Ah, finally your dream is a reality! You will be soon be a dentist! You spent thousands on AADSAS, transcripts, travel, and the dat... but young grasshopper it's not over now that you got the call/email! You simply got your foot in the door!
Here is what no one told you:
On top of the deposit you put to hold your seat {$200 to $5,000 at those schools you all know} EEKK, if you hold multiple seats.
background check: $150
Immunizations (tb screening): $0 to 50 depending on what you need.
transcripts (again... so what was the point of aadsas??) $10
APARTMENT SHOPPING... oh boy, the security deposits/application fee. $$$$$$$$$$$$
the cost of moving: buying furniture, UHaul aint cheap & summer gas prices are outrageous
If you're a planner like me, who runs a tight budget... the unexpected hits like the background check did not excite me.
All that ranting aside, this is a good problem to have! I would rather cut checks to doctors, landlords, and certiphi than go through this process again.
As the 2014 application cycle ends and people matriculate (KEEP BELIEVING WAITLISTERS!
), CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE 
& WELCOME to the best profession ever! 
Here is what no one told you:
On top of the deposit you put to hold your seat {$200 to $5,000 at those schools you all know} EEKK, if you hold multiple seats.
background check: $150
Immunizations (tb screening): $0 to 50 depending on what you need.
transcripts (again... so what was the point of aadsas??) $10
APARTMENT SHOPPING... oh boy, the security deposits/application fee. $$$$$$$$$$$$
the cost of moving: buying furniture, UHaul aint cheap & summer gas prices are outrageous
If you're a planner like me, who runs a tight budget... the unexpected hits like the background check did not excite me.
All that ranting aside, this is a good problem to have! I would rather cut checks to doctors, landlords, and certiphi than go through this process again.
As the 2014 application cycle ends and people matriculate (KEEP BELIEVING WAITLISTERS!
), CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE & WELCOME to the best profession ever! 
