3rd generation dentist

[KOM]

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[armorshell]

You and I should start a club

 

[KOM]

You and I should start a club

Right on. 👍

 

[apaul]

it might help, but I thinks that its lame. Who cares if its in your lineage, you should get in on what you did, not someone else's achievements

 

[ObviousGuy]

it might help, but I thinks that its lame. Who cares if its in your lineage, you should get in on what you did, not someone else's achievements

I think it helps. It is a good excuse to use for the questions "why are you interested in dentistry?", or "why dentistry?"

"I have been exposed to dentistry since, blah blah blah.

Many people base their whole aadsas essay around this fact, and why not? It is part of their heritage. Some dental schools loves legacys.

 

[HermeytheElf]

Indirectly it has had a huge effect on your odds of admission. Firstly, the money in your family made it possible for you to spend your time studying (if you chose to) instead of working to pay your way through college. Secondly, legacy does play a role in admission decisions at many schools, so you'll have a better shot at the school your father/grandfather graduated from. Thirdly, it's helped out alot with providing opportunities for you to get loads of shadowing experience, both at your fathers office and at specialists offices. So yes, having parents in the field does play a major role in admission.

 

[apaul]

for the record, I wasnt speaking from an adcoms point of view, I was just stating my opinion that I think its lame people try to ride the coat tails of others, hoping it will overcome their shortcomings

 

[vize]

Just to add to what Hermey said... I've spoken to a member of an admissions committee and he told me that having direct family members in the field of dentistry is definitely a "plus" when it comes to admissions. He/she said that many committees believe in the "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" philosophy.

 

[KOM]

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