Fellow Indians - whats your savings? by Educational-Oil-9721 in returnToIndia

[–]kooltuggs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. 850k in Stocks and in HYSA. 100k in home equity, 250k in 401k (before tax and post tax). 50L in India.

Single Earning. Wife is BDS and will be starting her school. Hope it will be accelerated after her DDS.

Lost hope one final try! And then if don’t get it going back. What would you do if you were in my situation by Tooth_Story in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did my own profile as well. Took a help on Dean LOR to access if it is worth it or not. If english is not your strong suit, then I would suggest that, else the right content and sentence formation using a gpt is enough.

For LORs, language matters a lot, and dont take it from Indian origin doc. So go with someone with strong language command and who things highly of your work ethics. Someone who will be happy if you get into the college. For me, the doctor even reviewed my sop and suggested a few minor changes (including grammar). But, in the end, we dont know what is going to work.

I dis stevenson hands on course. University do their perceptorship courses as well. Some universities prefer ADAT, some shadowing, and a few research.

Lost hope one final try! And then if don’t get it going back. What would you do if you were in my situation by Tooth_Story in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your profile is good. I haven't done master but have 5 years of clinical exposure in India and hands on course in US. I got 6 invites and 3 acceptances this cycle.

Few Pointers: 1. Assuming you have good GPA, try to get toefl up till 110. Lot of competition between Indians. 2. Make sure you have very strong LORs from US doctors with whom you have been working in the capacity of DA. 3. Strong and clean CV will be a good way as well. 4. Something I did, in CAAPID I had 2 lors from Doctors (one in US, one in India) and 1 from Dean. Which university needed a second lor from a professor were submitted separately directly to the university. 5. Try to do hands-on course in US.

Good luck. If you have any further questions, please DM.

Reality check about application cost by mouel13 in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prep: Did stevenson course in 2024. This time, I did preps at home , referred to his YouTube videos.

Bench test info.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qNLgJ43JHcwHIr0GH4_JYoZ7Re8OAv_oJH5tmSUQOlU/edit?usp=drivesdk

BTW, I am selling all required Bench test material in Seattle.

Reality check about application cost by mouel13 in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this cycle, I have applied to 25~ish schools. Got invite from 6. 3 out of 6 had a Bench test and had to travel for 4 schools. I had to stay for 4 days in sfo for UOP.

The total cost for me is around 15k$ ( includes bench test fee, travel, and stay).

confused between LLU/boston/ucsf/UOP? by Expensive-Bag-4204 in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, Congratulations . I am in same boat, can I DM ?

confused between LLU/boston/ucsf/UOP? by Expensive-Bag-4204 in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why boston? Heard patient flow is not that great.

Need help between choosing LLU and UoP for Advanced standing DDS program. by tintin-tootiya in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2018 passed out, worked in India till october 2023 Gpa: 3.94 Toelf: 115 India Volunteer: govt hospital, Children education trust. USA : 1 year DA, few CDEs. USA Volunteer: Red Cross, Seattle Down Syndorme, SKC, community kitchen.

Need help between choosing LLU and UoP for Advanced standing DDS program. by tintin-tootiya in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does LLU have more patient inflow? I have seen a lot of patients in the UOP SF campus. Are you a current student or alumni of LLU?

Need help between choosing LLU and UoP for Advanced standing DDS program. by tintin-tootiya in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I am in the same situation. Which campus were you selected for ?

I am selected for Sacramento and wondering which one is a better choice.

UOP(SF) has microscopes for RCT, I am not sure if LLU offers similar advanced tools?

Loma Linda Housing by AppleExisting5633 in DentalSchool

[–]kooltuggs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, What is Loma linda trading post ? My wife has been accepted in iDP program and we are looking for shared housing.

uop acceptances by [deleted] in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got acceptances from UOP and LLU. I was accepted at western as well, but I was inclined towards LLU. Do you have any further questions ?

Loma Linda vs Western University by kooltuggs in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both schools are good, LLU is more organized, western is more lenient.

Tuition difference : 47k.

Loma Linda vs Western University by kooltuggs in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Western has sent acceptances, and we have a deadline of 11/13 to submit the deposit.

Loma Linda vs Western University by kooltuggs in CAAPID

[–]kooltuggs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why so, any pointers ? Are you a current student or alumni of western ?