Dance_dental Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Alright here we go for all those looking to apply next year and wanting guidance: Accepted IP/OOP: OOP DAT (AA/PAT): 22/24 GPA: 3.6 with worst year dropped + 90% average from 3 masters courses ECs: Lots of research, many (unique) jobs, no long term volunteer commitments Interview: I really did not feel good about it! I felt like I didn't answer the questions and just told random stories. Goes to show that you can't be the judge of your own performance. I think my absolute excitement to just be interviewing was conveyed. Im pretty sure my personal statement and how I wrote my ECs are what got me my interview invite. My GPA is low and I have no dental experiences. For those applying next year your really need to focus on your writing! gpds and smiley03 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihateschool Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Dance_dental said: Alright here we go for all those looking to apply next year and wanting guidance: Accepted IP/OOP: OOP DAT (AA/PAT): 22/24 GPA: 3.6 with worst year dropped + 90% average from 3 masters courses ECs: Lots of research, many (unique) jobs, no long term volunteer commitments Interview: I really did not feel good about it! I felt like I didn't answer the questions and just told random stories. Goes to show that you can't be the judge of your own performance. I think my absolute excitement to just be interviewing was conveyed. Im pretty sure my personal statement and how I wrote my ECs are what got me my interview invite. My GPA is low and I have no dental experiences. For those applying next year your really need to focus on your writing! Im glad to hear someone also felt like the interview went poorly. I thought I did horrendous as well. I thought I was rambling on a few questions and I thought I was also talking too little for some. After the interview, I couldn't stop thinking about how I could have potentially answered some of the questions better. Like you have mentioned, do NOT judge so harshly on yourself on how you did as you probably did better than you think! See you in september! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Accepted IP/OOP: OOP DAT (AA/PAT): 25/23 GPA: 3.9 ECs: only research and dental assistant, no volunteering experiences. Interview: MMI was overall alright. definitely was not a big fan of SGIs. I felt like I was not engaging enough for SGI but i guess being a good listener was as important xd Overall I was surprised that I got the offer. I do agree with @Dance_dental that the personal statement is very important. My school provided some editing services for PS and I also got extra assistance from my friends. Good luck smiley03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydiamond13 Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Wow! Congrats to everyone who received the offer. Great job! I also interviewed recently, but was unfortunately unsuccessful. My application now displays "Application Denied", so I suppose I am out of luck this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_a_dude0627 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Accepted IP/OOP: IP DAT (AA/PAT): 22/20 GPA: 89% ECs: volunteering for various causes, different leadership roles and jobs involving health/patient care, ball park 100 shadowing hours Interview: didn't feel great about MMi but i thought small group went well smiley03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babytoof Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Accepted IP/OOP: IP DAT (AA/PAT): 23/23 GPA: 89% ECs: Dental assisting for work + volunteer, ~100 hours shadowing, undergrad research in MICB & Dentistry, run a non-profit that focuses on outreach for underserved communities, various other volunteer/work in healthcare settings and outreach. Interview: Felt very short on time with the MMI and often felt like I wasn't able conclude or summarize my points very well with the time given. Felt really good with the SGI, honestly found it to be really enjoyable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubcdmdprospect2022 Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 9:09 PM, Babytoof said: Accepted IP/OOP: IP DAT (AA/PAT): 23/23 GPA: 89% ECs: Dental assisting for work + volunteer, ~100 hours shadowing, undergrad research in MICB & Dentistry, run a non-profit that focuses on outreach for underserved communities, various other volunteer/work in healthcare settings and outreach. Interview: Felt very short on time with the MMI and often felt like I wasn't able conclude or summarize my points very well with the time given. Felt really good with the SGI, honestly found it to be really enjoyable! Wow congrats!! Can I know how you managed to do research in the dentistry field in your undergrad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothfairy2021 Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 did anyone get off the waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdentsungistrty Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 8:01 AM, toothfairy2021 said: did anyone get off the waitlist? no not yet has anyone got off the waitlist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2026DDS Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 Just got off the waitlist today but will be declining to attend my in province school. Joon3893 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecoffee Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, 2026DDS said: Just got off the waitlist today but will be declining to attend my in province school. Congratulations! If you don’t mind me asking, what are your stats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadpredent Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 Got off waitlist about a week or two ago OOP. Declined to attend a different school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shae94 Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Thanks for letting us know guys! And your stats would be appreciated. I'm also on waitlist, haven't heard back yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCamper 1994 Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Does anyone know if UBC DMD admissions are picky about which undergraduate program one is enrolled in as long as the pre requisites courses are completed ? For example if I declare a psychology major will that effect my chances? Also, do the upper level psychology courses transfer to UBC DMD gpa calculations because I checked on BC Transfer guide and many of them don't.... I don't want to take courses, do well in them and then not even have them counted to boost my marks ! Any advice appreciated. Also any feedback on whether part time studies/full-time studies matters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shae94 Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 9 hours ago, HappyCamper 1994 said: Does anyone know if UBC DMD admissions are picky about which undergraduate program one is enrolled in as long as the pre requisites courses are completed ? For example if I declare a psychology major will that effect my chances? Also, do the upper level psychology courses transfer to UBC DMD gpa calculations because I checked on BC Transfer guide and many of them don't.... I don't want to take courses, do well in them and then not even have them counted to boost my marks ! Any advice appreciated. Also any feedback on whether part time studies/full-time studies matters? UBC doesn't care about your undergraduate program only your pre requisites. As far as they concern you could be studying music and apply for dentistry (in which case let's be friends :D) As for marks, ALL your undergraduate courses count towards your GPA including failed courses (with the exception of your worst year provided you have 4 years or more of undergraduate study). Their credits may not transfer but their marks count towards your GPA. Also I'm not too sure about FT/PT studies. However, there are lots of other universities that have at least a few years of FT study as requirement (eg. Western). While I don't know of any such requirement at UBC, being a FT student and getting a high GPA should naturally put you higher as you had a bigger work load. I recommend that you visit the FAQ page at UBC Dentistry as these questions and many other related questions are answered there. Goodluck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_K.Daniel Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 anyone knows if there is a fb group chat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokage777 Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 I declined my offer to go to another school. Hopefully this helps someone out Shae94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courier Posted August 22, 2022 Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 21 hours ago, A_K.Daniel said: anyone knows if there is a fb group chat? there is a fb group named "ubc dmd class of 2026" Hokage777 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokage777 Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 8/22/2022 at 12:20 PM, Courier said: there is a fb group named "ubc dmd class of 2026" Thanks, I ended up finding it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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