WHATS ADCOMS >>???

[dentaldaddy]

What exactly does ADCOMS mean?

Also, how long does a persons grades count towards applying to dental school?


For example, if a person takes pre-reqs then works 10 years, are they still good???

How about this, a person gets a 2.0 then 10 years later goes back to school and gets a 4.0,,,,,

should the two sets of science pre-reqs be AVERAGED ???? ARE THEY???

I dont think they should be if a person is willing to put themselves thru that sort of torment twice in one lifetime! !!!! I mean comeon, taking organic 4 times in a life .....swewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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[podarski]

they will average all your grades together. Although they will look at your upward trend

 

[dentaldaddy]

they will average all your grades together. Although they will look at your upward trend

seems like if there was a 10 year spread that would be a 'get to not average grades together' free card.


like an old person bonus !

hahahaha 👍

 

[mochafreak]

Hey there dental daddy, us "old people" who are having our awesome 4.0's averaged into our 2.56 are reading your youngun's posts... 😀

 

[mochafreak]

Of course that "get not to have my grades averaged together" card would be nice...

ADCOMS means admissions committee...

 

[JakeMUSC]

I mean comeon, taking organic 4 times in a life .....swewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

umm...not to be a bummer, but instead a realist...Dont you think maybe science isnt your "thing", if you have to take organic 4 times? Good luck

 

[dentaldaddy]

umm...not to be a bummer, but instead a realist...Dont you think maybe science isnt your "thing", if you have to take organic 4 times? Good luck

No what I meant was say that a person takes all pre-reqs and gets all C's. That would include ORGANIC 1 and ORGANIC 2.

Then they went back to school 10 years later and took them all over and got all A's.

That would make 4 ORGANICS !!!! Pay attention.

Now wouldnt you think that the old classes should be thrown out ?????

 

[Sprgrover]

...For example, if a person takes pre-reqs then works 10 years, are they still good???

How about this, a person gets a 2.0 then 10 years later goes back to school and gets a 4.0,,,,,

should the two sets of science pre-reqs be AVERAGED ???? ARE THEY???

I dont think they should be if a person is willing to put themselves thru that sort of torment twice in one lifetime! !!!! I mean comeon, taking organic 4 times in a life .....swewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

You must report all classes on your transcript, regardless of any time that has passed between your first time around and when you retook any of them. Therefore all of your grades will be evident on your application. While I understand your desire to have past grades erased is retaken, keep in mind that adcoms are interested in any trends in grades or demonstrated improvement therein so as to get the best academic picture possible. While having those old grades around will certainly lower your AADSAS gpa, an adcom can easily see that you have improved (this is looked upon very favorably) and they will probably be more forgiving towards your gpa as a result.

 

[dentaldaddy]

You must report all classes on your transcript, regardless of any time that has passed between your first time around and when you retook any of them. Therefore all of your grades will be evident on your application. While I understand your desire to have past grades erased is retaken, keep in mind that adcoms are interested in any trends in grades or demonstrated improvement therein so as to get the best academic picture possible. While having those old grades around will certainly lower your AADSAS gpa, an adcom can easily see that you have improved (this is looked upon very favorably) and they will probably be more forgiving towards your gpa as a result.

HEY THANKS !

Thats how I feel. The only problem is this, some schools have so many people applying that I dont think they would even look at a persons improvements.

For example, one person posted that although their school didnt have a min. GPA, they had so many apps this year that they just threw out all that were under 3.0.

That really sucks b/c what is one of those people were like I just stated and had retaken everything and got a 4.0 but their science avg was only a 2.9

MAJOR BUMMER FOR THEM ?

 

[eran76]

Dentaldaddy,

One thing to think about with regards to a) averaging grades for retaken courses, and b) having to report all courses taken, is that for many people the second time round is a lot easier as one has established a foundation that the first-timers don't have. In essence, the student would be given an unfair advantage as they'd have seen the material before.

I know in my orgo classes there were always two peaks in grade distribution: the lower and larger one which was the first time takers, and the smaller and significantly higher one which was the gunners and retakers. Schools should, and I think this policy reflects that they do, recognize that curved grades in these classes are are governed by who the student is competing against. This is why someone who got a 3.3 the first time might be considered more competative than someone who got a 2.5 and then a 4.0. Afterall, there aren't suppossed to be second chances to retake classes once your in dental school.

However, your concerns about schools not caring and ignoring everyone under a 3.0 are valid and simply continue to be reflective of the increasingly competative nature of dental admissions.

 

[dentaldaddy]

Dentaldaddy,

One thing to think about with regards to a) averaging grades for retaken courses, and b) having to report all courses taken, is that for many people the second time round is a lot easier as one has established a foundation that the first-timers don't have. In essence, the student would be given an unfair advantage as they'd have seen the material before.

I know in my orgo classes there were always two peaks in grade distribution: the lower and larger one which was the first time takers, and the smaller and significantly higher one which was the gunners and retakers. Schools should, and I think this policy reflects that they do, recognize that curved grades in these classes are are governed by who the student is competing against. This is why someone who got a 3.3 the first time might be considered more competative than someone who got a 2.5 and then a 4.0. Afterall, there aren't suppossed to be second chances to retake classes once your in dental school.

However, your concerns about schools not caring and ignoring everyone under a 3.0 are valid and simply continue to be reflective of the increasingly competative nature of dental admissions.

WOoooooeeeeeeeee, hold on, YOU ARE SERIOUSLY TELLING ME that a person who gets a C and a D in ORganic chemistry classes 10 years ago and then would retake the classes say in 2005 would have a "BACKGROUND" that would allow them to be more competitive in the class???

I am not buying that at all.

As a matter of fact, most people are clueless about organic chemistry just a year after they take it.

I dont agree with that at all.

Also, if a dental school passed on a non-trad student that went back and earned a 4.0 in all classes then I would say that its their loss.