First, we had two students discuss what they are doing at UCO to help raise money and bring awareness for the Invisible Children movement. More information can be found at this link: http://www.invisiblechildr
Following their presentation, we had one of our members, Anton, who just recently had his interviews with OU's College of Dentistry speak about his experience.
This year, OU's College of Dentistry changed the format of the interview process. It now consists of three separate interviews instead of one. Anton also went over how points are distributed for each applicant. He shared with us that a maximum of 10 points come from an applicant's GPA and DAT score, and a maximum of 10 points come from the interview.
Next, we had Ms. Brenda Brent, an academic adviser for UCO, speak about what it takes to become a dental hygienist/dentist. She went over the different paths one could take at UCO and gave handouts with useful information. If you have any questions for her or if you are interested in the handouts that were passed out, you can e-mail her at bbrent@uco.edu. She also mentioned the mock interviews that are available for those who want to apply to dental school. This is an excellent tool that helps prepare you for the actual interview with the dental school, and it allows the committee to write a letter of evaluation. If you plan to apply to dental school in the summer of 2009 for the fall of 2010 class, they will only interview those who have taken the DAT at least once by May so that they can discuss your score with you.
Daryn introduced ASDA's podcasts that are available here. This is a great way to keep up with the latest in dentistry.
This past Sunday, Kaplan made a practice DAT available to take at UCO. It was a great opportunity to become familiarized with the format of the exam or just gain some extra practice. If you took the test, your scores can be picked up at the Oklahoma City Kaplan Center.
On another note, we will be having a special meeting with a panel of dental students soon which will most likely be held on a Wednesday (either 11/5 or 11/12) at 5:30. Let us know how that day and time works for you, and please submit any questions that you will have for them.
If you have turned in your membership form, they are now available in the Biology office. Speak with the secretary to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Anne Ewing and have her sign the form. Her signature is just to ensure that you are aware of the excellent services that UCO provides you. Please be ready with any questions that you have pertaining to your future career path when you meet with her.
11/7/08 at 3pm - Our next meeting will have Dr. Randy Jones, Director of Admissions and Student Affairs for OU College of Dentistry, and Professor Vicki Coury, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene as our guest speakers. Please make plans to attend as this will be a very informative meeting.
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