Does Age Matter?

[Nateftw]

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Hello everyone,

I'm 20 years old, and am going to be applying to dental school this summer. I have just begun to think about my personal statement, and what exactly I would write in it. After reading some statements from other people, I realized that I simply do not have as much experience in life as many other people who are older than I am. I know I want to become a dentist, I have dental experience, the grades, and hopefully the DAT scores. But I have not joined the army, became a teacher in a poverish area...or cured cancer. I simply have not had enough time to do many of these things. So basically what I am asking is, do you think that dental schools will accept the older individual of two applicants with similar stats? I know this is based on opinion, but I'm trying to see how I can focus my statement such that it shows maturity regardless of age...or maybe i'm just thinking about this too much in the first place.

 

[DDSTX]

Hello everyone,

I'm 20 years old, and am going to be applying to dental school this summer. I have just begun to think about my personal statement, and what exactly I would write in it. After reading some statements from other people, I realized that I simply do not have as much experience in life as many other people who are older than I am. I know I want to become a dentist, I have dental experience, the grades, and hopefully the DAT scores. But I have not joined the army, became a teacher in a poverish area...or cured cancer. I simply have not had enough time to do many of these things. So basically what I am asking is, do you think that dental schools will accept the older individual of two applicants with similar stats? I know this is based on opinion, but I'm trying to see how I can focus my statement such that it shows maturity regardless of age...or maybe i'm just thinking about this too much in the first place.

check out the table 3-4 in the attahced doc -

Table 3-4 provides characteristics of the entering class of each school.

http://more.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=730812

 

[longhornpride]

Hello everyone,

I'm 20 years old, and am going to be applying to dental school this summer. I have just begun to think about my personal statement, and what exactly I would write in it. After reading some statements from other people, I realized that I simply do not have as much experience in life as many other people who are older than I am. I know I want to become a dentist, I have dental experience, the grades, and hopefully the DAT scores. But I have not joined the army, became a teacher in a poverish area...or cured cancer. I simply have not had enough time to do many of these things. So basically what I am asking is, do you think that dental schools will accept the older individual of two applicants with similar stats? I know this is based on opinion, but I'm trying to see how I can focus my statement such that it shows maturity regardless of age...or maybe i'm just thinking about this too much in the first place.

Nate,

I was 20 last summer when I applied. I also interviewed at some schools at 20. And I was accepted with a below avg gpa and avg DAT scores.

My point.... it's more about how bad you want it, not your age.

 

[Nateftw]

Nate,

I was 20 last summer when I applied. I also interviewed at some schools at 20. And I was accepted with a below avg gpa and avg DAT scores.

My point.... it's more about how bad you want it, not your age.

Got it, I want it pretty bad.. Iv'e worked my butt off for the past 3 years, I really hope it pays off.

 

[jon62690]

Thanks! I was looking for those pages. I'll be 20/21 when I start dental school, so I'm glad to know I'm not the only young one :]