Life’s Hard Add being a student to the mix and you’re a walking, talking ball of stress. Or, at least I am. I’ve found professional therapy to be beneficial in helping me become more resilient and mindful, especially during stressful stretches of life. In this post, I want to share with you the methods that […]
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For me, I’d guess at least one hundred times. Getting into dental school is no easy feat. According to the ADEA 2017-18 Survey of Dental Education Report, 5.1% of students who submit applications enroll in a program. With…
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I’ll admit it: this is intimidating.
Putting my successes and failures out for everyone to see is a bit daunting. Showing the how many schools I applied to and their final decisions is important, though. People only talk about their highlights, so I believe that…
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They like you on paper. Now it’s time to show them how awesome you are in person.
Congratulations on scoring an interview invite to a dental school!
Getting an invitation to interview is a huge step toward reaching your goal of becoming a dentist. You’ve already put in the hard work of getting a high GPA…
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I majored in Polish, the language that 0.5% of the world speaks and has nothing to do with dentistry.Doesn’t it seem like every pre-dental student studies biology? Sometimes I felt self-conscious telling people my major, not only because it’s an uncommon area of study, but because it isn’t a stereotypical pre-health…
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Living and breathing all things dental sealed the deal. My road to dental school was circuitous. When I headed off to college, dentistry wan’t even on my radar. In fact, I never classified myself as a science person and instead gravitated toward art, languages, and history. Like other students, college served as a time to
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Getting an interview invite from a school is so exciting! It means they like who you are on paper and now want to see how you’d fit in with their class. Once you literally have your foot in the School of Dental Medicine’s door, you have the whole interview day to show students and faculty
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Why do dental schools even require prospective students to include shadowing experience in their applications? If you know, you know, so why spend tens of hours confirming that decision? Why Do I Need to Shadow a Dentist? Even if you’ve always wanted to be a dentist, shadowing is an important step in the journey toward
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I don’t know which ADEA board member motioned to prevent dental schools from admitting applicants until DECEMBER each year, but that person is probably a sadist (jk, sorta). Of course, we lucky students applying for the class of 2023 had the pleasure of waiting until December 3rd, since the 1st landed on a Saturday. What
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There are 66 dental schools in the US. How do you narrow down which schools should receive your application? Applying to dental school is expensive! The first application that a student submits costs $245 and each subsequent application has a fee of $102. On top of that, pretty much every school requires a supplemental fee, which
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