Should I email the schools I applied to about a new job to benefit my application?

[Smgood11]

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Hi! So my applications are out there and I just recently relocated to work with these nationally well-known dentists. They aren't ones to write recommendations right away and December interviews are coming up. I was wondering if I should send an email out to the schools I have yet to hear from to tell them of this amazing position to add to my dental school application.

What's the best way to go about this?

Thank you

 

[toothdoctor123]

You can email the admissions offices if you think this is a crucial bit of information that could affect their decision. Just keep it concise.

However, from what you've described, the significance of this job is not quite clear to me. Sure, anything dental related is worth mentioning to the dental schools, but I'm not sure that the dental schools will be baited by the national reputation of your employers. It's not about them; it's about you! What exactly is the job? Are you an assistant?

 

[Smgood11]

You can email the admissions offices if you think this is a crucial bit of information that could affect their decision. Just keep it concise.

However, from what you've described, the significance of this job is not quite clear to me. Sure, anything dental related is worth mentioning to the dental schools, but I'm not sure that the dental schools will be baited by the national reputation of your employers. It's not about them; it's about you! What exactly is the job? Are you an assistant?

Yeah, I've been assisting for a couple years now. The difference between this position with my past one is that we deal with a lot of patients every day, turn over time is crazy fast, so I was trying to elaborate how it will help prepare me for the busy work in dental school. I'm also gaining education on cosmetic dentistry as a specialty which I haven't seen in-depth at my last office. We have a huge celebrity/public-figure clientele which is why the practice is so well known. I was only going to email schools in the surrounding areas. One of my coworkers said this practice is great to name-drop because they have such a large network. However, I don't want to sound like I'm in it for the wrong reasons. Community service and oral surgery are more of my passions than cosmetic work with the elite class. I've just been told by some dentists that sometimes getting into dental school can be influenced a little by "who-you-know".

 

[toothdoctor123]

Yeah, I've been assisting for a couple years now. The difference between this position with my past one is that we deal with a lot of patients every day, turn over time is crazy fast, so I was trying to elaborate how it will help prepare me for the busy work in dental school. I'm also gaining education on cosmetic dentistry as a specialty which I haven't seen in-depth at my last office. We have a huge celebrity/public-figure clientele which is why the practice is so well known. I was only going to email schools in the surrounding areas. One of my coworkers said this practice is great to name-drop because they have such a large network. However, I don't want to sound like I'm in it for the wrong reasons. Community service and oral surgery are more of my passions than cosmetic work with the elite class. I've just been told by some dentists that sometimes getting into dental school can be influenced a little by "who-you-know".

Well, congratulations on landing this job! If your bosses become your professional mentors, this will prove to be a very lucrative relationship for you. Plus, even if you don't go into cosmetic dentistry yourself, this type of high-end work will really give you an appreciation for quality from the get-go. I think you know what you're doing...just be careful about accidentally misleading the admissions committees into thinking you're in this for the wrong reasons. In your email, focus on your responsibilities, the things you've learned, etc., and don't make any direct comments on the practice's reputation. They'll be able to figure it out.