What To Do From Acceptance <----> 1st day of class

[DrTacoElf]

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Hi all I made this thread for suggestions as to what future D1 students can do between their acceptance and matriculation in july/august of 2005. Here is what I know so far
1) Many schools require you to bring teeth
2) FAFSA and financial aid papers, scholarships
3) Residence (dorm, apt, house)
4) Medical (vaccinations, etc.)

I think this stuff is pretty standard and will vary slightly from school to school. However i'm interested in knowing what can be done on your own time to ease the transition into the first year (i.e practicing waxing, studying histology, etc.) Essentially what caught you by surprise and what do you wish that you had been more up to speed once you were underway in your first and subsequent years.

Thanks! 🙂

 

[edkNARF]

1) Many schools require you to bring teeth

Why do we need to collect teeth?

 

[DrTacoElf]

Why do we need to collect teeth?

Endodontic practice.

 

[HuyetKiem]

Why do we need to collect teeth?

For dental anatomy tooth ID exam at Case. Make sure to dry, sort them out and label. These teeth are not required by school, just for your own practice.

 

[HuyetKiem]

If you have free time and money, buy Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy DVD. Watch it over and over and over and memorize everything on the Video's Upper Extremity and Head and Neck parts. Trust me, you won't regret it. More time for partying in dental school and less time in your anatomy lab.

 

[Zurik5]

If I had it all to do over, I would party my ass off....again!

 

[DrTacoElf]

If you have free time and money, buy Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy DVD. Watch it over and over and over and memorize everything on the Video's Upper Extremity and Head and Neck parts. Trust me, you won't regret it. More time for partying in dental school and less time in your anatomy lab.

Thanks for the suggestion 🙂

 

[45540]

Hmmm, I'd probably drink a lot; go out and party till 5 am; do stuff like that.

Other than that I'd monitor the mail that the school will send you telling you what you need to have done.

 

[psiyung]

Dr. Taco....this is a serious post...enjoy your free time man...when you're in school, you cant wait to get out. Don't make 4 years 4 1/2. If you want to read up about head and neck anatomy in your "SPARE" time, go for it. But believe me, unless you are shooting to be #1 in your class, I wouldn't bother

 

[rocknightmare]

what if i am shooting for top 10% or 5%

 

[psiyung]

what if i am shooting for top 10% or 5%

depends on how smart your class is

 

[HuyetKiem]

Dr. Taco....this is a serious post...enjoy your free time man...when you're in school, you cant wait to get out. Don't make 4 years 4 1/2. If you want to read up about head and neck anatomy in your "SPARE" time, go for it. But believe me, unless you are shooting to be #1 in your class, I wouldn't bother

True, don't try to read up about anatomy and buy any anatomy book, there are too much details in them. Watching the DVD is enough for you to make a B in the lab with little time of study. Many of my classmates and myself don't even show up in lab until the reviewing day.

 

[DrTacoElf]

Dr. Taco....this is a serious post...enjoy your free time man...when you're in school, you cant wait to get out. Don't make 4 years 4 1/2. If you want to read up about head and neck anatomy in your "SPARE" time, go for it. But believe me, unless you are shooting to be #1 in your class, I wouldn't bother

Yeah i'm going to take it easy in general but i was just curious about what i could study if i decided to 😀

 

[trypmo]

Hi all I made this thread for suggestions as to what future D1 students can do between their acceptance and matriculation in july/august of 2005. Here is what I know so far
1) Many schools require you to bring teeth
2) FAFSA and financial aid papers, scholarships
3) Residence (dorm, apt, house)
4) Medical (vaccinations, etc.)

From a fellow pre-dent, high on my list would be apartment/house hunting and starting the Hepatitis B vaccination sequence (which is 3 injections over 6 months, I think, so definitely could be started ahead). Also, as soon as 2005 gets here, do your taxes so you have exact numbers to put into the FAFSA for 2005. If you get audited (as one FinAid counselor at a dent school said) and they want proof of your FAFSA numbers, your application for financial aid isn't considered complete until you submit all the paperwork. Some forms of subsidized financial aid (at some schools at least) can be first-come, first-served, so it can save money to be quick about the FAFSA stuff.

 

[Midoc]

Oh you pre-dents are always so ambitious.

Do whatever it takes so that you can enter school in a relaxed manner ready to memorize lots of information. So if studying your ass off when you don't have to relaxes you go for it but for the rest of you go do something fun.

 

[snoopdoug]

Are the DVD's really worth it? Where do you suggest getting them from?

If you have free time and money, buy Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy DVD. Watch it over and over and over and memorize everything on the Video's Upper Extremity and Head and Neck parts. Trust me, you won't regret it. More time for partying in dental school and less time in your anatomy lab.

 

[luder98]

starting the Hepatitis B vaccination sequence (which is 3 injections over 6 months, I think, so definitely could be started ahead).

Yep, that's a good thing to do. If you still have insurance, it'll save you couple hundreds.

Maybe we should have a pre-accepted category. These threads are killing me. I should stay off this forum for a month or two.

 

[rocknightmare]

i kinda hate this too people already thinking about what to do after acceptance when i haven't had an interview yet 🙁 damn me and my lateness

 

[HuyetKiem]

Are the DVD's really worth it? Where do you suggest getting them from?

Search around online. I'm sure you will find it.

 

[DDS2BE]

How do you store those teeth? Don't they have to be treated to brake down soft cellular tissues?

 

[EHA DDS]

1) Housing
2) Travel arrangments
3) Medical
4) If you really really are bored maybe look at old science notes
5) PARTY

 

[HuyetKiem]

How do you store those teeth? Don't they have to be treated to brake down soft cellular tissues?

for the dental anatomy's tooth ID exam, just dry them, the more the better.