What are the easiest/hardest dental schools to get into?

[phenolic]

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I'm going to be applying in June, and I'm trying to figure out which schools to apply to.

What are the easiest/hardest dental schools to get into? Thanks!

 

[Samin23]

All schools will be difficult to get in to. If it were easy, my buddy from freshman year that changed his major after having a 2.8 GPA through 3 semesters would have still applied.

 

[doc toothache]

Eee gads!

 

[fogorvostan]

Use the ADEA guide to help choose your schools based on your stats.

 

[lazyindy]

All schools are easy to get into, just walk right in!

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[dentovermed]

Stony brook is easily the hardest school to get into (even more for OOS)

 

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Whatever school I get into is the hardest one.

 

[THS]

Once people start giving real answers, some people are going to be offended. It's all pretty subjective.

 

[JLT223]

It's blatantly true that some schools are harder to get into than others. That's all I will say. Follow the advice given to you from @fogorvostan

 

[schmoob]

I'm going to be applying in June, and I'm trying to figure out which schools to apply to.

What are the easiest/hardest dental schools to get into? Thanks!

You should also ask how much money a dentist makes.

 

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Private schools tend to be easier to get into than public. Because of the price difference and not preferring state residents.

 

[i D M D]

Private schools tend to be easier to get into than public. Because of the price difference and not preferring state residents.

I don't believe that's accurate! Harvard, Case, UPenn, Columbia, etc, are examples of very selective private schools.

 

[musicplease]

Private schools tend to be easier to get into than public. Because of the price difference and not preferring state residents.

Private schools also received 3x the number of applications than public schools for the same limited number of seats, so private schools aren't easy to get into at all.

Some would say UCSF and UoP are one of the hardest to get into, but their average GPA is only a 3.4
while private schools like Harvard, Columbia, Penn, Detroit, Case, Nova etc have averages at 3.6+.
Other private schools like Loma Linda and Creighton favor applicants of a certain religion, which make them even more difficult to get into.

There is no real trend on what school is harder to get into, just apply to where you would imagine yourself spending the next 4 years of your life.

 

[helpmepleasedentists]

Touro.

 

[Hyunin1210]

Easier ones to gain acceptance into are NYU, Tufts, and USC because of the price and large class size. Loma Linda if you are Seventh -Day Adventist.

 

[jokersmiles]

Go here.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/school-specific-discussions.713/

The threads with the most comments are probably easier to get into than the ones with less comments.

 

[hellofuturedentists]

Stony brook is easily the hardest school to get into (even more for OOS)

Lol you are obsessed with Stonybrook. Calm it down.
If you want to know the truly hardest schools for OOS, see if ECU and Mississippi have accepted any non-residents in the past few years 😉

 

[Hyunin1210]

Go here.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/school-specific-discussions.713/

The threads with the most comments are probably easier to get into than the ones with less comments.

Never thought of it like that! But I would also add more desirable along with easier if we are going with comments on SDN. NYU, USC, and Tufts wouldn't get as many applicants/comments etc. if it weren't for the locations that they are in and perceived reputation they have.

 

[helpmepleasedentists]

Go here.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/school-specific-discussions.713/

The threads with the most comments are probably easier to get into than the ones with less comments.

I like the way you think 🙂

 

[JLT223]

Stony brook is easily the hardest school to get into (even more for OOS)

It's really not.

 

[hellofuturedentists]

It's really not.

Idk. If dentovermed didn't get in, it simply must be.

 

[postpitadh]

No need to bash on another's dental school. OP: apply to your in state school and the oos schools in cities you wouldn't mind living / are a competitive applicant for. I had to cross off a bunch of schools bc I have no research experience and only two professor LORs (some require three). Also, consider cost before applying to each school.

 

[schmoob]

No need to bash on another's dental school. OP: apply to your in state school and the oos schools in cities you wouldn't mind living / are a competitive applicant for. I had to cross off a bunch of schools bc I have no research experience and only two professor LORs (some require three). Also, consider cost before applying to each school.

Omg a reply that actually is well thought out and makes sense.

Thank you.

 

[zEkii]

Just take the MCATs and apply to med school to be honest... That is 10x easier than getting into dental school.

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[i D M D]

Idk man they interview 10% of their OOS applicants and take 92% of those interviewed according to the guidebook.

Considering that logic, UCLA accepts 100% of OOS applicants interviewed. But I agree with your point, even though we know that many drop Case because of its price tag and location, so adcom needs to send more offers of admissions. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are less selective considering the available stats of admitted students. 3.6 GPA, 20/20 DAT average. It's not UCLA or Harvard, but also consider that ~2300 applicants fight for 70-75 seats at Case. So the chance of an applicant being enrolled is less than 3%

 

[Hyunin1210]

Considering that logic, UCLA accepts 100% of OOS applicants interviewed. But I agree with your point, even though we know that many drop Case because of its price tag and location, so adcom needs to send more offers of admissions. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are less selective considering the available stats of admitted students. 3.6 GPA, 20/20 DAT average. It's not UCLA or Harvard, but also consider that ~2300 applicants fight for 70-75 seats at Case. So the chance of an applicant being enrolled is less than 3%

I think all dental schools are around 3 or 4%

 

[musicplease]

Idk man they interview 10% of their OOS applicants and take 92% of those interviewed according to the guidebook.

thats like saying UPenn is easy to get into cause they interview mostly OOS and everyone drops it because of the insane price.
well UPenn is not easy to get into, their average GPA is also a 3.6.

 

[Incis0r]

UNC is pretty hard to get into as OOS. Several qualified applicants on here, who I thought would be a shoo-in at UNC, didn't get in because of their residency status.

Generally (there are exceptions), the easiest schools to get into would be either your in-state school (if you have one) or the privates.

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[Confused321]

Idk man they interview 10% of their OOS applicants and take 92% of those interviewed according to the guidebook.

since we're comparing admissions, we can take UConn as an example.

UConn:
GPA = 3.5
DAT = 21
Applications = 1300
Class size = 80
Acceptance rate = 6.2%

Case Western:
GPA = 3.6
DAT = 20
Applications = 2680
Class size = 75
Acceptance rate = 2.8%

not really seeing how private schools are easier.

 

[Confused321]

All this means is that their yield is low, if they have to accept a lot more students that end up enrolling. Applicants: enrollees is a terrible metric for measuring competitiveness, for exactly the reasons you described. Applicants: acceptances is a much better metric.

well if thats the case, lets make a hypothetical scenario in which all 300 that interview at Case are accepted, and all 160 that interview at UConn are accepted.

Even if you accepted everyone that interviews at Case, they would have a 11% acceptance rate.
if you accept everyone that interviews at UConn, they have a 12%.

 

[Incis0r]

since we're comparing admissions, we can take UConn as an example.

UConn:
GPA = 3.5
DAT = 21
Applications = 1300
Class size = 80
Acceptance rate = 6.2%

Case Western:
GPA = 3.6
DAT = 20
Applications = 2680
Class size = 75
Acceptance rate = 2.8%

not really seeing how private schools are easier.

Case is much more open to people from all states since it is a private school.

 

[Confused321]

UConn's applicant pool is MUCH more self-selecting. They take few people from outside of New England, so many don't even bother applying if they are out of New England.

Case is much more open to people from all states since it is a private school.

So really, you are comparing 1300 applications from ~6 states with 2680 applications from ~50 states.

is that supposed to mean something? are applicants in New England supposed to be more competitive with better stats than other applicants?
sure UConn is more competitive if you are out of state, I'm talking in overall terms.

with that logic Minnesota is more competitive than Columbia since its hard to get into UMinn from out of state.

 

[i D M D]

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[Confused321]

I don't know about the guide but the dental school websites tell a different story.

https://dental.case.edu/admissions/dmd/apply/
http://sdm.uchc.edu/programs/predoctoral/faqs.html

Case has higher numbers than UConn.
I didn't make a claim about you, it was a general consensus in this thread that all privates are easier, sorry if you took that the wrong way.
I agree, all dental school should be respected

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[Scumbag_Steve]

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[musicplease]

all schools are hard to get into for different reasons
some have higher GPA (Case), some have higher DAT (UoP), some accept mostly instate (UConn), some accept those with incredible extracurriculars (ASDOH),
some accept based on religion (Loma Linda). We can all leave it at that and realize that all of these schools will give you a GREAT education.

 

[Incis0r]

is that supposed to mean something? are applicants in New England supposed to be more competitive with better stats than other applicants?

Imagine you have a 3.6 GPA and a 21DAT, and you're from the state of Florida, or any one of the other 43 states outside New England.

Do you think you have a better shot at UConn or at Case?

From UConn's own website: "Typically 50-60% of each class is composed of Connecticut residents, with another 30% from other New England States and the remaining students from other states."

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[JLT223]

 

[Confused321]

That is absolutely NOT what I am saying. I don't know where you picked up on me saying that I think applicants from New England are superior to applicants from the rest of the country. That's just not true.

Don't equate "self-selecting" with "competitive"- Self-selecting includes taking into account many other factors, including state of residency, which is very important in the case of public schools like UConn.

The reason I said "1300 applications from ~6 states" is that UConn is the only public dental school in New England, and they give preference to the six New England states over the rest of the country. Sure, you have applicants from other states, but these are much fewer/rarer than New England and CT applicants.

Look at it like this:
Imagine you have a 3.6 GPA and a 21DAT, and you're from the state of Florida, or any one of the other 43 states outside New England.
Do you think you have a better shot at UConn or at Case?

From UConn's own website: "Typically 50-60% of each class is composed of Connecticut residents, with another 30% from other New England States and the remaining students from other states."

THAT'S why I said the applicant pool is more self-selecting. In an environment where you need to pay upwards of $100 for each application, including secondary fees, it is just more cost-effective to not apply to a state school like UConn if you are outside of New England (unless you have super amazing stats).

And since you want to talk in overall terms, I'll gladly make a bet that if UConn DID treat all OOS applicants equally (same preference whether you're from RI/ME/NH/VT or from OH/FL/CA), more people would apply to UConn, and it would definitely be harder to get into than Case.

Lol okay dude i respect your opinion.

 

[Ollivander]

I've gotten the feeling from reading this forum that LECOM is one of the easier schools to be accepted to. However it has its pitfalls to compensate like opportunity to specialize and PBL.


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[Cranjis McBasketball]

Private schools usually tend to be easier to get into than public schools, unless its a public school that favors your place of residence... Your comparison of Uconn and Case doesn't work because there are wayyyyyy more applications to Case than Uconn due to it being private. People from all 50 states can apply to case. Only a few states around Connecticut will apply there with a few exceptions..