AllSmiles Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Good point about the PBL rumour....that would be great if they took 50...did they increase the clinic size or get more chairs recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99centsplustax Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 apparently, a faculty member was telling my friends that 50 people will be selected this year, due to attrition (people dropping spots without notifying beforehand). last year, 44 students were selected, but only 37 took their seats. The other 7 just never showed up on the first day. ubc hopes to seat 40-44 this year, predicting that 7-10 will drop out. (I believe ubc has the capability to seat 50 in the unlikely case that there are zero no-shows). hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeron_266 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 well taking in 10 more students initially means that they can have like 100k more in revenue by the end of next month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Why did so many people not show up? Is UBC that "bad" of a dental school? That's kind of alarming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaki Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 UBC's supposed to be really expensive compared to other canadian schools. I guess that could be one of the reasons. But thanks to that, i hear that the waiting list moves pretty quickly. Does anyone know, how many ppl tend to get accepted off the waiting list? Better yet, has anyone calculated our %chance of getting in, considering chances of getting accepted off the waiting list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well do we know how many people are usually waitlisted vs. rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBCfnh Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hey Everyone, Thought I'd clear up some confusion here....they're interviewing 120 and sending out 50 acceptances. BUT they are hoping for the class to be only 40. The reason they are doing this is that every year they have to accept so many people off the waitlist. Last year they went through the whole wait list, which was 40 spots. And when classes started in August 2 people failed to show up without noticing UBC. Since they had already gone through the whole waitlist they had no one to call on to fill the 2 spots. So they're hoping by accepting 50 people that they won't have to go through as much of the waitlist like usual. Hope this makes sense! Also the stuff I was telling you about the PBL wasn't just a rumor...it came straight from the guy that sent you the interview invites. He told us during a session that we had with him when we were giving feedback about the admissions process. Actually all this info came from him...it's not just a bunch of bs. I'm in dentistry right now at UBC so if you have any questions feel free to ask!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeron_266 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hey Everyone, Thought I'd clear up some confusion here....they're interviewing 120 and sending out 50 acceptances. BUT they are hoping for the class to be only 40. The reason they are doing this is that every year they have to accept so many people off the waitlist. Last year they went through the whole wait list, which was 40 spots. And when classes started in August 2 people failed to show up without noticing UBC. Since they had already gone through the whole waitlist they had no one to call on to fill the 2 spots. So they're hoping by accepting 50 people that they won't have to go through as much of the waitlist like usual. Hope this makes sense! Also the stuff I was telling you about the PBL wasn't just a rumor...it came straight from the guy that sent you the interview invites. He told us during a session that we had with him when we were giving feedback about the admissions process. Actually all this info came from him...it's not just a bunch of bs. I'm in dentistry right now at UBC so if you have any questions feel free to ask!! damn they should have called those who failed the interview (which included me!) so if thats the purpose to increase the no. of offers...why not just expand the waiting list...that they can keep their 40 spots and they dont have to worry as much about not enough people for backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBCfnh Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well last year they interviewed 101 people, accepted 40 initially and there were approx. 40 on the waitlist (I think). So they went through everyone! So from now on they want the "top" people, as they say, and not from the wait list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'm just wondering....why does UBC have such a hard time keeping applicants? Is it only because it is more expensive and it has its interviews early on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBCfnh Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Ya that's pretty much why I'm guessing. Also for people who get accepted, pay the deposit and then get accepted somewhere else, and drop UBC, they may not be losing out on any money really as other schools tuitions are less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easygoing Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I think alot of the interviewed appicants were OOP last year (at least 50%)... which might be another reason why the waitlist moved so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koft Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 i think tuition cost may be a big factor.. 46k / year (i think). if you get accepted to McGill as an OOP is only half of that. losing out 10k on deposit isn't that bad in the long run (if finances is a big issue) ________ Ford gpa specifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjaejai Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 wow.. This is giving me more hopes afterall. I guess, all I have to do is just pass the interview... So I guess about 20 people failed the interview.. I hope I won't be one of these people this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDAInterviewBook Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Just a reminder for those interviewing at UBC and looking to prep for the interview my book is still for sale. I've sold 12 copies in the past 2 weeks and a lot has been to people at UBC and UofA. If you're interested drop me an email: cdainterviewbook@hotmail.com and I'll send you more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peristalsis Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 How do you fail the interview??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDAInterviewBook Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 They grade you on the interview and then assign you a percentile ranking. It's really very structured, I didn't know this the first time I interviewed and failed and didn't get in. Second time I did a lot of research which I put in the book I wrote and got into 4 schools. You just need to know what they're looking to hear in the answers which can be quite complex and complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalhopeful Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 What type of book is this? I thought I heard somewhere that it is a pdf file. Am I correct? Also, has anyone who has ordered it think that it is worth getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Well...I haven't bought it. But I think it depends on how good you are at taking interviews. Some people are just naturals and know all the right things to say, others do a lil research on the internet and do mock interviews to prepare, and some people need a lot of coaching to get their true selves out to the interviewers. You know yourself best (hopefully...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill E Rubin Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hey I'm still a bit confused about the PBL component of the interview. I understood from the email sent that there was going to be a PBL session that is just for our interest and won't be evaluated. Am I to understand that there is some kind of PBL component in the actual interview itself? If so, how would you do it with only one person? This is a bit confusing to me. Any info you guys have to clear things up would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDAInterviewBook Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Yes it's a PDF file which allows for instant shipping. Imagine if I had to snail mail it to you and it took a week of valuable prep time - not anyone's idea of fun. I haven't really heard any complaints about it yet, and it keeps selling 3-4 copies a night so it's gaining popularity. AllSmiles - Yes I'm sure some of the interview is natural, but for something that's worth as much or more than the DAT is I'd think you want to spend as much time getting ready for it as you did the DAT. A good interview will not only get you into school but you'll be able to choose the school you want to go to if you get multiple offers. It's nice to be in the driver's seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzinc10 Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 hey CDAinterview, is the PDF based on your own research and tips on what you personally did or is it from an interview prep course?? also, how much does it cost?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 So for those of you that got an interview and are OOP, how are you getting to the interview and where are you staying? Obviously we'll have to fly, but I wasn't sure what the cheapest way was...I'm thinking Westjet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDAInterviewBook Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Bigzinc - it's based on my own research and experiences. I went through all the hard work and found the research studies they CDA used to develop the interview then working with a few friends of mine in HR went and developed a strategy of how to approach the interview. It worked well i got a 34/35 on my UWO interview and got into all 4 schools i interviewed at last yr. To the best of my knowledge I'm the only person who has an interview strategy specific to the CDA dental student interview process. It's only $40 for the 62 page book and you get it within 24 hrs of paypaling me the money. cdainterviewbook@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 What is the table of contents like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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