-
CycleTrack and SDN are teaming up to make medical school admissions more transparent and accessible! Read the announcement to learn how we’re supporting the future of CycleTrack’s free application-tracking tools .
This evening
Started by Henna
Get help with your application
Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.
3
31864
I've been stood up, am hungry and upset. why are you at home?
Weather isnt all that good to go out. I had a tough week so Iam just chilling at home.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
I am perplexed by the attitude that I sometimes see on this forum. People worrying about their scores, worrying about interviews, worrying about competition against overachieving Indians, worrying about finances and visa status, even about when the mail will arrive. A certain amount of angst about the whole process of getting into a dental program is certainly understandable. But my advice for anyone regardless of where you are from or what you scores are would be pretty much the same:
Change what you can change and accept what you cannot. Henry Ford had a neat little phrase he used to repeat when people asked him about his phenomenal success, he would often say "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right."
Henna, I think you should post a sticky thread with answers and/or suggestions for the following repetitive questions.
1. Q. Regarding any and all questions that you might have, review all of the threads here first in the likely chance that the topic has been fully discussed and answered already.
2. Q. It seems from my review of the threads on this forum that my NBDE I score is not competitive, what shouold I do? A. Take it again to improve your score.
3. Q. Which school should I apply to. A. As many as you can afford. But research the acceptance criteria before you send in the application so you don't waste your time and theirs. You can write the Admissions Director for the program and ask specific questions to see if your personal characteristics are competitive for a particular program. Just don't expect an immediate answer if you write the Director during the intense fall interview cycle.
4. Q. Should I take the NBDE II. A. This will only improve your chances for those dental schools that require it. Schools that do not, will give your part II score little to no weight whatsoever.
5. Q. Why didn't I get an acceptance with my fantastic Board scores, GPA and TOEFL A. One potential answer to this question is that you messed up on either the practical dexterity test or the interview, or both. When you get a call for an interview, why not practice your potential answers to commonly asked questions. Don't make them canned answers, just go through them and think about how you might respond if certain questions pop up. Check the forum for those repetitive questions. Try a mock interview with friends who are native English speakers. Learn what techniques are covered on most dexterity tests and spend a good amount of time practicing those techniques.
Finally, approach this process with humility and compassion. Remember that you are trying to gain entry to a very exclusive group of talented and intelligent individuals who are licensed dentists in the USA. Dental school is very hard to get into regardless of whether you grew up in Bangalore, Bogota, Brussels or Boston. Only the applicants who possess a superior combination of knowledge, skill, ability to communicate effectively, and most importantly; exhibit the drive and perserverance that it takes to get into and through the program will make it. If you fail to get admittance, this year try again next year. Read the Dental forum on this board and you will see that many US citizens had to do just that before they ultimately got in. These programs do not automatically owe anyone a position in their programs, it is a privilege that they try to bestow upon the most worthy applicants. Compassion can be shown by having an open and helpful attitude for all of your fellow SDNers who aspire to the same path as you. As a future health care provider, compassion will always be one of your fundamental tools as long as you practice dentistry, wherever that practice might ultimately be.
What do you think Henna?
Scott
Change what you can change and accept what you cannot. Henry Ford had a neat little phrase he used to repeat when people asked him about his phenomenal success, he would often say "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right."
Henna, I think you should post a sticky thread with answers and/or suggestions for the following repetitive questions.
1. Q. Regarding any and all questions that you might have, review all of the threads here first in the likely chance that the topic has been fully discussed and answered already.
2. Q. It seems from my review of the threads on this forum that my NBDE I score is not competitive, what shouold I do? A. Take it again to improve your score.
3. Q. Which school should I apply to. A. As many as you can afford. But research the acceptance criteria before you send in the application so you don't waste your time and theirs. You can write the Admissions Director for the program and ask specific questions to see if your personal characteristics are competitive for a particular program. Just don't expect an immediate answer if you write the Director during the intense fall interview cycle.
4. Q. Should I take the NBDE II. A. This will only improve your chances for those dental schools that require it. Schools that do not, will give your part II score little to no weight whatsoever.
5. Q. Why didn't I get an acceptance with my fantastic Board scores, GPA and TOEFL A. One potential answer to this question is that you messed up on either the practical dexterity test or the interview, or both. When you get a call for an interview, why not practice your potential answers to commonly asked questions. Don't make them canned answers, just go through them and think about how you might respond if certain questions pop up. Check the forum for those repetitive questions. Try a mock interview with friends who are native English speakers. Learn what techniques are covered on most dexterity tests and spend a good amount of time practicing those techniques.
Finally, approach this process with humility and compassion. Remember that you are trying to gain entry to a very exclusive group of talented and intelligent individuals who are licensed dentists in the USA. Dental school is very hard to get into regardless of whether you grew up in Bangalore, Bogota, Brussels or Boston. Only the applicants who possess a superior combination of knowledge, skill, ability to communicate effectively, and most importantly; exhibit the drive and perserverance that it takes to get into and through the program will make it. If you fail to get admittance, this year try again next year. Read the Dental forum on this board and you will see that many US citizens had to do just that before they ultimately got in. These programs do not automatically owe anyone a position in their programs, it is a privilege that they try to bestow upon the most worthy applicants. Compassion can be shown by having an open and helpful attitude for all of your fellow SDNers who aspire to the same path as you. As a future health care provider, compassion will always be one of your fundamental tools as long as you practice dentistry, wherever that practice might ultimately be.
What do you think Henna?
Scott
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I'll see what I can do about the sticky part.
I'll see what I can do about the sticky part.
Every weekend I check the forum and there is absolutely no activity going on. As soon as I get busy ( on week days) there's hoards of activity going on in here.
3
31864
Every weekend I go out and have fun 😛
Have all the fun you can before you get into school.
3
31864
That sounds scary 😱 , someone once told me if you know how to manage your time you'll have time to do everything you want. Its not true when in dental school I guess.
I still dont understand why it would be like that cause when I did BDS time was never an issue.
I still dont understand why it would be like that cause when I did BDS time was never an issue.
hey post-it,
check ur pm
check ur pm
3
31864
now, check yours.
ur turn now post-it 🙂
Great suggestion Scott, I myself thought about it, but I don't think people bother much on reading sticky threads. They keep asking the same questions that are already answered on the current sticky threads.... but who knows. 😀
This is a very important piece of info that everyone should know. I myself didn't know about it, until I wrote to every single school I'm applying asking about this matter. And all of them had this same answer. They don't care.
Great post Scott!!!! You're awsome!!!! 🙂
I just had aloo naan and Channa masala....so yummy.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Oh yeah ! Iam having chicken biriyani for dinner .😀
I recently started taking classes in basic spanish
so
como esta, meggs ?
I recently started taking classes in basic spanish
so
como esta, meggs ?
I'll have to get back to you on that...( cant find my handout to check it out 😀)
I'll say ADIOS for now.😉
That would translate in English to:
Here, alive thanks God. But right now I'm going to lay down, go to sleep and dream. Goodbye, we'll read (new posts) tomorrow.
I find it easier to figure out the written work rather than spoken Spanish. But then again I guess that someone from another country would have a heck of a time figuring out that strange Southern drawl from all those States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Scott
Here, alive thanks God. But right now I'm going to lay down, go to sleep and dream. Goodbye, we'll read (new posts) tomorrow.
I find it easier to figure out the written work rather than spoken Spanish. But then again I guess that someone from another country would have a heck of a time figuring out that strange Southern drawl from all those States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Scott
Thanks Scott.
Back in India we had to learn three different language at school ( mother tongue not included in my case) and none of them are of any use to me now.
Now Iam having to learn another language. And what do you know, after a certain age a new language isnt a easy thing to grasp.🙁
Back in India we had to learn three different language at school ( mother tongue not included in my case) and none of them are of any use to me now.
Now Iam having to learn another language. And what do you know, after a certain age a new language isnt a easy thing to grasp.🙁
No, not dialects, totally different languages. They are useless as I cant use them here in the US, except for of course, English.
