FlossOrElse Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 Hey! I decided to make this forum for those of us applying to UBC's DMD program this year. Feel free to share your stats (GPA, DAT etc.), ask questions, stop by to say hi, or simply lurk in the shadows. Later on we can use this forum to track interview offers, and then hopefully admission offers as well :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted September 8 Author Report Share Posted September 8 Alright, so here's my story... I got waitlisted for UBC last year (21AA, 20PAT). Since then I decided to take on more volunteer opportunities, and take the DAT for the 3rd (!) time. My stats for this year's application: IP/OOP: In province cGPA: 3.73 sGPA: 3.57 cGPA with worst year dropped: 3.78 *GPAs are from AADSAS calculations DAT: 25 Bio, 19 Chem, 20 RC and 25 PAT (21 AA, 21 Science total) --> a bit discouraged by this attempt's Chem and RC, but oh well! Extracurriculars: lots of shadowing and volunteering in dental clinics, some outreach to underserved countries Heading into a gap year now. I'm bummed that I got waitlisted last year (I think I bombed my interview) but I'm feeling optimistic for this upcoming cycle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Hello, Would you be able to share details about the interviews? Like what kind of questions they ask since I could not find anything from UBC alumni. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted September 9 Author Report Share Posted September 9 14 hours ago, Chubbie_tomato said: Hello, Would you be able to share details about the interviews? Like what kind of questions they ask since I could not find anything from UBC alumni. Thank you so much! Hi! Unfortunately I cannot give too many specific details because we had to sign an NDA. Here's what I can tell you... They happened in February. Both parts (SGI and MMI) were on the same day, and done online. In the morning we had group interviews (SGI). In the afternoon was the MMI style interview, which I completed alone. The questions were broad. There are lots of SGI / MMI practice you can find online, though none of those are likely to show up during your interview. Despite this, they're good to learn the format and kind of thinking you'll have to use. The timing was not very long for thinking / answering, so being succinct is important. Hope this helps! Chubbie_tomato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EOS Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Does anyone know how to mail AP scores from collegeboard to UBC? I can't find the UBC faculty of dentistry on collegeboard.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deech1816 Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Hey guys, this is my first time applying to UBC. I have a 3.96cgpa, 3.92sgpa (from aadsas) and my best three years are 90.5%. I retook the dat this summer and got a 26AA, 24RC, 25Bio, 30Chem, and 21PAT. I have about 200 hours of shadowing, 400 hours of volunteering, some sports, minor research, part time jobs and other small stuff. I was wondering if you guys think I’d still be competitive or get an interview as I’m unfortunately an oop applicant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 On 9/8/2024 at 11:43 PM, FlossOrElse said: Hi! Unfortunately I cannot give too many specific details because we had to sign an NDA. Here's what I can tell you... They happened in February. Both parts (SGI and MMI) were on the same day, and done online. In the morning we had group interviews (SGI). In the afternoon was the MMI style interview, which I completed alone. The questions were broad. There are lots of SGI / MMI practice you can find online, though none of those are likely to show up during your interview. Despite this, they're good to learn the format and kind of thinking you'll have to use. The timing was not very long for thinking / answering, so being succinct is important. Hope this helps! NDA no wonder no one talks about it. Thanks for your response tho. I’m applying first time this year and I’ll only be applying to UBC so this is nerve wracking. I have volunteer hours (not in dental field) but I have no shadowing hours as I couldn’t find a dentist who’s willing to do that. Do you know if they weigh shadowing hours a lot like from last cycle you saw? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 36 minutes ago, Deech1816 said: Hey guys, this is my first time applying to UBC. I have a 3.96cgpa, 3.92sgpa (from aadsas) and my best three years are 90.5%. I retook the dat this summer and got a 26AA, 24RC, 25Bio, 30Chem, and 21PAT. I have about 200 hours of shadowing, 400 hours of volunteering, some sports, minor research, part time jobs and other small stuff. I was wondering if you guys think I’d still be competitive or get an interview as I’m unfortunately an oop applicant. OMG your stats are crazy. I think you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 Has anyone been able to send e transcript from mycreds.ca to the aadsas? Or we need to mail it? My college said they no longer do hard copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deech1816 Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, Chubbie_tomato said: OMG your stats are crazy. I think you should be fine. Thank you! I have been scrolling through the past cycles threads and it’s a bit nerve wracking seeing like barely any oop people say they got an interview or accepted. I saw 2-3 people that got accepted but they didn’t share their stats so I have no clue what I need to achieve the same results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deech1816 Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 20 minutes ago, Chubbie_tomato said: Has anyone been able to send e transcript from mycreds.ca to the aadsas? Or we need to mail it? My college said they no longer do hard copies. My school said the same thing but after a few emails back and forth they finally eventually just sent a hard copy. I’d just keep pestering them. Chubbie_tomato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted September 12 Author Report Share Posted September 12 14 hours ago, Chubbie_tomato said: NDA no wonder no one talks about it. Thanks for your response tho. I’m applying first time this year and I’ll only be applying to UBC so this is nerve wracking. I have volunteer hours (not in dental field) but I have no shadowing hours as I couldn’t find a dentist who’s willing to do that. Do you know if they weigh shadowing hours a lot like from last cycle you saw? Thanks! Yeah this whole application thing is quite stressful! Unfortunately, UBC is not very transparent on how they weigh us as applicants. Having volunteer hours is a plus. I know shadowing is not required, but on their admission requirements they do recommend them (30 hours, I think??). You not having shadowing experience isn't going to be a dealbreaker. Chubbie_tomato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 How did you guys submit your official cDAT score with the application? When I registered for the cDAT, I already put UBC to send official scores to. But then in the aadsas application, it asks for DENTPIN which I think for the US DAT? I created the DENTPIN account on the ADA website but it doesn’t show my cDAT scores on there. I’m not sure what I should do now. Please help 🙏🙏🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted October 3 Author Report Share Posted October 3 21 hours ago, Chubbie_tomato said: How did you guys submit your official cDAT score with the application? When I registered for the cDAT, I already put UBC to send official scores to. But then in the aadsas application, it asks for DENTPIN which I think for the US DAT? I created the DENTPIN account on the ADA website but it doesn’t show my cDAT scores on there. I’m not sure what I should do now. Please help 🙏🙏🙏 So what I did is I used the link provided in email that I got containing my DAT scores. I got this email 3 weeks after I wrote the test. With my unofficial score report, I then screen-shotted it, then uploaded it on AADSAS in the UBC section where they ask for supplemental documents (ex. proof of in province attendance). Theres another part of the AADSAS where you also have to manually type in the scores you got from unofficial score report sheet that was emailed to you. Not sure about the DENTPIN stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted October 3 Report Share Posted October 3 5 minutes ago, FlossOrElse said: So what I did is I used the link provided in email that I got containing my DAT scores. I got this email 3 weeks after I wrote the test. With my unofficial score report, I then screen-shotted it, then uploaded it on AADSAS in the UBC section where they ask for supplemental documents (ex. proof of in province attendance). Theres another part of the AADSAS where you also have to manually type in the scores you got from unofficial score report sheet that was emailed to you. Not sure about the DENTPIN stuff though. Thank you so much for replying. I emailed UBC to ask but they haven’t replied. I will just do the same as you did in the mean time. Thanks again 🙏🙏🙏 FlossOrElse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiii Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 Anyone get a checklist yet? Apparently there's a documents checklist that's supposed to be sent out after you apply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbie_tomato Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 13 minutes ago, iiii said: Anyone get a checklist yet? Apparently there's a documents checklist that's supposed to be sent out after you apply Is that after the application is verified? I just submitted mine last night so not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted October 4 Author Report Share Posted October 4 38 minutes ago, Chubbie_tomato said: Is that after the application is verified? I just submitted mine last night so not sure I'm pretty sure I got mine a month after I submitted my application last year. They'll probably send them all out after the application window closes and they had the time to process everyone Chubbie_tomato 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent20193 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 Does anyone know if ubc looks at extracurriculars or if they just look at the personal statements? Also if they do look at ec’s, what do they ask verifiers? I heard UAlberta had verifiers fill out a whole thorough form and asked them to rank the applicant to other pre dental students as well as a few paragraphs on the applicants character. Just wanna prepare my verifiers if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiii Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 On 10/4/2024 at 4:31 PM, FlossOrElse said: I'm pretty sure I got mine a month after I submitted my application last year. They'll probably send them all out after the application window closes and they had the time to process everyone The documents deadline is a week after the application deadline though, is that enough time to get through the checklist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted October 9 Author Report Share Posted October 9 17 hours ago, iiii said: The documents deadline is a week after the application deadline though, is that enough time to get through the checklist? I'm not 100% sure, but the checklist had to do with other application steps like submitting a picture of yourself, and ensuring the documents you have sent in with your application are correct. If there's an issue with them, like with your transcripts, or proof of residency, this is another opportunity to fix it. At least that's the impression I got from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiii Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 On 10/9/2024 at 12:01 AM, FlossOrElse said: I'm not 100% sure, but the checklist had to do with other application steps like submitting a picture of yourself, and ensuring the documents you have sent in with your application are correct. If there's an issue with them, like with your transcripts, or proof of residency, this is another opportunity to fix it. At least that's the impression I got from it. Thanks for the reply. Would that be due before or after the deadline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlossOrElse Posted October 11 Author Report Share Posted October 11 5 hours ago, iiii said: Thanks for the reply. Would that be due before or after the deadline? After I'm pretty sure. Last year I was sent the checklist in November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFEX Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Anyone else who hasnt received a confirmation email from UBC yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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