Does everyone have a sad story?

[Graphire]

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Just wondering how many people actually had fairly normal lives without many incidents and still want to be a dentist.

A lot of PS I have read always have someone in their family or close friends having some illness or problem that leads to them having bad teeth and some dentist fixing it.

Am I the only one who's had a fairly normal life around here (i.e. no terminal deaths/sever illness in family or close friends. No real tramautizing events, etc).

For those of you who don't have a really sad story, would you care to share why you want to be a dentist?

Also I don't really have a some event in my life that makes me want to help people. It's just part of who I am but I fear that the adcoms will think its bull**** if I just write "I was raised this way"

 

[Bis-GMA111]

i don't have a sad story, particularly. i do however, have some personal issues which have affected my performance in undergrad.

my reasons: i want to have a stable career and i enjoy working with my hands. I've shadowed doctors and dentists. i love the atmosphere of a dentist's office, and at least for my experiences, every dentist that i've met was down to earth and humble. have i wanted to be a dentist my whole life? not at all. i only discovered that i wanted to be a dentist like soph. year of college.

for me, at least, the options initially boiled down to: PA, pharmacist, physician, dentist. i thoroughly researched each career and made my informed decision after hours of shadowing different professions.

edit: and regarding adcoms thinking it's bullcrap. yeah, i agree. think of how many essays they have to read. that's why it's on you to make yourself stand out and break the mold, so to speak. don't try too hard. just be you

 

[SayCheese123]

No sad story here. In my personal statement, I basically told the story of how I settled on dentistry as my career choice. What my old professional aspirations were, and why I veered away from them, finding dentistry to be a better amalgamate of my interests and passions. Obviously, I wrapped stories and experiences into the mix, but none of them were particularly sad (unless you count my jaw surgery.... I thought that was sad! haha!). Just be honest and introspective and you'll be fine. Nothing wrong with a happy life!