Personal Statement Advice

[Skulleader]

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Hi,

For those of you who have already written their Personal Statements, What should be one looking to include? I have a general idea and I'm getting all my thoughts together. please let me know.

thanks,

SL

 

[smile101]

Basically describe why you want to be a dentist and what makes you a good candidate for dental school. Do you have what it takes???
If you go to dmdstudent.com, they have some examples. There are some threads here of SDNers that are willing to critique ur statement, so PM them once you are done. Ask your advisor and Eng prof to critique it.

 

[doc toothache]

Your ps should be about:

1. Who you are (briefly including essential aspect-not an autobiography)
2. How you became interested in dentistry
3. What you have done to achieve your goal academically and otherwise (shadowing- what procedures you witnessed and what impact, if any, those procedures had on you)
4. Any skills you may have to show you have some semblance of manual dexterity skills
5. Future plans you have in dentistry

 

[klpennin]

What they want to know is:

What makes you uniquely qualified to attend dental school? What makes you different from all the other applicants and what's your story?

 

[plasticsurg]

Your ps should be about:

1. Who you are (briefly including essential aspect-not an autobiography)
2. How you became interested in dentistry
3. What you have done to achieve your goal academically and otherwise (shadowing- what procedures you witnessed and what impact, if any, those procedures had on you)
4. Any skills you may have to show you have some semblance of manual dexterity skills
5. Future plans you have in dentistry

Does that apply to 2009 cycle's prompt?

which is "why do you want to pursue an education in dentistry and how a degree in dentistry will contribute to your personal and professional goals"

I have some ideas but they dont seem compelling enough. I want to establish:

1. i'm prepared for dental school with manual dexterity
2. family is really important (im kinda not sure about this)
3. im a victim of a bad root canal procedure in taiwan.

feedback please =)

 

[doc toothache]

Does that apply to 2009 cycle's prompt?
which is "why do you want to pursue an education in dentistry and how a degree in dentistry will contribute to your personal and professional goals"
I have some ideas but they dont seem compelling enough. I want to establish:
1. i'm prepared for dental school with manual dexterity
2. family is really important (im kinda not sure about this)
3. im a victim of a bad root canal procedure in taiwan.
feedback please =)

Family is important to everyone, but if you are suggesting that your education will take a back seat to your pursuit, that may be a prescription for failure.
It is never a good idea to call yourself a victim of poor care because it is unlikely that you are qualified to pass judgment on a "bad root canal", although you can certainly mention that you have had some "significant" experience in the dental chair. Negative statements do not belong in a ps.