out? Has anyone else that applied late July received their KIRA?
it's only the middle of september
USC has invites into march-april almost every year...
 
how do you prepare for a KIRA interview? I'm assuming its not the basic interview questions so I'm not quite sure what to prep
 
Hi, congrats! When you called admissions to schedule your interview date, did you get an email confirmation that day? They said an email would come closer to the interview date but I’m paranoid about it not being confirmed in the system right away

When did u receive your invite?
 
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