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Hey every one , first let me say sorry to all for not being my usual active self. between studying for the dental anatomy retake test and planning for my wedding and subsequently having to work 12 hour days at my cousins, Sicilian Italian restaurant, to make all this happen. I have been pretty inundated and very occupied .
So, do you wanna hear the good news or the bad news first ? Its the age old question.
Well, since I am an optimists and not a pessimist; I will give you the bad news first, because I feel the good news it worth more.
Bad news- I did not get the high 90's as I wanted to and studied for on my Dental anatomy retake.
Good news is , for the first time in my life I have succeeded in something that has helped me get over my fears of success and helped me get over my self sabotaged mentality.
In other words I passed !!!! I got and 83 so I have an overall of 81
Finally, with this overall passing grade I am so very proud of myself. It has been a long journey. I have learned so much about myself and for this I thank my God for all he has done for me. Most of you know me from here on SDN, but do not know me personally . My story probably, like a lot of you, is an amazing story filled with triumph over struggle. For me though , there is a reason why I am an American who went abroad . I was the last person you could imagine to become a doctor, I was involved in a tough way of life, a street life if you will. Filled with tough people and a tough way to survive daily. I knew that because I came from a better way of life and morals that it was not for me . I was built to help others and that is what I do best.
First of all I am not your typical intelligent person who can sit and read and wa-la, I know the material. I was diagnosed with dyslexia and a comprehensive learning disability at a young age , I learned that if I were to succeed in something of this magnitude that I would have to work hard and re-read and re-write things a 1000 times just to get it done to understand it. But never the less I finally have won and triumphed over this by passing part 1 . What a feeling. Thank you all for your support.
Now I know what most of you are saying , especially when the majority of you are getting 90 or better, that boy , an 81 is a very low score he should take it over. Well as much as I agree with you all , I choose to put my faith in my God who has already done the impossible which is to say he saved me from a life that would have lead me down the wrong path. He put me in a country where I did not speak the language and the entire university program was in Spanish, a language that I did not know and after 5 years, two years medicine and tree years dentistry, I finished my career there with a B- and was one of the most influential students ever to be in the dental program in the history of the program. I was awarded for this, two years in a row. So as you can see that regardless of me knowing what some of you are thinking and probably are right , I have chosen to go forward with my career and take part two and apply to every program regardless of type and location and just get in the system. I know once I am in the system the change will happen that will lead me to the career set forth before me. I am in dentistry to help others and lets face it, they need people like us to take the pay cuts work for less money and more for self reward. This, I feel is my calling and I know that when I start to interview and someone who reads my application and reads my personal bio profile sees the type of person and doctor I am, will put their faith in me and I will get in somewhere.
So once again I would like to thank all of you for your support . I look forward to posting and replying with you when I can . Please understand between work and my wedding in July that I am not neglecting SDN but just trying to get my priorities settled .
I pray for all of you , thanks again and may God Bless you all. - FIXENSMILES01 👍 👍 👍
So, do you wanna hear the good news or the bad news first ? Its the age old question.
Well, since I am an optimists and not a pessimist; I will give you the bad news first, because I feel the good news it worth more.
Bad news- I did not get the high 90's as I wanted to and studied for on my Dental anatomy retake.
Good news is , for the first time in my life I have succeeded in something that has helped me get over my fears of success and helped me get over my self sabotaged mentality.
In other words I passed !!!! I got and 83 so I have an overall of 81
Finally, with this overall passing grade I am so very proud of myself. It has been a long journey. I have learned so much about myself and for this I thank my God for all he has done for me. Most of you know me from here on SDN, but do not know me personally . My story probably, like a lot of you, is an amazing story filled with triumph over struggle. For me though , there is a reason why I am an American who went abroad . I was the last person you could imagine to become a doctor, I was involved in a tough way of life, a street life if you will. Filled with tough people and a tough way to survive daily. I knew that because I came from a better way of life and morals that it was not for me . I was built to help others and that is what I do best.
First of all I am not your typical intelligent person who can sit and read and wa-la, I know the material. I was diagnosed with dyslexia and a comprehensive learning disability at a young age , I learned that if I were to succeed in something of this magnitude that I would have to work hard and re-read and re-write things a 1000 times just to get it done to understand it. But never the less I finally have won and triumphed over this by passing part 1 . What a feeling. Thank you all for your support.
Now I know what most of you are saying , especially when the majority of you are getting 90 or better, that boy , an 81 is a very low score he should take it over. Well as much as I agree with you all , I choose to put my faith in my God who has already done the impossible which is to say he saved me from a life that would have lead me down the wrong path. He put me in a country where I did not speak the language and the entire university program was in Spanish, a language that I did not know and after 5 years, two years medicine and tree years dentistry, I finished my career there with a B- and was one of the most influential students ever to be in the dental program in the history of the program. I was awarded for this, two years in a row. So as you can see that regardless of me knowing what some of you are thinking and probably are right , I have chosen to go forward with my career and take part two and apply to every program regardless of type and location and just get in the system. I know once I am in the system the change will happen that will lead me to the career set forth before me. I am in dentistry to help others and lets face it, they need people like us to take the pay cuts work for less money and more for self reward. This, I feel is my calling and I know that when I start to interview and someone who reads my application and reads my personal bio profile sees the type of person and doctor I am, will put their faith in me and I will get in somewhere.
So once again I would like to thank all of you for your support . I look forward to posting and replying with you when I can . Please understand between work and my wedding in July that I am not neglecting SDN but just trying to get my priorities settled .
I pray for all of you , thanks again and may God Bless you all. - FIXENSMILES01 👍 👍 👍
I'm very proud of you and your accomplishments. It's your persistent motivation, your positive attitude and your strong desire to help others that matter the most and not just some crazy number score. I'm sure the adcoms will see these great qualities in you one day. It is these personal qualities that would make one a great, and caring dentist in the end. All the very best of luck with your admission. I'm sure God will guide you to the right path and school. 
So good luck with that !
good luck,chum! 
