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Management Model Score: (total points possible = 1000)
[science GPA x DAT-A Score/30 x 4 + Overall GPA] x 50 = Overall Score
All applications are reviewed and considered for an invitation to interview. Some applicants are considered for interview on a competitive basis, using the objective component of the Management Model Score derived from the overall GPA, the science GPA, and the academic average score from the DAT. All other applicants are reviewed and granted interviews based on consideration of the following factors:
1. Breakdown scores on DAT, especially the science scores for Biology, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry sections.
2. Course loads, upper division science preparation, university/college attended and timeframe.
3. Academic and personal background, including high school, parents education, extenuating circumstances affecting academic qualifications.
4. Socioeconomic situation and barriers to achievement.
5. Work experience, campus/community involvements and personal accomplishments.
6. Geographic issues, including South Texas and home in rural or underserved area
7. Letters of evaluation/recommendation.
8. Personal essay in application and evidence of commitment to dentistry.
Applicants who are granted an interview then compete for a place in the first year class based on the following process. The Admissions Review Panel, an Ad Hoc committee consisting of six faculty members, reviews and evaluates each applicant. Admissions Review Panel members are faculty members with diverse backgrounds and roles within the school, and all have experience with admissions matters. Evaluation is based on consideration of a number of academic and subjective criteria that may include the following, not listed in any preference:
personal interview conducted by members of the Admissions Committee and additional trained volunteers
bilingual language ability
educational attainment of the applicant's family
hometown or county of residence that has been designated a medically underserved and/or health professions shortage area, with particular emphasis on South Texas
employment history, especially as it occurred simultaneously with undergraduate academic preparation
socioeconomic history (educationally and/or economically disadvantaged)
positions of leadership held
race/ethnicity
public/community service "volunteer"-related activities
"volunteer" activities in health care-related areas
awards and honors of distinction for humanitarian service
awards and honors for public speaking
prior experience in providing health care-related services
extracurricular activities
awards and honors for academic achievement
prior military service with training and experience in a health care related area
success in overcoming adverse personal, family, or "life" conditions/ experiences
graduation from another accredited health care-related curriculum
verbal communication skills-as demonstrated in a personal interview
commitment/desire to serve in a medically underserved region of the state following graduation [written personal statement, or at interview]
reference letters or recommendations
research accomplishments
applicant's future goals [written personal statement or at interview]
knowledge of, and preparation to enter, the profession of dentistry gained through observing or volunteering in a dental practice
Texas resident status, or permanent Texas resident alien
[science GPA x DAT-A Score/30 x 4 + Overall GPA] x 50 = Overall Score
All applications are reviewed and considered for an invitation to interview. Some applicants are considered for interview on a competitive basis, using the objective component of the Management Model Score derived from the overall GPA, the science GPA, and the academic average score from the DAT. All other applicants are reviewed and granted interviews based on consideration of the following factors:
1. Breakdown scores on DAT, especially the science scores for Biology, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry sections.
2. Course loads, upper division science preparation, university/college attended and timeframe.
3. Academic and personal background, including high school, parents education, extenuating circumstances affecting academic qualifications.
4. Socioeconomic situation and barriers to achievement.
5. Work experience, campus/community involvements and personal accomplishments.
6. Geographic issues, including South Texas and home in rural or underserved area
7. Letters of evaluation/recommendation.
8. Personal essay in application and evidence of commitment to dentistry.
Applicants who are granted an interview then compete for a place in the first year class based on the following process. The Admissions Review Panel, an Ad Hoc committee consisting of six faculty members, reviews and evaluates each applicant. Admissions Review Panel members are faculty members with diverse backgrounds and roles within the school, and all have experience with admissions matters. Evaluation is based on consideration of a number of academic and subjective criteria that may include the following, not listed in any preference:
personal interview conducted by members of the Admissions Committee and additional trained volunteers
bilingual language ability
educational attainment of the applicant's family
hometown or county of residence that has been designated a medically underserved and/or health professions shortage area, with particular emphasis on South Texas
employment history, especially as it occurred simultaneously with undergraduate academic preparation
socioeconomic history (educationally and/or economically disadvantaged)
positions of leadership held
race/ethnicity
public/community service "volunteer"-related activities
"volunteer" activities in health care-related areas
awards and honors of distinction for humanitarian service
awards and honors for public speaking
prior experience in providing health care-related services
extracurricular activities
awards and honors for academic achievement
prior military service with training and experience in a health care related area
success in overcoming adverse personal, family, or "life" conditions/ experiences
graduation from another accredited health care-related curriculum
verbal communication skills-as demonstrated in a personal interview
commitment/desire to serve in a medically underserved region of the state following graduation [written personal statement, or at interview]
reference letters or recommendations
research accomplishments
applicant's future goals [written personal statement or at interview]
knowledge of, and preparation to enter, the profession of dentistry gained through observing or volunteering in a dental practice
Texas resident status, or permanent Texas resident alien
