Who you are for PS?

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for personal statement, you have to talk about who you are, why interetsed in dentistry, what did you do, future plan right?

for Who you are part

do i just write what my current situation is?
like i am an international student with bio major in UCB blahblah
and i love to play piano blahblah something like that?

Originally Posted by kies89

for personal statement, you have to talk about who you are, why interetsed in dentistry, what did you do, future plan right?

for Who you are part

do i just write what my current situation is?
like i am an international student with bio major in UCB blahblah
and i love to play piano blahblah something like that?

in ur personal statement u write why dentistry. and why/how ud be a good candidate for ds.

The point of the personal statement for AADSAS is to show 1) Why you want to be a dentist, and 2) why are you should to be selected to be in dental school over others. The first point should be explained pretty explicitly, and the second point ought to be done with a little bit more subtlety.

So, it helps to tell stories and bring up experiences or skills you have, and to give to the reader a sense of your personal qualities (compassion, perseverance...) that will make you a good dentist. They should be relevant to the overall message-- so if you think being an international student who focused on biology as an undergrad fits into the story, you could mention it. (otherwise, don't. this isn't an E-harmony profile) In the end, it will help you if your essay can broadly convey to the admission officers what type of person you are and what motivates you. Hope that helps!