Hi Calalily, No problem.
Hey, I'm still struggling too, and we can all share our experiences here.
Yeah, Colorado state is very nice, lots of activities, and Denver in itself is a beautiful city as you mentioned. Very diverse, metropolitan and has a beautiful lanscape. The new UC dental campus and health science center have been moved just this year to Aurora, but that shouldn't be a problem sice Aurora is like 10 minutes out of Denver, and i'm sure that it's as beautiful and less crowded.
I have not heard back from them as of today. The entering class of ISP were scheduled to start this month, so it might take them a couple of weeks to process and send out the letters, if they ever do
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Anyways, my stats are
I:81, II:82, TFL:273, ECE:2.9, Exp:1yr home/3yr US DA.
I do have to say this though. Stats are misleading. It is true. I know people with better stats that have yet to be invited to a single interview, and people with scores simmilar to or even less than mine that have already been accepted elsewhere. Most schools are looking for a "package". They don't want a very intelligent student that can't speak english or communicate with their patients (TOEFL has no way of gauging your communication skills), nor do they want an excellent clinician with a poor personality and leadership skills.
The only schools that will admit you based solely on good board scores, are schools which are looking for research experience. Thats what they do. Research. They don't place much emphasis on the of the rest of the application, and to give you a hint, these schools don't even require a clinical exam on your interview (ding ding ding).
So, look at your whole application, not just at your scores. What kind of experience you have, reccomendations, extracirricular activities, awards, volunteer work ... you know. And don't get me wrong. Good scores are definately a strong point on your application, although they will not get you admission.
Hope it helps.
Good luck.