Guest MacStudent Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Subject says it all, for me, it's teaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishywish82 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I think I'll apply again, tho I've gotten 3 PhD offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shesallDAT Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Move to alberta, live with my bf and become an "alberta resident"...then apply to Alberta from in province. Failing that, grad school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slysniper Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Well, I already have a degree, so I just keep on working and applying, upgrading courses, writing DAT again, and pretty much force myself into dental school by either making the admission comittee feel bad for me or so sick of seeing my application every year that they ll let me in. :rollin :smokin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shesallDAT Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Heh..good for you, slysniper! How many times have you applied? You sound very determined so I'm sure you'll get in eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slysniper Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 To be honest with you it is my first time applying and I hope I get in the first time, but if not then it ll be the "force my way into dental school" plan. :smokin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shesallDAT Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 :hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishywish82 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 I know a physician who applied to med school 3 times. He had @#%$ grades in undergrad and had to go back to high school to even get into undergrad. He did a PhD in 3 yrs and finally got into med, and now he's a neurosurgeon lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest montana83 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 get a job at wal mart, maybe make management one day!!! cheaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Tonick Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 There is no shame in hard, honest work no matter where it takes place. The most important thing is that solid family support exists, that's enabled you to get to this point in your education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shesallDAT Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Totally. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishywish82 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Read the not i wrote above guys, it's all doable!! I know people in med school with like 2 kids under 5, and people who have applied like 5 times to get in. If it's what you want go after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dent08 Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thats a positive attitude. Realistically the majority of people who continue to apply to dental school never become dentists. Applicants should look at their GPA and DAT scores and compare them with the admissions stats that are posted on the sites of the schools they are applying to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adversary Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 What Dent08 is mostly true. That is, if you are applying to the same school over and over again. Each school has a different set of standards, ie. Best 2 years, overall avg, last 2 years, etc. Thus, if one does not accept you, try the others. I can tell you that in my class, there is at least one person who didn't even get an interview last year. So try again for sure! However, what Dent08 said is true in the sense that almost all my colleagues are first-time applicants. In fact, I am not aware of any +2 applicants in my class. Dentistry admissions is unlike Medicine where you can tweak with your extracurriculars, etc. Dentistry has a greater focus on grades and standardized exam scores. Moreover, for some schools, there is a limited number of interviews. At UBC, you can only be offered an interview twice. The admissions chair once told me it was because they believed if you don't have the "life skills" now and after 2 interviews, you will never have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slysniper Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Im afraid I have to disagree with you guys on this matter. I know people who have been trying for many times and they finally got in. A friend of mine who recently graduated from UoA dental applied 5 times before he got in (he ended up getting masters before he getting in) or I know another guy who got in when he was in his 30s at UoS. I know that most people who get in have written DAT once or twice and got in the first time or second. But, there are always people who get after trying many times (a mintority of course). Also, you can always upgarde your marks by taking higher level courses and retake DAT to increase your chances to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dent08 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'm sure there are exceptions. wishywish82 made it sound like if people keep applying they'll get in. For the majority of people this is not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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