sliced789 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 hey guys, I’m a prospective student hoping to attend UofA dental school. Just wanted to make this forum so we can connect, discuss GPA/Casper/DAT scores, etc and eventually interview invites. Feel free to say anything. Hoping to hear soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentkid1109 Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 I know UofA med's interviews came out. Anyone hear from dental yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DentalStudent Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 4:22 PM, dentkid1109 said: I know UofA med's interviews came out. Anyone hear from dental yet? If I recall correctly, last year the med interviews came out about a week before the dds ones which came out on Feb 15. So I'm guessing we should be hearing back this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastamasta Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) It's out! Received an invite at 1:02 PM EST *EDIT: I'm OOP Edited February 16, 2023 by pastamasta adding additional information that may be useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliced789 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 19 minutes ago, pastamasta said: It's out! Received an invite at 1:02 PM EST Me too. Received at 11:00AM MST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titikam Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Are you guys In province? Im OOP and I haven't received anything yet. Im dying to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentkid1109 Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 What are everyone's stats like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopskipjump Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Also got an invite at 11:01am MST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFTB Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Invite! IP/OOP: IP GPA: 3.73 DAT: 20RC/23PAT/20SNS Casper: 4th quartile dentkid1109 and sliced789 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titikam Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Anyone received a rejection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeththief Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, titikam said: Anyone received a rejection? I have not but I also did not receive an invite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose02 Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 I got mine today, as I'm sure a lot of you all did too. GPA: 3.93 DAT: 21RC/ 20 Sci/ 19 PCP (First attempt at the DAT) 3rd year Casper, didn't know you could see your score until now, but 4th quartile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose02 Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Just now, Moose02 said: I got mine today, as I'm sure a lot of you all did too. GPA: 3.93 DAT: 21RC/ 20 Sci/ 19 PCP (First attempt at the DAT) 3rd year Casper, didn't know you could see your score until now, but 4th quartile. Also in-province. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeththief Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 22 hours ago, pastamasta said: It's out! Received an invite at 1:02 PM EST *EDIT: I'm OOP What were your stats ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titikam Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 16 hours ago, Teeththief said: I have not but I also did not receive an invite I hope that doesn't mean rejection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeththief Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, titikam said: I hope that doesn't mean rejection unfortunately I would treat it as such. unless there are people who decline the interview , there are no more interview invites sent out. I am sorry :/ I am in the same boat and I am IP with great stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopskipjump Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, titikam said: I hope that doesn't mean rejection 2 hours ago, Teeththief said: unfortunately I would treat it as such. unless there are people who decline the interview , there are no more interview invites sent out. I am sorry :/ I am in the same boat and I am IP with great stats. I wouldn’t count yourselves out just yet… I interviewed last year and there were 2 waves of interviews sent. One in mid-February and one at the end of February after people decline, so there is still a chance. It is also important to keep in mind that some stats are losing importance for UofA. GPA is now viewed as a threshold and not used competitively anymore (as long as you have >3.5 that is all they care about… doesn’t matter if you have a 3.95 or 3.55). Also we don’t know how if Casper is a threshold either. Teeththief 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titikam Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, Hopskipjump said: I wouldn’t count yourselves out just yet… I interviewed last year and there were 2 waves of interviews sent. One in mid-February and one at the end of February after people decline, so there is still a chance. It is also important to keep in mind that some stats are losing importance for UofA. GPA is now viewed as a threshold and not used competitively anymore (as long as you have >3.5 that is all they care about… doesn’t matter if you have a 3.95 or 3.55). Also we don’t know how if Casper is a threshold either. Hey thanks for your response. wish everyone best of luck, I will update if I have received any emails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predentation Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Teeththief said: unfortunately I would treat it as such. unless there are people who decline the interview , there are no more interview invites sent out. I am sorry :/ I am in the same boat and I am IP with great stats. Do you mind sharing your stats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oopsnotgettingin Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Hopskipjump said: I wouldn’t count yourselves out just yet… I interviewed last year and there were 2 waves of interviews sent. One in mid-February and one at the end of February after people decline, so there is still a chance. It is also important to keep in mind that some stats are losing importance for UofA. GPA is now viewed as a threshold and not used competitively anymore (as long as you have >3.5 that is all they care about… doesn’t matter if you have a 3.95 or 3.55). Also we don’t know how if Casper is a threshold either. I understand academic stats are losing importance... but beyond needing a 3.5 GPA to earn an offer of admission, how do you know for certain GPA is not used competitively anymore? Is it an extrapolation from the 3.5 GPA policy posted on the admissions site or do you have people on the inside that confirmed this? I'm so interested in how Casper is considered. I interviewed last year and this year with 1st and 2nd quartile scores, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopskipjump Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 8 hours ago, oopsnotgettingin said: I understand academic stats are losing importance... but beyond needing a 3.5 GPA to earn an offer of admission, how do you know for certain GPA is not used competitively anymore? Is it an extrapolation from the 3.5 GPA policy posted on the admissions site or do you have people on the inside that confirmed this? I'm so interested in how Casper is considered. I interviewed last year and this year with 1st and 2nd quartile scores, respectively. There was an information session last year and that’s where they mentioned the change in the way GPA would be assessed. Many clarifying questions were asked during the presentation to make sure everyone understood correctly and an email was sent afterwards confirming that GPA was only be using used as a threshold and will not be used competitively in admission decisions. Now, that could have changed, but that’s what we were told last year. And according to the admission statistics from last year, someone got in with like a 3.52 or something, whereas previous years the lowest was a 3.7-3.8 if I remember correctly. I am also very curious about Casper. I thought it was maybe a threshold as well, but you interviewing with a 1st quartile last year makes me question that. Who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancakepending Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 Late to the party but invite! This is my second time applying, GPA 3.86 DAT: 23PAT/21SNS/19 RC Casper: 4th IP sliced789 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancakepending Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 15 hours ago, oopsnotgettingin said: I understand academic stats are losing importance... but beyond needing a 3.5 GPA to earn an offer of admission, how do you know for certain GPA is not used competitively anymore? Is it an extrapolation from the 3.5 GPA policy posted on the admissions site or do you have people on the inside that confirmed this? I'm so interested in how Casper is considered. I interviewed last year and this year with 1st and 2nd quartile scores, respectively. The class average was still a 3.8 so only a few students like the 3.52 brought it down which means they still put some value on gpa is what I’m guessing. The mean for the year before was a 3.9. I’m curious about casper too I interviewed with a 2nd last year but didn’t get in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliced789 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 anyone wanna practice for interviews together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oopsnotgettingin Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 20 hours ago, dentkidpending said: The class average was still a 3.8 so only a few students like the 3.52 brought it down which means they still put some value on gpa is what I’m guessing. The mean for the year before was a 3.9. I’m curious about casper too I interviewed with a 2nd last year but didn’t get in I know someone who got in with a 2nd quartile casper last year so I guess there’s another shred of info we can work off of. @Hopskipjumpthanks for clarifying! I find it weird that they wouldn’t publicly state that on the admissions website though. I know ever since med changed their MCAT requirement to be a threshold they’ve been transparent about it, so I’m going to continue to take this with a grain of salt! @dentkidpending I’m inclined to agree with you. I think GPA is de-emphasized but still important. The 3.52 was surprising to me last year. Which leads me to caution all of us to not get too wrapped up in comparing stats with each other over the next few months. There’s so much more to us that we don’t know about each other that we can’t actually compare and we don’t know how admissions is appraising any of it! I experienced so much grief from May-June last year over this lol. So @TeeththiefI hope you hear the news you’re looking for soon and don’t agonize too much over it ❤️ Teeththief 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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