Censored Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 How did everyone feel about the interview? Thought 8 sessions were way too long lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdeswafles Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 I felt the stations were alright in general, since I thought some of the prompts would be way more lengthy. Also this might be an inane question, but I am wondering at what stage does UofA perform GPA calculations for placement? At the time of submitting the application or after the interview stage? (ie: I applied at summer of 2019 between my 3rd and 4th year, and I finish my 4th year April 2020, does UofA look at grades up until my 3rd year or 4th year? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234wdym Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 8 hours ago, Rdeswafles said: I felt the stations were alright in general, since I thought some of the prompts would be way more lengthy. Also this might be an inane question, but I am wondering at what stage does UofA perform GPA calculations for placement? At the time of submitting the application or after the interview stage? (ie: I applied at summer of 2019 between my 3rd and 4th year, and I finish my 4th year April 2020, does UofA look at grades up until my 3rd year or 4th year? ) Pretty sure they look at your 4th year as well, since their website states they can't drop your most recent fall/winter from the OGPA calculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaso Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, 1234wdym said: Pretty sure they look at your 4th year as well, since their website states they can't drop your most recent fall/winter from the OGPA calculation. To my understanding if you have completed 4 years they drop your lowest GPA year, however your most recent year of full load must be considered. So if you are in a full load for your fourth year it will be considered, if it is not full load and is your lowest GPA year then it will be dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdeswafles Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 3 hours ago, 1234wdym said: Pretty sure they look at your 4th year as well, since their website states they can't drop your most recent fall/winter from the OGPA calculation. My point of confusion is that for OOP students, they mail in their transcripts at the time of application only (?), and not after the interviews. So for an OOP student who applied during the summer/fall of 2019 and is due to graduate in Winter 2020, the faculty should only receive their transcript up to the grades of Winter 2019 for the class of 2024. In order for that student to have all 4 years considered, they must apply again at the summer/fall of 2020 for the class of 2025...? I'm not sure if I am making any sense here lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentstu Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Rdeswafles said: My point of confusion is that for OOP students, they mail in their transcripts at the time of application only (?), and not after the interviews. So for an OOP student who applied during the summer/fall of 2019 and is due to graduate in Winter 2020, the faculty should only receive their transcript up to the grades of Winter 2019 for the class of 2024. In order for that student to have all 4 years considered, they must apply again at the summer/fall of 2020 for the class of 2025...? I'm not sure if I am making any sense here lol... maybe email dds adms and ask them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!!!! Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Rdeswafles said: My point of confusion is that for OOP students, they mail in their transcripts at the time of application only (?), and not after the interviews. So for an OOP student who applied during the summer/fall of 2019 and is due to graduate in Winter 2020, the faculty should only receive their transcript up to the grades of Winter 2019 for the class of 2024. In order for that student to have all 4 years considered, they must apply again at the summer/fall of 2020 for the class of 2025...? I'm not sure if I am making any sense here lol... Your final transcripts including winter 2020 final marks must also be sent to the university by June 15th. Because acceptances are sent out May-July then I assume this means your winter 2020 marks are factored into your gpa. Rdeswafles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Hopeful Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Good thing dentistry interview is early, I heard that MD candidates have to do it online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Hi guys. If you are a u of a student, what do you think of the new grading system of this winter sem? All our courses will be credit or non-credit and no letter grade. How do you think this will impact dental admissions to u of a and other dental school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234wdym Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Lollipop said: Hi guys. If you are a u of a student, what do you think of the new grading system of this winter sem? All our courses will be credit or non-credit and no letter grade. How do you think this will impact dental admissions to u of a and other dental school? I emailed earlier about how this will impact our admissions and they informed me that should any changes be required, they will inform all applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Hopeful Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Ahaha, that letter thing for relative performance scares me. Feels like there's gonna be a lot of cheaters for final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugasuga Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Has anybody emailed to ask for their interview score? Would there be any penalty for us emailing to obtain the score? I am apprehensive to email them, but would love to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaso Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, DentalDream123 said: Has anybody emailed to ask for their interview score? Would there be any penalty for us emailing to obtain the score? I am apprehensive to email them, but would love to know! I don't believe there would be any kind of penalty! They said in the Q&A after the interview that it was the only way to receive your score. I emailed at 8:00am this morning and got my score back around 11:00am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdeswafles Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 For those who asked, how did everyone do on the interview? I got 26 D:. walked out thinking I did quite well too... (4th year IP, GPA 3.99, DAT 69). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2222 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, DentalDream123 said: Has anybody emailed to ask for their interview score? Would there be any penalty for us emailing to obtain the score? I am apprehensive to email them, but would love to know! There is no penalty for asking! You should so you know how you did compared to what you thought. Then hopefully people will start posting on here and you can get an idea of where you stand! Post everyone, post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaso Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 GPA: 3.9 DAT: 59 Interview: 41 IP Super excited about my interview score, fingers crossed its high enough to makeup for my low DAT! Please feel free to weigh in on what my odds are. Any opinion is appreciated! qwerty2222 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, DentalDream123 said: Has anybody emailed to ask for their interview score? Would there be any penalty for us emailing to obtain the score? I am apprehensive to email them, but would love to know! Yes I have. No penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yycpredent Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 hours ago, Rdeswafles said: For those who asked, how did everyone do on the interview? I got 26 D:. walked out thinking I did quite well too... (4th year IP, GPA 3.99, DAT 69). Admissions usually implements a minimum interview score cut-off for qualified applicants. I remember one year it was 28, but it could be higher this year... Rdeswafles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yycpredent Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 7:35 PM, qwerty2222 said: There is no penalty for asking! You should so you know how you did compared to what you thought. Then hopefully people will start posting on here and you can get an idea of where you stand! Post everyone, post! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty2222 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 8:42 AM, yycpredent said: My stats are: GPA: 3.91, completed BSc DAT: 68 (RC: 21, PAT: 24, MDT: 23) Interview: 36 Any idea what the average interview score was in your year of acceptance? Typically scores are 31+, but it is not impossible to get in with a lower mark (28/29) if your other stats are really good. Only a small about of people get above 40, so 31-40 is your typical goal range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaso Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 12:51 PM, Lollipop said: Hi guys. If you are a u of a student, what do you think of the new grading system of this winter sem? All our courses will be credit or non-credit and no letter grade. How do you think this will impact dental admissions to u of a and other dental school? My university just announced that we will be able to choose between a letter grade and credit/no credit for each course. I emailed admissions to ask how opting for credit would impact GPA calculations and they said they do not have any information at the time, and they are anticipating to have this information any time after early May. Very stressed because in my situation we will have to decide between credit & letter grade long before early May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollipop Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 3:52 PM, amaso said: My university just announced that we will be able to choose between a letter grade and credit/no credit for each course. I emailed admissions to ask how opting for credit would impact GPA calculations and they said they do not have any information at the time, and they are anticipating to have this information any time after early May. Very stressed because in my situation we will have to decide between credit & letter grade long before early May. I think if you choose CR/NC option you shouldn’t be put at a disadvantage seeing as the u of a is only offering that option. amaso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothmonster Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 The University of Alberta just announced how they are handling the GPA/grading changes due to COVID-19 for applicants applying for Fall 2020. Hope this helps! https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/updates/04/2020-04-06-changes-to-admissions-for-fall-2020.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxldo Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Follow-up to toothmonster's comment. Here is information on the handling of Winter 2020 grades for the DDS program specifically. Hope this helps: https://www.ualberta.ca/school-of-dentistry/about-us/dentistrynews/2020/april/statement-regarding-winter-2020-term-grades.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predent11 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Has anyone tried to get a police information check? It is required right away if you get accepted. The police station in my city will not give me a police information check because it is not an essential service. Anyone have the same problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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