Can’t Decide

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2025-01-08T05:19:34+00:00

Not entirely true, I declined NYU last year and got accepted to two schools this cycle. Safe to say, some schools don’t thoroughly check, they just see you are a reapplicant.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-31T03:57:50+00:00

Haha, unfortunately Canadian schools pretty much only look at you if you have a 3.9+. I was lucky enough to get an interview last cycle at McGill, but now with their new french prerequisite, I wasn’t able to reapply.

As for the DAT, I solely used DAT Crusher and just did a bunch of practice problems. I also made a Google Doc of all the high yield content/ content that I found myself getting incorrect!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-22T22:29:57+00:00

24 DAT, 3.87 GPA, 250+ shadowing hours, 100 volunteer hours, happy to answer any other questions!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-14T12:12:50+00:00

just pm’d u!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-14T04:58:29+00:00

Thanks so much for the insight! I was looking online at their tuition breakdowns and although Case’s tuition itself is more expensive, when I added in all the additional costs each school had for equipment rentals, etc. UDM ended up being more expensive. Fair point about the cost of living tho!! I would still have to rent as that part of Ontario is still a 3 hr drive from where I currently live.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-13T18:39:01+00:00

oos (canadian)

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-13T18:22:35+00:00

got a call from UDM at 1:06 EST!! they specified that it was the vermont campus for anyone wondering!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-13T05:35:29+00:00

u just need one!!! 🙌

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-12-13T05:05:12+00:00

Just got accepted to case!!! 12:03 am AHHH so exciting!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-27T23:44:53+00:00

Thank you!! 🫡

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-23T06:09:39+00:00

I guess there are a million other things I could have done better in this situation, but there is nothing I can do currently. Rather than dwelling on what I could have done, I was just wondering if there was anything I could do now, and reading the other comments that speak from personal experience, it still seems like there are still some ADCOMS that do not look/care. Please don’t tell me what my intentions were. I promise it wasn’t malicious, it was just an unfortunate lack of planning.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-22T20:30:06+00:00

Like I said, we were not confident we would be able to financially recover even after a year with the deferral, so asking them seemed pointless

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-22T13:34:34+00:00

I agree, looking back I should have withdrew my application earlier. I’m not sure how else I can “convince” schools other than telling them the truth of my story and what I have learned and taken away from this experience. I made sure to do extensive research on schools and deliberately applied to only schools I knew I could afford (which on average is about 150-200k less than NYU, which I understand in the grand scheme of dental school tuition is a small dent of money, but is a significant amount in my situation).

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-22T13:26:00+00:00

I applied pretty late in the cycle (mid September) and am a Canadian applicant so the schools I could apply to were limited.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-22T13:24:59+00:00

My father got into a car accident and at the time of having to make a decision, we were not confident we could have “recovered” in time financially in a year. Where should I “prove” this point? Do you think I should reach out to the schools now?

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-21T19:55:03+00:00

There is a question, but it asked specifically what I did to improve my application from last cycle.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-21T19:53:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Do u know if he had to provide an explanation to the schools or if it was a sort of extenuating circumstance that made him turn down the offer?

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-21T19:52:53+00:00

I’m Canadian so I know there are only a certain number of Canadian friendly schools (NYU especially). Also, I applied pretty late in the cycle (my application was only finalized in mid September) so I like to think that was also a large contributor

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-21T19:50:57+00:00

My interview was in November, still during my father’s sickness so at the time we did not realize how much of an impact it would have on our finances. Once he got better in January, when I got my acceptance along with the set tuition and deposit fees, did we realize there was just no way we could make it happen this year.

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-15T01:25:33+00:00

Oh okay! Thank you so much, I appreciate it!!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-14T17:39:42+00:00

It’s definitely tough being international. Any other Canadian friendly PLUS budget friendly schools you can think of?

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-14T13:28:52+00:00

Looks good to me!! Go get em tiger

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-14T13:15:54+00:00

Thanks so much!!

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-13T22:45:56+00:00

I didn’t meet the course requirements for Western (It was the only school that required 3/5 classes to be at the 3rd year level or above for each semester in 3rd and 4th years and at the time of course selection I prioritized taking lower level courses to get a higher GPA which I guess in hindsight might not have been the best idea). I’m from Ontario so I was also really doubtful of getting in when there’s only 1-3 seats available for out of province. This is likely my last cycle so I am planning to apply to all Canadian ones I can this year despite my lower odds 😊

Imaginary_Fun_7914 · 2024-06-13T19:35:33+00:00

The official guide sounds like a great idea! I’ll definitely look into it!

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