AADSAS (Dental School) EVALUATIONS
In reference to letters of evaluation, the American Associated Dental School
Application Service (AADSAS) instructions indicate that dental school
evaluations should be submitted directly to AADSAS electronically or by mail.
The Premedical Office encourages XU students to have “dental school”
evaluations filed in the Premedical Office so they can be transmitted to AADSAS
by mail by the Premedical Office. That way, if the letters go missing, you can
request to have the Premedical Office resend on your behalf (we keep copies).
XU students who will be applying to dental school via AADSAS are encouraged
to get “dental school” letters of evaluation (written by faculty who taught them on
the undergraduate level) filed in the PM Office. Most schools require the evals
from the following faculty who taught you in college: Two (2) BCPM (Biology,
Chemistry, Physics and Math) and one (1) non-BCPM.
The required evals should come from people who actually TAUGHT you. You
are free to have additional evals filed in the PM Office (e.g. dentist, research
mentor, volunteer coordinator, etc.). Please review the letters of evaluation
requirements for the dental schools you are interested in applying to make sure
you are securing the correct evaluations.
The Premedical Office will submit your dental school letters, with the ADEA
AADSAS Cover Form completed by YOU for each letter. Once AADSAS opens
in June, you will receive very specific instructions from the Premedical Office, via
email, as to how you should….
1) Complete the “Letters of Evaluation” section of AADSAS, and
2) Submit your email request to have the dental schools that have been filed in
the PM Office mailed to AADSAS with the completed AADSAS Cover
Form.
It is IMPERATIVE that you read and retain Premedical Office emails,
particularly when AADAS opens in JUNE to make sure you are on track with
getting a GOOD application in EARLY (and having your evaluations poste
din a timely fashion).
To get dental school evaluations filed in the PM Office, you should do the
following in November of Junior Year:
1) ASK if teachers are WILLING to write dental school evals on your behalf
2) For those who agree, submit the a) completed Faculty Evaluation Cover
Form, b) revised PS, and c) revised PSE Form
3) Make sure you have a signed Evaluation Waiver Form on file in the PM
Office, waiving your right to see evals in your file
Again, AADSAS applicants should have their dental
school evaluations filed in the Premedical Office!!!