2nd year transfers???????

[shank it]

Does anyone know which canadian schools allow 2nd year transfers? I know that western allows 1st year d students to transfer into their 2nd year class if a spot is available, any other schools follow this policy?

I'm exiled to the the states for dental school, and would LOVE to get into a canadian school any way I can.

[Guyver03]

UBC's dental school doesn't have any arrangement for advanced standing applicants from either Canadian or US dental schools. I think McGill also doesn't accept people who transfer from other schools.

[Dentist]

Yes. I don't think any Canadian schools accept transfer students since each school has different curriculums (eg. UBC's case based learning - PBL wannabe).

Each school is unique, I guess..

[shank it]

Western accepts 2nd year transfers. I know that for sure. I guess thats my only chance.

thanks guys

[toothy jr]

From the current class size I think UWO potentially has 5 spots for transfer students. Not sure if that's what they plan to do, but last year 4 people tranferred over here.

I looked at U of T's website and you may find this useful too:
www.utoronto.ca/dentistry...udent.html (http://www.utoronto.ca/dentistry/admissions/undergraduatespecialstudent.html)

[shank it]

toothy jr,

do you know why those people transferred? ie what was their reason that they gave? If I tell them that I want to transfer because I plan to practice in canada, and also monetary reasons, would that be frowned upon?

[toothy jr]

I wouldn't sweat it too much... both sides benefit: you save on tuition, and they maximize on their resources (doesn't cost any more to have one more student at a lecture, and no need for more clinic instructors if could accommodate an extra student). I know none of the students, but in all cases of transfers they are from the US.

[tm]

I know that U of T and Western both let a few students into 2nd year. I think that financial and geographic reasons along with reputation and quality of education would be GOOD reasons to transfer- they would probably not be impressed by people who said they hated their old school or were unhappy, because that could be indicative of a generally negative person.

I'd say trying to transfer is a great way to get into your top choice of school. I plan to apply to transfer after one year in the US- I just don't know about credit transfer, so if anyone knows, please fill us in!

[kellyl20]

Transfer is only possible if someone drops out ie decided or have to repeat their first year so thus a space in the coming 2nd year, no? Surely the schools are not adding more students or else they would have increase the # of seats to begin with.