-I have a few select blogs I read of people who are already working their way through dental school. One dental student is so positive about her whole experience -- it really is encouraging.
-I printed out a break down of the dental course that my #1 choice has on their website and I keep it in the transparent back of my one binder, so everytime I set it down, I happen to see "Dental school Admission bla bla bla". Or when I need a quicky break, I can pull it out.
-Everytime I finish a pre-req, I use a bright green highlighter to highlight it out on a paper of pre-reqs needed for my #1 dental school choice. (this makes me impatient though)
-I browse this damn site way too much.
-I think of how many people on this site post "My GPA is a 2.9... 3.0...." and realize how limiting it may be and go right back to studying. No offense to those of you that do have a GPA similar to that, I don't look down on you I swear!
-Shadowing
It's all the small things that can make a difference. My first semester of college, I even set a minimum Gpa for myself and minimum DAT score (even if I had no clue about the DAT). Those scores are still on my cell phone banner, I see that everyday too.
hell, even brushing and flossing my teeth keeps me motivated.. 🙄🙄🙄