Admission to Dental School

[daysinnnc]

Hello Friends,

My cousin is an international dentist from India who completed her BDS in 2015 and completed 3 months of internship with a general dentist. Currently, she is pursuing MHA at Suffolk University. I heard it is becoming very competitive pursuing DDS.

What are her chances of getting into DDS program in the US? Her current stat is below:

BDS completed in November 2015
BDS GPA: 2.8
NBDE 1: Not yet taken
NBDE 2 Not yet taken
MHA GPA: 3.87
Research Publication: None
Dental Volunteering in USA: 6 months
Dental Shadowing in USA: 8 months

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[oralcare123]

Not good

 

[doz]

she has to finish the national board exams first

 

[chuckler]

2.8 is too low for an Indian candidate.
Doing MHA is not of much help when you apply to IDP. GPA of 3.87 for a master's program in a less known university is not impressive at all.
I'm curious was she graduated from a private dental college or a public one in India?

 

[almostdoctortk]

2.8 is too low for an Indian candidate.
Doing MHA is not of much help when you apply to IDP. GPA of 3.87 for a master's program in a less known university is not impressive at all.
I'm curious was she graduated from a private dental college or a public one in India?

How should be the ideal GPA for an Indian candidate?

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[oralcare123]

4.0

 

[almostdoctortk]

4.0

okay, I have few serious questions to ask you buddy, can you give me your email or can your hit me up on [email protected]
I need few answers from someone who has been through this process.

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[chuckler]

How should be the ideal GPA for an Indian candidate?

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At least 3.8

 

[oralcare123]

okay, I have few serious questions to ask you buddy, can you give me your email or can your hit me up on [email protected]
I need few answers from someone who has been through this process.

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You are welcome to contact me through SDN

 

[drdeng143]

Any news from Temple university? How many interviews are sent ?

 

[daysinnnc]

2.8 is too low for an Indian candidate.
Doing MHA is not of much help when you apply to IDP. GPA of 3.87 for a master's program in a less known university is not impressive at all.
I'm curious was she graduated from a private dental college or a public one in India?

Thank you for your response. She graduated from Private institution from Bangalore.

 

[daysinnnc]

she has to finish the national board exams first

So if she passes her board exam with good score, will that make her application competitive?

 

[oralcare123]

So if she passes her board exam with good score, will that make her application competitive?

Boards are pass/fail. But if she passes both first try, is better then if she takes multiple tries