Waiting for Howard Dec 1st Acceptance!!!??

[OMFS08]

I want to start this post for all the people waiting for Dec 1st Acceptance to Howard University College of Dentistry! What are you doing to kill the anxiety?! When did you interview? I interviewed October 10, 2008 first day of interviews so the wait really sucks!!! If I get accepted, I am going to quit my stupid job and go back home to Jamaica and party it up before school starts!!

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[askadds]

I want to start this post for all the people waiting for Dec 1st Acceptance to Howard University College of Dentistry! What are you doing to kill the anxiety?! When did you interview? I interviewed October 10, 2008 first day of interviews so the wait really sucks!!! If I get accepted, I am going to quit my stupid job and go back home to Jamaica and party it up before school starts!!

its all you buddy, you got it...

 

[drdent2be]

Hey I interviewed with you on October 10, 2008 and you are right the wait is terrible. To kill the anxiety I am just praying. Ive done all I can do and Ive done it to the best of my ability, all I can do is wait. Ive also found someone on here that attends Howard who is in the same boat I was in as far as interviewing early who has been a real Godsend when it comes to answering questions and squashing some of the tension and anxiety. Other than that working and continuing to shadow along with prayer is helping. If you want someone to bounce some anxiety off of you can always hit me up and we can get through the stress together!!!

 

[I-Baby]

I'll soon be there with you lol. What was the interview like?

 

[OMFS08]

LOl thanks Drdent2be I want to see if I can remember you. Were you the scared girl from washington dc, the girl from temple, guy from NY, the girl that's dating the dentist, the quite girl that interviewed first or 2nd, the caribbean girl doing the BSDDS? Sorry just curious hahahah I-Baby the interview was ok. Check the interview reviews and thats exactly what it was like. Good luck to all of us!

 

[drdent2be]

I could have been a number of those things. I am from DC and I did interview first. But as far as being scared I dont think I was that. Kinda nervous when it came to that essay and how the topic/how we wrote the answer would affect us, but not so much scared. I sat across from you at the big table.

 

[OMFS08]

How do you know who I am? Because I said Jamaica? Ok Ms. CVS. Do you still work there? I might drop by and say hello. Lol

 

[drdent2be]

I am still at CVS. You should drop by. Thatd be cool

 

[OMFS08]

lol. I will stop by today because I need something from there anyway.

 

[drdent2be]

Ok Ill see you there...being that you dont know which CVS I work at...lol...anyway hey maybe you can help me out. there is a chart in this Pre-Dental Forum somewhere that shows the ratio of interviews: acceptances. I cant figure out how to read it. Do you know how to, specifically for Howard of course. But in general as well.

 

[OMFS08]

Can you post the specific link so I can take a look?

 

[drdent2be]

I dont know how to post a link from another thread but here are the tables that I found

In State Ratio
Total Interv Accept Int/acc
1 Meh 4 4 5 0.8
2 UOP 1268 120 119 1.0
3 Conn 77 35 35 1.0
4 Howard 16 7 7 1.0
5 UCLA 1173 106 99 1.1
6 Boston 168 55 49 1.1
7 Colum 348 54 47 1.1
8 LA 182 69 59 1.2
9 Tufts 174 72 58 1.2
1 OR 139 72 62 1.2
10 Nova 450 125 95 1.3
11 Iowa 122 86 64 1.3
12 Mercy 437 112 87 1.3
13 Minn 196 85 68 1.3
14 CASE 218 29 22 1.3
15 Ohio 258 107 85 1.3
16 PR 86 55 43 1.3
17 VA 265 81 61 1.3
18 SIU 333 115 83 1.4
19 UMDNJ 341 96 70 1.4
20 UCSF 1177 152 102 1.5
21 Mich 311 110 72 1.5
22 NYU 1500 200 132 1.5
23 Buffalo 500 137 90 1.5
24 Temple 312 134 91 1.5
25 Ala 170 87 56 1.6
26 USC 1327 269 172 1.6
27 Louisv 152 115 73 1.6
28 UNLV 151 92 57 1.6
29 UTSA 1091 259 162 1.6
30 UIC 439 132 76 1.7
31 UT 150 100 58 1.7
32 Harv 70 9 5 1.8
33 UMKC 233 121 67 1.8
34 Ind 259 148 80 1.9
35 Miss 131 70 37 1.9
36 Pitt 254 73 38 1.9
37 UK 169 93 46 2.0
38 NE 101 60 30 2.0
39 SC 158 110 56 2.0
40 GA 289 158 75 2.1
41 OK 141 103 50 2.1
42 Marq 194 100 43 2.3
43 WVA 82 82 33 2.5
44 Colo 153 74 29 2.6
45 WA 350 135 50 2.7
46 Loma 1240 200 71 2.8
47 Creigh 94 25 9 2.8
48 Stony 511 191 66 2.9
49 NC 266 200 68 2.9
50 UTHOU 797 265 84 3.2
51 Baylor 750 275 84 3.3
52 FL 509 296 86 3.4
6060 3466

AZ N/R N/R 23
MD 199 N/R N/R
Penn N/R N/R



Out Of State
Total Interv Accept Inter/Acc
1 GA 0 0 0 0.0
2 UTHOU 421 3 0 0.0
3 NYU 3000 400 516 0.8
4 UCLA 814 24 24 1.0
5 UOP 1175 61 61 1.0
6 LA 73 11 11 1.0
7 Miss 11 1 1 1.0
8 UT 300 50 41 1.2
9 Howard 2530 170 129 1.3
1 OR 980 63 49 1.3
10 SC 476 10 8 1.3
11 Tufts 4094 372 258 1.4
12 Iowa 1010 79 52 1.5
13 Mich 2205 186 121 1.5
14 CASE 3175 316 208 1.5
15 UCSF 945 72 45 1.6
16 USC 1840 246 151 1.6
17 Nova 2300 250 154 1.6
18 UIC 1163 23 14 1.6
19 Boston 4180 447 285 1.6
20 UMKC 898 72 46 1.6
21 Ohio 921 79 46 1.7
22 OK 509 47 28 1.7
23 Baylor 650 20 12 1.7
24 UTSA 303 33 18 1.8
25 Ind 1861 286 153 1.9
26 Buffalo 1501 206 110 1.9
27 VA 2000 183 97 1.9
28 SIU 401 4 2 2.0
29 Harv 1116 106 53 2.0
30 PR 295 2 1 2.0
31 WA 900 40 20 2.0
32 Creigh 3091 275 131 2.1
33 Ala 655 29 13 2.2
34 FL 1030 55 25 2.2
35 WVA 1346 75 33 2.3
36 Colum 1921 306 125 2.4
37 Temple 3890 491 204 2.4
38 Meh 1998 198 72 2.8
39 UK 1292 81 28 2.9
40 UMDNJ 1605 55 19 2.9
41 Marq 2995 200 70 2.9
42 Louisv 2550 292 98 3.0
43 Mercy 1356 107 36 3.0
44 Loma 819 200 57 3.5
45 Minn 794 194 52 3.7
46 Conn 1480 148 39 3.8
47 NC 700 64 17 3.8
48 UNLV 2767 280 67 4.2
49 Stony 820 91 21 4.3
50 Colo 1307 96 21 4.6
51 Pitt 1860 187 40 4.7
52 NE 839 93 18 5.2


In Out Total In Out Total Ratio
Inter Inter Interv Accept Accept Accept
1 NYU 200 400 600 600 132 516 648 0.9
2 UOP 120 61 181 181 119 61 180 1.0
3 UCLA 106 24 130 130 99 24 123 1.1
4 LA 69 11 80 80 59 11 70 1.1
5 OR 72 63 135 135 62 49 111 1.2
6 Howard 7 170 177 177 7 129 136 1.3
7 PR 55 2 57 57 43 1 44 1.3
8 SIU 115 4 119 119 83 2 85 1.4
9 Iowa 86 79 165 165 64 52 116 1.4
1 Tufts 72 372 444 444 58 258 316 1.4
10 Ohio 107 79 186 186 85 46 131 1.4
11 UCSF 152 72 224 224 102 45 147 1.5
12 Nova 125 250 375 375 95 154 249 1.5
13 Boston 55 447 502 502 49 285 334 1.5
14 Mich 110 186 296 296 72 121 193 1.5
15 CASE 29 316 345 345 22 208 230 1.5
16 UT 100 50 150 150 58 41 99 1.5
17 USC 269 246 515 515 172 151 323 1.6
18 UTSA 259 33 292 292 162 18 180 1.6
19 Ala 87 29 116 116 56 13 69 1.7
20 UIC 132 23 155 155 76 14 90 1.7
21 UMKC 121 72 193 193 67 46 113 1.7
22 UMDNJ 96 55 151 151 70 19 89 1.7
23 Buffalo 137 206 343 343 90 110 200 1.7
24 VA 81 183 264 264 61 97 158 1.7
25 Mercy 112 107 219 219 87 36 123 1.8
26 Ind 148 286 434 434 80 153 233 1.9
27 Miss 70 1 71 71 37 1 38 1.9
28 OK 103 47 150 150 50 28 78 1.9
29 SC 110 10 120 120 56 8 64 1.9
30 Harv 9 106 115 115 5 53 58 2.0
31 GA 158 0 158 158 75 0 75 2.1
32 Creigh 25 275 300 300 9 131 140 2.1
33 Colum 54 306 360 360 47 125 172 2.1
34 Temple 134 491 625 625 91 204 295 2.1
35 Minn 85 194 279 279 68 52 120 2.3
36 UK 93 81 174 174 46 28 74 2.4
37 Louisv 115 292 407 407 73 98 171 2.4
38 WVA 82 75 157 157 33 33 66 2.4
39 Conn 35 148 183 183 35 39 74 2.5
40 WA 135 40 175 175 50 20 70 2.5
41 Meh 4 198 202 202 5 72 77 2.6
42 Marq 100 200 300 300 43 70 113 2.7
43 UNLV 92 280 372 372 57 67 124 3.0
44 Loma 200 200 400 400 71 57 128 3.1
45 NC 200 64 264 264 68 17 85 3.1
46 Baylor 275 20 295 295 84 12 96 3.1
47 FL 296 55 351 351 86 25 111 3.2
48 NE 60 93 153 153 30 18 48 3.2
49 Stony 191 91 282 282 66 21 87 3.2
50 UTHOU 265 3 268 268 84 0 84 3.2
51 Pitt 73 187 260 260 38 40 78 3.3
52 Colo 74 96 170 170 29 21 50 3.4



Sorry for making the post so long. It was posted by a doc toothache on 9-11-2008

 

[Scoopie12]

Checked out that thread a while back and finally found out what it meant after everyone discussed it. It reads like this (from the order you posted):

- 16 students applied from In State - 7 were interviewed, 7 were accepted
- 2530 students applied from Out of State - 170 were interviewed, 129 were accepted
- In total 177 were interviewed and 136 were accepted meaning 76.8% of applicants were accepted into Howard

It means that according to last years stats, you have a 76.8% chance of getting accepted if you received an interview, and probably even higher if you interviewed pre-December 1st.

I interviewed on October 31st and it was awesome, good luck to all of you in this thread, I hope to see you in the fall.

 

[OMFS08]

I guess you got your answer drdent2be lol. Thanks alot scoopie. I interviewed October 10th so lets hope your right hahaha. Good luck as well.

 

[drdent2be]

The instate stat looks good... but anyway thanks scoopie. How is everything else going OMFS08. Still stressed? Didnt see you at CVS I was looking for you

 

[askadds]

The instate stat looks good... but anyway thanks scoopie. How is everything else going OMFS08. Still stressed? Didnt see you at CVS I was looking for you

you should join the facebook group

 

[drdent2be]

you should join the facebook group

Which facebook group?

 

[askadds]

Which facebook group?

search on facebook: Howard University College of Dentistry Class of 2013

 

[mets1985]

Do you guys know if Howard Dental accepts Community College credit for the Pre-req classes. I have already done all my other pre-reqs at a University but I want to also take some pre-req/recommended courses at a community college. Thanks for the info!

 

[305 Gunner]

who in their right mind would go to Howard unless they own a bullet proof vest and a glock....

 

[Dentgirl09]

who in their right mind would go to Howard unless they own a bullet proof vest and a glock....

it's actually in NW DC...

 

[polarmolar]

Do you guys know if Howard Dental accepts Community College credit for the Pre-req classes. I have already done all my other pre-reqs at a University but I want to also take some pre-req/recommended courses at a community college. Thanks for the info!

I am not sure if they mentioned this when I went for the interview, just call them and ask.

 

[askadds]

who in their right mind would go to Howard unless they own a bullet proof vest and a glock....

pretty dumb statement...most dental schools are in the "bad" part of town and who do you think will be your PTs when in dental school??? people from the "bad" part of town..

 

[pasionatdentist]

Does anyone know the ratio of acceptance/rejection after students have their interview??? How much they value interview?
thanks

 

[Master Pain]

Does anyone know the ratio of acceptance/rejection after students have their interview??? How much they value interview?
thanks

i think the long post above and then the explanation below it reveal the answer to ratio Q. My feeling is that the interview can seal the deal for you if you blow em away. But keep in mind that most who get an interview deserve to get in anyway (and some who don't get one deserve to get in too). It is largely a matter of the applicant pool (competition) and your level of "risk". Bottom line: don't blow the interview and you'll be in the running; I believe it is a personality test of sorts.
Dan

 

[Master Pain]

pretty dumb statement...most dental schools are in the "bad" part of town and who do you think will be your PTs when in dental school??? people from the "bad" part of town..

Quite a few schools are in the downtown type area of large cities - helpful in the way of getting patients for us. So, gunner, pack the heat unless your attending one of the schools in a nice part of town.

 

[urDDS]

I faxed my DAT last 10 days ago, and called and they told me they may have it, then I called yesterday and she told me that she does not have it, what should I do, who is the head of the School, how do you guys communicate with them???

 

[pasionatdentist]

i live 30 min away, so I went over and handed my scores and as well as checked on the status of my app.... anyone in the admission should know about the status of your file. (Maybe Ms. Johnson)

 

[urDDS]

do you have the numeber for that lady, i need help please!

 

[pasionatdentist]

she doesnt have a direct number, but u can call the admission 202-806-0440 and ask for her. good luck

do you have the numeber for that lady, i need help please!

 

[damon96al]

LOl thanks Drdent2be I want to see if I can remember you. Were you the scared girl from washington dc, the girl from temple, guy from NY, the girl that's dating the dentist, the quite girl that interviewed first or 2nd, the caribbean girl doing the BSDDS? Sorry just curious hahahah I-Baby the interview was ok. Check the interview reviews and thats exactly what it was like. Good luck to all of us!

Greetings "Scared Girl" and "Jamaican Guy",

It is "Guy from NY" here. I wish you the best of luck!

 

[I-Baby]

Dun, dun, dun...and the real waiting begins. My goodness, I knew the waiting would be intense but I didn't know I would be so freaked out lol...

 

[drdent2be]

Hey everybody. Nobody has posted lately to this thread about howard so I just had a quick question for those still waiting on that dec. 1st acceptance and its based off of just hearing other people say that their adsas has gone blank indicating and update of some sort to come. I was going to put this out there especially for those hoping to attend Howard. Has anybody's status been changed to blank indicating a change soon? or are there some people's status that has been blank from the beginning, even when they were invited for an interview? Thanks guys and good luck!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

 

[pasionatdentist]

Hey everybody. Nobody has posted lately to this thread about howard so I just had a quick question for those still waiting on that dec. 1st acceptance and its based off of just hearing other people say that their adsas has gone blank indicating and update of some sort to come. I was going to put this out there especially for those hoping to attend Howard. Has anybody's status been changed to blank indicating a change soon? or are there some people's status that has been blank from the beginning, even when they were invited for an interview? Thanks guys and good luck!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

I am waiting on Howard acceptance too i am not sure if they are going to change the aadsas status, but i heard that they inform you by sending an email on Dec 1st, as well as followed by a package of acceptance via snail mail.
Good luck everyone

 

[pasionatdentist]

Anyone had their interview on Nov 14???

 

[drdent2be]

Anyone had their interview on Nov 14???

Had your status ever changed TO invited to interview or has it always been blank?

 

[pasionatdentist]

Had your status ever changed TO invited to interview or has it always been blank?

blank

 

[I-Baby]

Anyone had their interview on Nov 14???

Yeah I did. Brown suit, curly hair

And to answer your question drdent2be, my status has been blank the whole time. I'm not sure if they update your status at all on aadsas...

 

[pasionatdentist]

Yeah I did. Brown suit, curly hair

And to answer your question drdent2be, my status has been blank the whole time. I'm not sure if they update your status at all on aadsas...

oh yeah...... i remember you. I was the guys sitting at the end of the table, all the way towards the door, black suit, silver tie...... Good luck bro

 

[PCrooks]

Those numbers may be kind of sort of right. When I interviewed last year Ms. Hewitt-Clarke said that they were only interviewing 10% of the applicants. At the time of my interview (Early Nov) we were told that Howard had recieved 1800 applications. At that point only 180 prospects were going to be looked at. However, Ms. Hewitt-Clarke also said that they still were anticipating about another 1200 late applications who would be interviewed during the spring semester. Perhaps, Howard do send out 129 acceptances. However, in the end only 80 students will actually be enrolled into the entering class.

Checked out that thread a while back and finally found out what it meant after everyone discussed it. It reads like this (from the order you posted):

- 16 students applied from In State - 7 were interviewed, 7 were accepted
- 2530 students applied from Out of State - 170 were interviewed, 129 were accepted
- In total 177 were interviewed and 136 were accepted meaning 76.8% of applicants were accepted into Howard

It means that according to last years stats, you have a 76.8% chance of getting accepted if you received an interview, and probably even higher if you interviewed pre-December 1st.

I interviewed on October 31st and it was awesome, good luck to all of you in this thread, I hope to see you in the fall.

 

[PCrooks]

Those who interviewed pre Dec 1st got their acceptances via snail mail last year. Those who were accepted later like March and on did get emails. Even later applicants got phone calls! However, check your aadsas status around Nov 28th, 29th, and 30th. You may get a nice surprise. I know I did!

I am waiting on Howard acceptance too i am not sure if they are going to change the aadsas status, but i heard that they inform you by sending an email on Dec 1st, as well as followed by a package of acceptance via snail mail.
Good luck everyone

 

[I-Baby]

Those who interviewed pre Dec 1st got their acceptances via snail mail last year. Those who were accepted later like March and on did get emails. Even later applicants got phone calls! However, check your aadsas status around Nov 28th, 29th, and 30th. You may get a nice surprise. I know I did!

Yeah Mrs. Hewitt-Clarke told us that it would be through email on the 1st and that if we didn't hear anything we could call them on Monday. By the grace of God I will be there Fall 2009. Good luck everyone!!!

 

[OMFS08]

Greetings "Scared Girl" and "Jamaican Guy",

It is "Guy from NY" here. I wish you the best of luck!

How are you man. I remember you. You are the dude that went to school with Mark Zuckerberg of facebook right?? lol so cool!

 

[askadds]

Percy, so did you end up starting this year or will you be part of incomming 2009 class???

Those numbers may be kind of sort of right. When I interviewed last year Ms. Hewitt-Clarke said that they were only interviewing 10% of the applicants. At the time of my interview (Early Nov) we were told that Howard had recieved 1800 applications. At that point only 180 prospects were going to be looked at. However, Ms. Hewitt-Clarke also said that they still were anticipating about another 1200 late applications who would be interviewed during the spring semester. Perhaps, Howard do send out 129 acceptances. However, in the end only 80 students will actually be enrolled into the entering class.

 

[damon96al]

How are you man. I remember you. You are the dude that went to school with Mark Zuckerberg of facebook right?? lol so cool!

That's right...I went to high school with Mark Zuckerberg, and his dad was my oral surgeon.

Well, since you asked, I'm nervous as hell and anxious to hear from Howard in the morning. Good luck man, I hope we're classmates!

 

[abrown15]

i got accepted!!! yeah!! its sayd offer made on addass thingy that means im in right!? YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
CONGRATS TO ALL OTHERS!