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Admissions Process

Application

HSDM uses the AADSAS application. Applicants fill out AADSAS applications online and submit transcripts and letters of recommendation through AADSAS. Once the transcripts have been verified, AADSAS sends copies of the application (including letters of recommendation) to HSDM. For more information on AADSAS, please click here.

2012 Admissions Cycle
Please be advised that application processing for 2012 will begin in August 2011. If you have already submitted an application fee to HSDM, it will be acknowledged when your file is opened. If you have not already done so, please submit the application fee of $75 (USD) and include your AADSAS number on the face of your check. Mail to:

Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Office of Admissions
DMD Program
188 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

As your application is processed you will receive the following e-mail communications:

Acknowledgement of the receipt of your application
A one-time e-mail verifying items already received and items still outstanding
Notification when your application is complete and forwarded to the Admissions Committee for screening

The Admissions Committee reads all completed applications in their entirety. This process may take up to four weeks, depending on the volume of applications to be screened. The greatest volume occurs in August, September, and October. HSDM has no minimum requirement for GPA or DAT scores; the Admissions Committee takes the entire application into consideration when deciding on the candidates to invite for an interview.

Interview

Applicants who are invited for an interview will be notified by phone, and we will work with the applicant to set up an interview date. Additional materials will be required of applicants who are invited to interview, including:

high school transcript (including SAT scores, if applicable)
HSDM Supplemental Questionnaire
2x2 passport photo

This information will be requested of you ONLY if you receive an invitation to an interview at HSDM. For more information about the interview process, click here.

Applicants who are not invited to interview will be notified solely by mail. Notification will be sent to the preferred address the applicant has indicated on the AADSAS application.

Deadline

For the 2011–2012 admissions cycle, applications must be submitted to AADSAS by December 15, 2011. All applications must be completed by January 15, 2012, in order to be considered for this admissions cycle. Applications incomplete as of January 15 will not be reviewed.

Timeline

The HSDM Admissions Committee will begin reviewing applications for the 2011–2012 cycle in August. Interviews will begin in September and will continue throughout the fall.

On December 1, 2011, HSDM will begin to make offers of admission for the incoming class for fall 2012. After December 1, offers of admission will be made on a rolling-admissions basis.

Interviews will continue through December, January, February, and possibly March until all completed applications are screened and those selected for interview complete the interview process.