VIP Workshop: Maximize Your Dental School Application
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VIP Workshop: Maximize Your Dental School ApplicationAdrien Lewis, Houston ’16Chair, Council on Membership
Desseree Lysne, Midwestern-Arizona ’17Chapter President
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Your application is the most important component to getting an interview at the dental school of your choice.Goals:•Get tips on how to develop and enhance your dental school application.•Learn how you can demonstrate to dental schools that you are the well-rounded applicant they need.
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How to prepare for the application:• Keep a good record:
– Coursework & grades– Shadowing/volunteer activities (date, location, what did you learn?)– Work or job-related history
• Letters of recommendation• School’s committee packet• Take the DAT• Professional photo
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Before beginning the application• Register for a DENTPIN• Obtain unofficial transcripts from
college(s) attended• Keep an on-going list of
extracurriculars • Application fee
– TMDSAS - $140.00 flat fee– AADSAS - $244 for 1st dental school + $90 for each additional
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Filling out the application• Applicant Information
– Background– Parent and family Information– Disadvantaged status
• Education Information– All schools attended
• Coursework – Every course completed and grade entered by applicant – GPA verified by ADEA AADSAS, may differ GPA calculated by your
university
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Extracurriculars Matter! - The Professional Experiences Section• Included in the Professional Experiences
Section:– Awards/Honors/Scholarships– Volunteering/Community Service/Extracurricular– Research Experience – Work Experience – Dentistry/Shadowing Experience – Academic Enrichment Programs
• This section is in lieu of physical resume• Select three of your best experiences for
AADSAS coversheet
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Personal Statement & Letters of Evaluation• Personal Statement
– 4,500 characters– Should not be specific to each dental school– Cannot change once submitted
• Letters of Evaluation– 4 individual letters or 1 committee letter – Electronic or paper request – Check with dental schools for letter requirements
• Many require at least one letter from dental professional and a science professor
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Sending your completed application• Check for completeness• Review, review, review
– Many fields can not be changed after submitting application!
• Release statement • Submit early!
– TMDSAS opens May 1– AADSAS opens June 3
• Many schools operate on rolling admissions
• Follow-up with schools
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How to stand out on your application• Put down everything!• Unique activities• Leadership roles• Ongoing commitments to service• Hobbies
Be YOUnique!
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Take the extra step!
• Predental ASDA membership• Undergraduate research• Dental school predental simulation
course– Waxing– Drill Prep
• Predental summer intern• Masters program/Post-bacc
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Career Transitions Center of Chicago• Exclusive ASDA Member Benefit• Services they provide:– Resume Tip Sheet– Resume Creation– Resume & Personal Statement Review
• www.ctcchicago.org/PDP1.asp?MPid=29