pleasehelpme Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 i have absolutely 0 dentistry/shadowing experience do i have ANY chance? i just paid the application fee and saw this question in the autobiographical sketch they send you after you pay i'm going to submit the application because it would be a waste not to since i already paid but damn. i'm kind of sad now. help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentHope2021 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Yeah you have a chance. Shadowing is just one component of the Abs. You got an interview for med so you must have volunteering experience, research and other things. On top of it, is your gpa 93% for best two years or cumulative? Having a high gpa will help you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Yeah you have a chance. Shadowing is just one component of the Abs. You got an interview for med so you must have volunteering experience, research and other things. On top of it, is your gpa 93% for best two years or cumulative? Having a high gpa will help you too. it works out 93 for both should i try and get shadowing experience? because i have 1.5 months i guess. but would it look sketchy or even hold any value bc i did it literally a month before the deadline thanks for your response btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DentHope2021 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 it works out 93 for both should i try and get shadowing experience? because i have 1.5 months i guess. but would it look sketchy or even hold any value bc i did it literally a month before the deadline thanks for your response btw Yeah if you could get experience why not? Not only will it help in your application, it will help with knowing if this career is right for you. You have great stats, hope the DAT went well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFT2021 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Same I have 92.1% and 24 RC but no shadowing I got hospital volunteering tho ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentHope2021 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Same I have 92.1% and 24 RC but no shadowing I got hospital volunteering tho ... Do you have research? It would definitely help your app! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 // really helpful thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp99 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 really helpful thanks Sorry if I wasted your time? I initially wrote a post that would have jacked your thread so I decided to erase it. I'm a first time applicant and unfortunately don't have much knowledge about this stuff. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Fried Blaziken Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Ya i had no shadowing or Dentistry related experience, but uwo cares more about ECs than when I applied so it cant hurt, just make sure you can talk about something meaningful during that experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleDent Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Do not worry at all. I'm in the Class of 2020 and also applied with 0 shadowing, research or hospital volunteering hours, despite questions on the autobiographical sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp99 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Do not worry at all. I'm in the Class of 2020 and also applied with 0 shadowing, research or hospital volunteering hours, despite questions on the autobiographical sketch. were your other ECs next level???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleDent Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 were your other ECs next level???? I had 300 hours of oversea humanitarian work but that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp99 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I had 300 hours of oversea humanitarian work but that was it. Cool! that's pretty awesome. Also congrats on the acceptance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_ac1992 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I chose the option of doing a rushed shadowing experience in the last few months since we had the ABS addition under short notice. It doesn't hurt to do that. also in the class of 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 I chose the option of doing a rushed shadowing experience in the last few months since we had the ABS addition under short notice. It doesn't hurt to do that. also in the class of 2020 how many hours did you end up getting? also what would you consider above minimal hours such that you don't need to explain why you have minimal hours, which is what you have to do on the application now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_ac1992 Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 how many hours did you end up getting? also what would you consider above minimal hours such that you don't need to explain why you have minimal hours, which is what you have to do on the application now I believe i did close to 90 hours from mid november to when the application was due Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 I believe i did close to 90 hours from mid november to when the application was due HOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilebright Posted November 17, 2016 Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Your GPA by far is the most important element --- if you got a med interview on the basis of your EC's you are therefore fine. But given the amount of work that went into getting that great GPA, not that big a deal investing a couple of hours in shadowing before interviews so that at least if it comes up you have something to talk about - quantity would 't be as key - you just wouldn't highlight how many hours - you would just talk experience itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2016 Your GPA by far is the most important element --- if you got a med interview on the basis of your EC's you are therefore fine. But given the amount of work that went into getting that great GPA, not that big a deal investing a couple of hours in shadowing before interviews so that at least if it comes up you have something to talk about - quantity would 't be as key - you just wouldn't highlight how many hours - you would just talk experience itself. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_ac1992 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 HOW went it in like 3-4 times a week lol. I guess it's a little harder if you are in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasehelpme Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 went it in like 3-4 times a week lol. I guess it's a little harder if you are in school. wait didn't the dentist get annoyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_ac1992 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 wait didn't the dentist get annoyed LOL. I shadowed 3 dentists. 2 of which my mom's best friend was office admin so they were nice, the other my mom's friend from work had a close friend who i became friends with and text every week now lol. Just go in the first day and really get the feel of the clinic and ask them what they like since you are kind of representing the clinic if you are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araiguma Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hi guys! Since this post is about UWO applications, I hope you guys won't mind if I ask some for some opinion as well! Personally I'm an OOP applicant and I tried to calculate my GPA average and it turns out to be around 88.43% (so a bit lower than average, and my best two years include one 10 course year and one 8 course year, so it'll probably lower than what I calculated). I do have RC24 and AA20. I think my EC should be okay. I'm mostly worried about my GPA and the fact I never did physiology. I'm only doing my undergrad and no honour either. So I'm quite worried. Would you guys think I would still stand a chance at all? (Sorry OP, hope you don't mind me asking some questions in your post & thanks! >_< ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentHope2021 Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Hi guys! Since this post is about UWO applications, I hope you guys won't mind if I ask some for some opinion as well! Personally I'm an OOP applicant and I tried to calculate my GPA average and it turns out to be around 88.43% (so a bit lower than average, and my best two years include one 10 course year and one 8 course year, so it'll probably lower than what I calculated). I do have RC24 and AA20. I think my EC should be okay. I'm mostly worried about my GPA and the fact I never did physiology. I'm only doing my undergrad and no honour either. So I'm quite worried. Would you guys think I would still stand a chance at all? (Sorry OP, hope you don't mind me asking some questions in your post & thanks! >_< ) UWO doesn't have a gpa cutoff anymore but having an 88% still means you have a good gpa (even with the penalty of not taking a full course load). You'll have to write the physiology exam if you don't have the prereq for it but it's not that bad. I'm pretty sure you'll land an interview though and after that, just gotta prep for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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