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Hi all, there were quite a few of you who were curious as to why I was rejected from my state school (UW). Instead of reply to every PM that I got, I will post here. This will also give others who were rejected a chance to help others out by posting their misfortunes.
Why I was rejected:
I stopped by the admissions office at the UWSOD, but nobody was there to help me. After sending out an email, and having it be passed around a little bit, I finally got a reply. Here is what it said:
"Hello Bereno. I understand that you are seeking some feedback from your interview at the UW School of Dentistry. Your overall application is very competitive, as reflected by the fact that you were chosen as one of only approximately 150 students we are interviewing out of the more than 1000 applications we received. In choosing a final 63 students from that 150, we end up having to choose based on very small differences among highly competitive applicants. I see from comments made by your interviewers that you may have been nervous in your interviews. There are also indications that your dental knowledge and understanding of the obligations of the profession to society may be less than other applicants we interviewed. I'm sorry that we did not have better news for you."
I guess it looks like I did not have enough "dental knowledge". I am not sure what this actually means... For those who are applying next year see if you can use this to best prepare for your interview. Secondly, I did not feel nervous during the interview at all, however it looks like I came across as though I was, and that's all that matters. I think this makes good advice of "just calm down, and be yourself". All said and done, I felt as though I rocked my interviews walking out of them, but this just goes to show that you never know.
Best of luck everyone!
Why I was rejected:
I stopped by the admissions office at the UWSOD, but nobody was there to help me. After sending out an email, and having it be passed around a little bit, I finally got a reply. Here is what it said:
"Hello Bereno. I understand that you are seeking some feedback from your interview at the UW School of Dentistry. Your overall application is very competitive, as reflected by the fact that you were chosen as one of only approximately 150 students we are interviewing out of the more than 1000 applications we received. In choosing a final 63 students from that 150, we end up having to choose based on very small differences among highly competitive applicants. I see from comments made by your interviewers that you may have been nervous in your interviews. There are also indications that your dental knowledge and understanding of the obligations of the profession to society may be less than other applicants we interviewed. I'm sorry that we did not have better news for you."
I guess it looks like I did not have enough "dental knowledge". I am not sure what this actually means... For those who are applying next year see if you can use this to best prepare for your interview. Secondly, I did not feel nervous during the interview at all, however it looks like I came across as though I was, and that's all that matters. I think this makes good advice of "just calm down, and be yourself". All said and done, I felt as though I rocked my interviews walking out of them, but this just goes to show that you never know.
Best of luck everyone!
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