UofA DDS 2024 - Interview Invites/Rejections

[Wild Rose Country 1]

Hey guys. So I was wondering if anyone has received anything from UofA yet? If not, do you know when we should be expecting, and if yes, can you write your stats?

IP / OOP  

Result: Invite / Reject / Waitlist for Interview

GPA:

DAT (PAT, MDT, RC):

[yycpredent 1]

Invites typically go out mid-Feb.

If anyone is interested in practicing for MMIs, I'm available to meet in-person at the UofC campus or use Skype.

[2020vision 1]

Invites went out February 14th last year. Hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week.

[Coco beans 3]

Does every qualified in province student get an interview? It seems like there aren’t too many qualified students applying to the u of a. I wonder if any in province students have interviewed with a 45 DAT score.

[Wild Rose Country 1]

1 hour ago, Coco beans said:

Does every qualified in province student get an interview? It seems like there aren’t too many qualified students applying to the u of a. I wonder if any in province students have interviewed with a 45 DAT score.

Not every qualified student gets an interview. I had a 52 DAT score last year and was qualified but got the rejection letter after the interviews were over. I don't exactly know how many of the qualified students get interview honestly but it still needs competitive scores. 

[Coco beans 3]

1 hour ago, Wild Rose Country said:

Not every qualified student gets an interview. I had a 52 DAT score last year and was qualified but got the rejection letter after the interviews were over. I don't exactly know how many of the qualified students get interview honestly but it still needs competitive scores. 

Do you mind sharing your GPA? I had a friend that got an interview with a 3.7 and a 46 DAT last year at UAlberta. Maybe there was something else in your application like courses or transcripts?

[Coco beans 3]

I was told from admissions that 100-110 students will be interviewed this year. 

[Wild Rose Country 1]

9 hours ago, Coco beans said:

Do you mind sharing your GPA? I had a friend that got an interview with a 3.7 and a 46 DAT last year at UAlberta. Maybe there was something else in your application like courses or transcripts?

I had a 3.77 gpa and 52 DAT and didn't have any problems with my application. So I'm not sure about your friend. 

[Wild Rose Country 1]

9 hours ago, Coco beans said:

I was told from admissions that 100-110 students will be interviewed this year. 

Do you know out of how many applicants? 

[Coco beans 3]

My friend wasn’t accepted, but he recieved an interview. Considering that the uofa only looks at DAT and GPA, the fact that you did not receive an interview points to something else. I have no clue as to how many students applied. I’m very anxious because I am definitely on the lower end of things with a 3.75 gpa and a 62 DAT.

[1234wdym 4]

IP 

Result: Invite 

GPA: 3.96

DAT 72

[Coco beans 3]

Do the invites all go out at the same time? 

[Wild Rose Country 1]

IP 

Result: Invite 

GPA: 3.80

DAT: 72

 

[phil12 6]

If any of you guys are interested in talking to some first year UofA DDS students and getting some advice, PM me! 

[Censored 12]

invite
OOP

3.95

59

 

pm for practice

[Lollipop 1]

On 2/13/2020 at 11:26 PM, phil12 said:

If any of you guys are interested in talking to some first year UofA DDS students and getting some advice, PM me! 

Hi there! I would interested in speaking to some first year DDS students!

[Lollipop 1]

IP

invite

DAT: 72

GPA: 4.0

good luck to everyone! 
 

edit: interview score= 35

[Mightychondria 3]

Hey guys! Im an OOP applicant and I received an interview. However I'm not too sure how to calculate my exact GPA..

The university I graduated from in Ontario uses letter grades (A+, A, B+, B, etc..) If I want to convert my GPA to a 4.0 scale would I use the OMSAS conversion or the UofA scale where both an A+ and A=4.0??

Thanks in advance  

[1234wdym 4]

22 hours ago, Mightychondria said:

Hey guys! Im an OOP applicant and I received an interview. However I'm not too sure how to calculate my exact GPA..

The university I graduated from in Ontario uses letter grades (A+, A, B+, B, etc..) If I want to convert my GPA to a 4.0 scale would I use the OMSAS conversion or the UofA scale where both an A+ and A=4.0??

Thanks in advance  

Use the U of A scale of A/A+=4.0, I believe that's how our admission averages are calculated. 

[schumes 0]

Anyone want to meet at U of C for interview practice this week?? Interviewed last year and can share some insight on the process!

[!!!!! 1]

IP 

invite

DAT: 73

GPA: 4.0

[amaso 1]

10 hours ago, schumes said:

Anyone want to meet at U of C for interview practice this week?? Interviewed last year and can share some insight on the process!

I'm located in Calgary and would like to!

[Lollipop 1]

Hi guys! I was wondering if any of you know if in the u of a dental MMI we’re allowed to take extra time to plan and not enter the room as soon as the buzzer goes off? Are we able to enter the room a minute later just to have enough time to gather our thoughts? If so, would this negatively affect our interview score?

thank you!!

[Lollipop 1]

I was also wondering if any of you know of an MMI prep workshop happening in Edmonton? I would be interested in participating. Last year they had one offered by UAPDS but I couldn’t find any info of one this year. 

[Stay Hopeful 1]

Hey lollipop, I don't think anyone really knows. I am applying too!