JPH Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I was wondering if anyone happens to know what American dental schools accept Canadians and which will take the Canadian DAT? Thank you in advance....thought I would see if anyone knows before I start checking into every school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Most private schools will take Canadians and the Canadian DAT. Schools which I applied to were the following BU, NYU, Columbia, Meharry, Howard, University of the Pacific, Creighton, Tufts, Harvard, Temple, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, UPenn, University of Pittsburgh, University of Detroit Mercy, Marquette and of course my favorite school Case Western! NOVA also accepts Canadians and I believed that USC and Midwestern do as well. Just remember to apply early! and for more info check out either SDN or the any questions about american schools thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Almost every school will accept the Cdn Dat. Here are some Cdn friendly schools: BU NYU Tufts Pittsburgh Case Western Columbia (provided you have stellar DAT scores). Also, Columbia is known for targeting students from well-known institutions (just like any other ivy league). Upenn (provided you have a well rounded application) Off the top of my head, schools that do not accept Cdn scores: Midwestern UCLA (No international students policy. Have to be a US resident to be considered for admission) The first 5 schools are typically Cdn friendly. If you have a good application. you can get into any school, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Thanks so much for the info and head start on my research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Most private schools will take Canadians and the Canadian DAT. Schools which I applied to were the followingBU, NYU, Columbia, Meharry, Howard, University of the Pacific, Creighton, Tufts, Harvard, Temple, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, UPenn, University of Pittsburgh, University of Detroit Mercy, Marquette and of course my favorite school Case Western! NOVA also accepts Canadians and I believed that USC and Midwestern do as well. Just remember to apply early! and for more info check out either SDN or the any questions about american schools thread Wow. Reminds me how limited our options are here in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yeah, and thats only a fraction of the schools in the US. In one application, I applied to more schools than there are in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwater Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wow. Reminds me how limited our options are here in Canada. There is 'forced competition' in Canada. We can easily open up a few more dental schools, and make it easy for our students. With a shortage of dentists in the coming years, there will be a massive brain drain from Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yeah, and thats only a fraction of the schools in the US. In one application, I applied to more schools than there are in Canada Wow!! Good for you man. Committed! There is 'forced competition' in Canada. We can easily open up a few more dental schools, and make it easy for our students. With a shortage of dentists in the coming years, there will be a massive brain drain from Canada. I think some of the schools here in Canada that have medical schools, like uO, Mac, Queens, etc should think about opening Dental schools. I know it costs money and all, but renovations are always happening here and there and it'd be a good use of the money. Just be relocating costs for things that are more urgent. Anyway, this can't be helped in our case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks and it paid off, of the two schools that I did go for interviews, I got into both and will be going to Case (which is a very good clinical school btw) in August! So excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks and it paid off, of the two schools that I did go for interviews, I got into both and will be going to Case (which is a very good clinical school btw) in August! So excited! SCCHHHVVEEEET!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks and it paid off, of the two schools that I did go for interviews, I got into both and will be going to Case (which is a very good clinical school btw) in August! So excited! do you mind me asking what schools you applied to in th us and what your stats are; also did you write the american dat or just used your canadian scores? Thanks and congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I applied to the schools that I listed in the previous post. I wrote the Canadian Dat only, AA/PAT/RC/Carving 22/18/23/23 with a 3.51 cumulative GPA, and 3.55 BCP GPA. The BCP stands for Biology Chemistry and Physics. So nothing too spectacular but I do also have a MSc as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 thanks for the help microserf and congrats and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsweasley Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I was just wondering about the GPA conversion for American schools... do all the schools use this scale: 4.0 = 90-100 3.0 = 80-89 2.0 = 70-79 etc Because this way my GPA is ridiculously low (like barely 3.0)... but I guess looking at NYU's 3.29 accepted GPA it wouldn't make sense if it was OMSAS. Also, do you know if school's use all years including summer courses in the GPA calculation? I looked on a bunch of school's websites (BU, NYU, Howard) but they don't say anywhere on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Here are the instructions for calculating your GPA based on the AADSAS scale. Start reading from page 44. It is to your advantage to convert your percentage value to a letter grade first. Check with your current school's registrar to see if they have a preferred way to convert a percentage value to a letter grade if you don't already have one. The GPA calculation takes into account EVERY single course you have ever taken. Nothing gets dropped . But don't worry too much, if you apply super early (~May to June) you still do have a chance of getting in since they process applications and invite on a rolling basis. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microserf Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Add one more to the list, VCU also takes Canadians and the Canadian DAT as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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