Just wanted to thank all of you for everything and take the time to let you know I’m taking a little break to mentally recover!

This is part 2 of a 3-part series talking about the financial aspects associated with dental school. On Thursday I talked about the cost of tuition/living expenses while at dental school. Today, I will be going over financial awareness and preparedness as it pertains to dental school. I will do this by informing you of the expenses to expect while studying for the DAT and applying to dental school.

I will then go into what you can do to prepare for these upcoming costs! 

Part 3 (which I will release next week) will consist of a conversation about thinking beyond just the income you can make as a dentist, as well as becoming financially educated.

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The key to happiness in life is MONEY! Well that’s not true, but at least I got your attention because while Money really isn’t what’s going to bring you happiness, I believe it’s super important that we start becoming more educated on this topic as future dentists. And we should start that conversation today, so that’s why in this episode I’m going to focus on what you need to know about the costs associated with dental school. This is part 1 of a 3-part series in which I will be going over the costs of attending dental school. I will release part two on Tuesday in which I will be talking about financial awareness and preparedness as it pertains to dental school. Finally, part 3 will consist of a conversation about thinking beyond just the income you can make as a dentist, as well as becoming financially educated.

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I interviewed University of Louisville Dental Student, Chidi Okpala. Chidi is native to Nigeria, but has lived in the United States for 10 years. Although just entering his second year of dental school, he has already made such a positive contribution to dentistry. As a member of the black community, he also represents a small demographic of the entire dental student body.

In this interview, I learned so many amazing things about Chidi. First, he is a strong member of the United States Military and is using that resource to help fund his dental school journey. Next, Chidi is a man devoted to service. When coming onto the podcast, he expressed his sincere interest to help all pre-dental students. He accomplished all of that and more during this episode.

Finally, Chidi is extremely inspirational. He shared an empowering message that I believe will make an enormously positive impact moving forward. He expressed his feelings regarding the realities of racial injustice. Furthermore, he helped raise the bar higher in suggesting the necessary steps we can take as a dental community to provide equal opportunity for anyone who wants to pursue dentistry.

Have you ever wondered how to communicate with dental schools? If so, I’m sure you’ve asked yourself “what should I say? Is it possible to say something that is going to help you stand out among the thousands of applicants? Also, is it possible to say the wrong thing? This episode is all about giving you a list of things to say and “not to say” to dental schools. After this episode, I am determined that you will feel more confident in approaching the staff at these schools.

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Should your personal statement be personal? I believe so. In fact, I think the personal statement is THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of your application.

In today’s episode, I am going to help you personalize your personal statement through answering three key questions.

In no way does answering these three questions have to dramatically change what you’ve already written. In fact, I’m going to give you an example as to how you can keep what you already have while briefly providing these three answers.

Doing so will be like adding a touch of seasoning to your favorite dinner plate. It won’t require much, but it will bring out a ton of flavor. In other words, only a tiny bit of effort here will make an enormous difference!

Here are the three questions, but make sure to listen to the podcast for much more detail!

1. Does your personal statement satisfy the elements of good story telling?

2. Does your Personal Statement answer the question “Why do you want to be a dentist?”

3. What would it mean for you and those around you if you became a dentist?

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Hey everybody! It’s almost June 16th and that means in just five days you can start submitting your dental school applications. Here is my list of 10 things to consider before doing so!

1.Make sure you’ve sent your DAT Scores to ALL dental schools

2.Make sure you meet the prerequisites for the schools you’re applying to

3.Is your PERSONAL statement PERSONAL? (Refer to episode 30)

4.Have you applied to enough schools or too many?

5.DON’T “forget about the price tag”

6.Have you listed all applicable life experiences?

7.Have you diversified the schools you’re applying to based on chances of acceptances?

8.Have you diversified the schools you’re applying to based on location?

9.Do you qualify as an in-state resident or does it even matter?

10.Take the time to ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SUCCESS! You’ve made it this far. That alone is a MAJOR accomplishment that you should take pride in. I was happier the day I submitted my application than the day I actually got accepted (no lie).

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What does it mean to be a non-traditional dental school applicant?

We are going to cover all of that and more in today’s podcast where I interviewed incoming Midwestern University in Arizona Dental Student, Madai Perez.

As a native Cuban, Madai moved to the United States at a young age. Her parents made many enormous sacrifices for her family that has allowed Madai to pursue her dreams of becoming a dentist.

I’m so grateful for those sacrifices and for Madai’s character as she has completely inspired me through both her kindness and resiliency. I know that she will do the same for you.

So, if you’re worried about not making it into dental school right away or as planned, fear not. Madai carries with her the perspective that getting accepted into dental school isn’t a matter of IF, but when. The “when” might require pursuing an alternate route, but that’s why she joined me today on the podcast.

You will see that these alternate routes aren’t only extremely doable, but they are also so valuable. The only thing required is that you don’t give up.

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Have you ever found yourself questioning whether your GPA is good enough to get admitted into dental school? Has the high GPA’s or DAT Scores of other dental students left you feeling like you’ll “never be as good or as smart” as those people, and therefore you start to think you’ll never get accepted into dental school, and even if by some miracle you did, it would never be to the dental school you want to go to?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, know that you’re definitely not alone, BUT in today’s episode, I’m going to tell you why your GPA doesn’t define you and WHY I believe it actually has very little, and perhaps nothing, to do with you getting into dental school.

I’m here to tell you today that despite how low your GPA or DAT Scores might be, you’re still in absolute control of your journey into dental school.

Stay tuned for the whole episode because I believe what I’m going to talk about today will completely give you a new perspective which will help you tremendously in building your confidence to not only pursue your dreams, but to fulfill them.

In today’s episode, I interview Incoming University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Student, Sahba Mozaffarian. She will share her journey from the perspective of coming all the way from Iran to the United States in her pursuit of dental school. Sahba will share with all of you how both international and native born students to the United States can enhance their resume in being accepted into dental school.

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