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NBME and class rank probably a bit behind. Class rank much more important then gpa.
what if your school doesn't rank and has no grades?great point. when i said GPA i kind of meant rank included in that. but you're right they're technically different and rank is more important.
then your school rocks!! there is a reason that many of the schools with the highest incoming DAT and GPA averages are P/F. Having your class rank depend largely on subjective thoughts of random dentists who have no standardization between students is one of the stupidest ways to assign grades. Obviously, in your case the NBME means EVERYTHING. Others factors like externships, LORs, and extracurriculars might be scrutinized more.what if your school doesn't rank and has no grades?
Is top 15-20 percent in the class a decent class rank for applying? I'm obviously still busting my tail for CBSE regardless.
What does this mean? Shadowing them in the clinic? I'm failing to see how this would ever be considered on-par with rankings or NBME which are so objective. I get the feeling like every serious applicant has great letters from OS faculty.
What does this mean? Shadowing them in the clinic? I'm failing to see how this would ever be considered on-par with rankings or NBME which are so objective. I get the feeling like every serious applicant has great letters from OS faculty.
Necro'd this to ask a weird question..
I've heard of programs going unmatched due to self-imposed cutoffs for CBSE scores that essentially narrow down the candidate pool (perhaps too much, since they've gone unmatched). How often, if at all, does this happen with cutoffs imposed for class ranks? I read somewhere that some programs prefer applicants with really high ranks even if applicants have sub-60 CBSE scores, so I'm wondering if the same phenomenon of unmatching happens due to class rank cutoffs.
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A lot of schools don't even have class rank. Does this mean that those programs who have cut offs for rank avoid interviewing applicants from those schools? I doubt it.
Also, cut-off scores for CBSE are hardly set by medical schools. Most good OMS programs have such a stellar reputation with the associated medical school that the medical school will accept the OMS match results. If the medical schools really want to screen, they might do an interview themselves (like Emory). But I think that was the only medical school specific interview I did within the 10-12 OMS interviews.
Not true, sorry.
This is wrong. Most medical schools have some sort of say in OMS resident selection. And they want you to score a minimum of 65-67 on the CBSE to show that you can pass Step 1 at 6 year programs. If you can't pass Step 1, you're not getting through the program.I disagree, but it is probably best for the applicants to ask the programs they apply to.
This is wrong. Most medical schools have some sort of say in OMS resident selection. And they want you to score a minimum of 65-67 on the CBSE to show that you can pass Step 1 at 6 year programs. If you can't pass Step 1, you're not getting through the program.
Where would you put research?I agree with the above, but I think it really depends on the program how much more they value the NBME score over GPA. The 6 year programs are going to go by one's score a lot more so than the 4 years, simply because they need you to pass that test.
I think it's safe to say the 3 most important things to any OMFS program are (and again, not necessarily in order):
NBME score
Dental School GPA/Rank
OMFS Intern experience
If you're weak in one, then build up the other 2...I'm convinced that anyone determined to do OMFS can get in, it just might take longer, be more expensive, and you will have to be less picky about the program you're willing to match at than the person who has good numbers coming out of school
Not sure if you're still active, but why did you choose to do OMFS after graduation? How do you see the future of the fieldthen your school rocks!! there is a reason that many of the schools with the highest incoming DAT and GPA averages are P/F. Having your class rank depend largely on subjective thoughts of random dentists who have no standardization between students is one of the stupidest ways to assign grades. Obviously, in your case the NBME means EVERYTHING. Others factors like externships, LORs, and extracurriculars might be scrutinized more.
Honestly, there are 100 programs out there and it really depends on each program director/ admission committee and the pool of applicants they get. I scored in the 70s on my NBME and have an exceptionally crappy class rank but I'm still getting interviews. Granted they are not at parkland or shreveport, but I have a strong chance of being in new york for the next 4-6 years.
Looking back at my mistakes, class rank is something you cannot take back once it's too far lost, but you can always take the NBME again (even years after graduation and score in the 70s like I did) and have a chance to repair a poor past performance. I'm stuck with my class rank and that will always pull me down at the mid--> higher tier programs.
I agree with the above, but I think it really depends on the program how much more they value the NBME score over GPA. The 6 year programs are going to go by one's score a lot more so than the 4 years, simply because they need you to pass that test.
I think it's safe to say the 3 most important things to any OMFS program are (and again, not necessarily in order):
NBME score
Dental School GPA/Rank
OMFS Intern experience
If you're weak in one, then build up the other 2...I'm convinced that anyone determined to do OMFS can get in, it just might take longer, be more expensive, and you will have to be less picky about the program you're willing to match at than the person who has good numbers coming out of school
Where would you put research?