Question About U Of T Stats

[knrosh93]

I was looking at some U of T accepted posts from last year and apparently, everyone on these forums has a 3.96+ GPA, as if that's a cutoff. Some people say the number is biased, but is it really biased? The average GPA of accepted applicants from last year was 3.90 and considering that this includes people with a masters, I'm really thinking that every single IP undergraduate student who got into U of T dentistry has a minimum GPA of 3.96...

 

I have a 3.92 GPA and average DAT scores. Clearly, I am not competitive at all among undergrads and I don't even have a masters. Should I just give up this year and consider other field or just do a masters and come back? This is really stressful.

[Bambi]

Why not do a Masters which can be either a springboard to a career in another field or lead to dentistry. Persistence is a trait required for those who pursue degrees leading to professions, especially in healthcare. 

[lifeproof93]

Why not apply! You have nothing to lose. Don't take the messages on these forums to seriously. For one, the people who post only make a subset of the dental school applicants and additionally you have no way to verify what their applications look like: perhaps they took part studies, or maybe they retook a course 3 times. There is a great variety of students who get interviews. I would apply before I dedicated the time and effort into a masters. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take!!!

[MapleDent]

I know two people who got in to, one U of T dental and the other U of T med, with GPAs in the 3.9-3.93 range. It is easily doable, there is no 3.96 IP minimum. Assuming of course that U of T is using OMSAS and not their own GPA scale in which case a 3.9 could be closer to 3.95 when the conversion is made from some schools.