M MidWestExtractor New Member 2+ Year Member Joined Mar 1, 2021 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Points 75 Dental Student Jul 2, 2021 #1 Members do not see this ad. x Last edited: Dec 7, 2023
PerioDont Resident Periodontist Verified Member 10+ Year Member Dentist Verified Expert Contest Winner! Joined Jun 7, 2015 Messages 2,644 Reaction score 2,480 Points 9,141 Resident [Any Field] Jul 2, 2021 #2 You did not 'flunk' first year, you just didn't do as well as you did D2 year. do well on the CBSE, get some good recs/externships. 4 pubs is already great. Im not in OMFS, but I think you can definitely still get in. a good CBSE will trump any of your first year things.
You did not 'flunk' first year, you just didn't do as well as you did D2 year. do well on the CBSE, get some good recs/externships. 4 pubs is already great. Im not in OMFS, but I think you can definitely still get in. a good CBSE will trump any of your first year things.
D DMD12345 Full Member 2+ Year Member Joined Jun 21, 2020 Messages 321 Reaction score 365 Points 496 Pre-Dental Jul 2, 2021 #3 Sounds like you’re a Quaker. See ya next year fellow omfs gunner, you got this 💪🏻
DocMon16 DMD - Diplomate of ABOMS - OMFS 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 8, 2014 Messages 250 Reaction score 249 Points 4,841 Jul 2, 2021 #4 There is no reason you can't pursue OMFS. I agree with above, you didn't flunk D1...so don't be so hard on yourself. Keep up the grind! Good luck and don't ever sell yourself short. Pat
There is no reason you can't pursue OMFS. I agree with above, you didn't flunk D1...so don't be so hard on yourself. Keep up the grind! Good luck and don't ever sell yourself short. Pat
G gryffindor Full Member Verified Member Dentist 20+ Year Member Joined Feb 3, 2002 Messages 3,094 Reaction score 438 Points 5,011 Dentist Jul 2, 2021 #5 Isn't this why you paid the big bucks to go to your prestigious school? Because of the high specialty matching rate or something like that.
Isn't this why you paid the big bucks to go to your prestigious school? Because of the high specialty matching rate or something like that.
D deleted923283 Jul 6, 2021 #6 Even if you don’t get in from school, you do a non-cat year. Maybe even two. Like you said, you can’t imagine doing anything else.
Even if you don’t get in from school, you do a non-cat year. Maybe even two. Like you said, you can’t imagine doing anything else.
E ESPN907 Full Member 2+ Year Member Joined Aug 27, 2018 Messages 287 Reaction score 261 Points 1,756 Pre-Dental Jul 7, 2021 #7 Lol if that’s considered flunking then I’m not sure how I am still in dental school
GoDental101 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Nov 19, 2018 Messages 348 Reaction score 556 Points 1,176 Jul 8, 2021 #8 Just don’t say anything about flunking your d1 year during your interviews cause then they will think you are crazy. Good luck!
Just don’t say anything about flunking your d1 year during your interviews cause then they will think you are crazy. Good luck!