Shadowing Hours

[BigDoe1234]

Growing up my parents and grandparents were dentist so I was aways in and out of the office shadowing and observing what they did. MY junior and senior year of high school I "official" shadowed my parents and helped them around the office. Going into college I was unsure if I wanted to become a physician or a dentist so I shadowed physicians throughout college to see if it was for me. I started shadowing dentist again this past year after deciding that I wanted to be a dentist. Can I use my high school shadowing experience on my application? I am afraid that the hours I have accumulated this year won't be as much as I want when I apply.

Thank you

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[doc toothache]

Growing up my parents and grandparents were dentist so I was aways in and out of the office shadowing and observing what they did. MY junior and senior year of high school I "official" shadowed my parents and helped them around the office. Going into college I was unsure if I wanted to become a physician or a dentist so I shadowed physicians throughout college to see if it was for me. I started shadowing dentist again this past year after deciding that I wanted to be a dentist. Can I use my high school shadowing experience on my application? I am afraid that the hours I have accumulated this year won't be as much as I want when I apply.

Thank you

You are seriously scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

 

[Zeekz]

With most areas on the application anything pre-undergrad is irreverent; but to me, shadowing is shadowing. The whole purpose is to gain exposure to the field...to me, it shouldn't matter when that happens.


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[BigDoe1234]

You are seriously scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

I know and thats why I am shadowing more now. I'll have about 50-75 hours by June when I apply but would like to have more. Do you have any suggestions for me? I thought I could tie it all together in my personal statement but I'm still pretty nervous about it

 

[doktorinprogres]

What do you have going on this summer? Can you not spend one 40 hr week with one or multiple dentists then?

 

[BigDoe1234]

What do you have going on this summer? Can you not spend one 40 hr week with one or multiple dentists then?

Would one 40 hour week work? I was trying to spread it out somewhat so it doesn't look like I scrambled to get the hours but I will definitely look into it. Thanks!

 

[doktorinprogres]

Would one 40 hour week work? I was trying to spread it out somewhat so it doesn't look like I scrambled to get the hours but I will definitely look into it. Thanks!

Well ideally yeah it'd be nice and regular shadowing over a period of time, but if the alternative is that you can only apply with 50-75 hrs its probably better to pad that with a big push.

 

[pgex2t]

If you aren't limited by free time, I would suggest finding another dentist/a few to shadow in addition to make the 100 cut by the time you apply. But yes, adcoms usually look at anything pre-undergrad by laughing and musing at how cute it is.

 

[doc toothache]

Are your parents/grandparents no longer in practice?