HopefulDDS Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, DDSNL said: Are you aware how much they care about biology and chemistry pre-requisites? I completed a bachelor of engineering in Canada, so some chemistry but minimal biology (GPA 3.7). Currently completing a Masters in Health Services though. I applied for the 5 year program at UCC and Trinity. For the 4 year Cork program they required a fairly extensive prerequisite "topic" sheet in which you declared which courses taught those topics. I was able to attribute a course to every topic, but I don't know how heavily that was looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DentalExplorer Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 22 hours ago, DDSNL said: Are you aware how much they care about biology and chemistry pre-requisites? I completed a bachelor of engineering in Canada, so some chemistry but minimal biology (GPA 3.7). Currently completing a Masters in Health Services though. I applied for the 5 year program at UCC and Trinity. I believe that for the 5 year programs there are no specific prerequisites they ask for. From what I’ve heard, Ireland is very holistic and doesnt look that much into GPA as they are not comparable across different countries. References and personal statement make a large impact, eapecially the academic referece is what I’ve been told from atlantic bridge. Like @HopefulDDS said earlier, for the 4y GED we had to furnish a list of course topics covered in our undergrad as the GED program exempts you from a few courses the 5years have to take. I wouldnt worry about courses for the programs you applied to because irish students are able to enter them directly from highschool and they will likely build a strong core science foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSDent Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 has anyone else heard back from cork ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memes Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 11:20 AM, DDSNL said: 11 hours ago, SSDent said: has anyone else heard back from cork ?? LOL no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuetDMD Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 Accepted to Cork 4 years in early March but did not accept because I received an offer from McGill! HopefulDDS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillsmiles Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/12/2019 at 1:15 PM, HopefulDDS said: For Ireland my GPA was 3.51 Would you mind sharing if you had a ton of other factors like extracurriculars, high DAT? (Just trying to gage whether to consider the Irish route if my Canadian options are a dead end) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentalExplorer Posted March 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, jillsmiles said: Would you mind sharing if you had a ton of other factors like extracurriculars, high DAT? (Just trying to gage whether to consider the Irish route if my Canadian options are a dead end) Ireland doesn't take the DAT into account! memes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulDDS Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 3:47 PM, jillsmiles said: Would you mind sharing if you had a ton of other factors like extracurriculars, high DAT? (Just trying to gage whether to consider the Irish route if my Canadian options are a dead end) Like @DentalExplorer said Ireland doesn't look at the DAT. I would say I had good ECs: a lot of shadowing, working in a dental practice, wet lab research, leadership in clubs, and TA positions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishDental Posted March 29, 2019 Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 11:28 AM, SSDent said: has anyone else heard back from cork ?? I haven't heard anything back from cork either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im in love with 44 Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Has anyone heard back from Cork yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSDent Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 ^ nope I emailed Atlantic Bridge at the beginning of April and they said 2nd round offers will be released in a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentalExplorer Posted April 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 40 minutes ago, SSDent said: ^ nope I emailed Atlantic Bridge at the beginning of April and they said 2nd round offers will be released in a month I heard that Atlantic Bridge extended applications until April 15th, so it should be a few weeks yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memes Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Has anyone heard anything in the past few weeks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im in love with 44 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 I havent. I dunno if anyone else did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred VanVleet's Tooth Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Nope. Not going to lie I'm kind of surprised? I know of people who got in a while ago with much lower stats than I have and applied way later than me. I applied at the end of September... I had three Canadian interviews: 2 acceptances and a waitlist, and nothing from Ireland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuetDMD Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 I got an interview invite for Queen's about two weeks ago? I didn't complete it so I don't know what happens next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memes Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Got an interview invite from Belfast a few weeks ago. Atlantic Bridge said you usually hear back from them 2 weeks after the interview. It's been two weeks for me since Monday, but I still haven't heard back Does anyone know if this is normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddBlue Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 A few days ago AB said my application for TCD and UCC are still active but they did not mention Belfast.. I just got a rejection email this morning directly from Belfast. I have lost all hope for UCC since I have been rejected into Belfast for their 5 year program.. I applied for 4 year at UCC. Is anyone still waiting to hear back from TCD or UCC? If you guys recieved 2nd round of offers, when were your deadlines? Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memes Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 @ddBlue did you hear back from belfast through email or through physical mail?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddBlue Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 I heard back from Belfast admissions office through email and they attached a PDF copy of the actual letter in the e-mail that had my home address so I guess I will get one in my mailbox as well? memes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSDent Posted June 6, 2019 Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 It's been pretty quiet and I haven't gotten a response from AB yet....anyone with any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkapoo2 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Anyone hear back from UCC OR Dublin? memes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSDent Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hygyr145 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 I just got accepted into the 4 year program at UCC. It was unexpected since I applied to the undergrad program because I didn't have the honours degree reqirement. I still haven't heard from TCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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