What does an interview really mean?

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In general...if someone is given an interview...their chances of getting in are what? 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 ? If you are granted an interview, is that pretty much all that matters (your performance at the interview) at that point since you passed the academic and other requirements? or isnt this the case? Anyone have ideas? -- Thanks
 
I look at an interview as one last opportunity to show someone that I don't deserve to be at their institution.

While you can't fully gain admission at an interview you can certainly get fully rejected at an interview.
 
take the number of seats available, multiply by 3. then divide that product by the number of interviews. multiply by 100. and there you go! schools send out about 3 acceptances for every seat just to get one taker.

for example. Case has 70 seats. (70X3=210). it interviews about 332. so 210/332 = 0.6325 X 100 = 63.25% <--so that's roughly the percentage of interviewees that will get accepted.
 
how do u find out how many ppl a school interviews? o0o0o0 this calculations seems exciting!! 😀
 
Lidopaine82 said:
take the number of seats available, multiply by 3. then divide that product by the number of interviews. multiply by 100. and there you go! schools send out about 3 acceptances for every seat just to get one taker.

for example. Case has 70 seats. (70X3=210). it interviews about 332. so 210/332 = 0.6325 X 100 = 63.25% <--so that's roughly the percentage of interviewees that will get accepted.
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you forgot to factor in my charm, my sexiness, my persuasive power, my confidence, and my numbers. that will come out to be 99.99% for me!👍
 
It means that you're just like everyone else who fits the dental student mold on paper. It's your chance to make sure you let them see that you are the dental student they want and need.
 
depends on the schools, some schools interview higher numbers of applicants per seat than others...the math thing above is a decent general rule... but not all schools interview 3 people per seat...some only 2, some more.
 
Lidopaine82 said:
take the number of seats available, multiply by 3. then divide that product by the number of interviews. multiply by 100. and there you go! schools send out about 3 acceptances for every seat just to get one taker.

for example. Case has 70 seats. (70X3=210). it interviews about 332. so 210/332 = 0.6325 X 100 = 63.25% <--so that's roughly the percentage of interviewees that will get accepted.
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sweet
 
never claim i have my charm 24/7! you surely have too much time on your hands
 
so lidopaine you are telling me that case for example sends out approximately 212 acceptances? where did you find this equation? i was just wondering!
 
i wasn't kidding. somewhere along the line i heard that info. it takes 3 acceptances here to get one taker. the class of 09 has a few extra people cuz so many accepted.
 
lidopaines formula may be true (generally) for case, but def. not for other schools. the number of "acceptances" offered at state schools probably exceed the number of actual seats by very little. it all depends on how sought after the school is. i.e. harvard probably accepts 35-40 people for 35 seats.

jb!
 
why offer so many acceptances and then have a wait list? are people on waitlists screwed?
 
dr.rex said:
why offer so many acceptances and then have a wait list? are people on waitlists screwed?
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cause not every accepted kid goes to that school.. most kids apply to multiple schools and get multiple admissions.
 
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