Dental School Application Essay

Near the end of my sophomore year of high school, I took a leap of faith and applied to join a dental technologies class at Normandy High School. Like most students, I didn't know what I wanted to go to college for, but in our school’s cafeteria, there was a stand with “DENTAL” written across it. Just before this day, I watched “The Little Shop of Horrors,” and in this play, There’s a song about being a dentist. With that song fresh in my mind, and nothing to lose, I signed up. When I found out I was accepted, I was actually pretty excited. I joked around with my friends and family by singing “I’ll be a dentist, and a success!” Little did I know, it would be the catalyst that led to a huge amount of growth in my character.

During the first three weeks of the class, I fell in love with dental: with every new bit of information being exciting to learn, and it all came from a teacher who cared, Mrs. English. She was the one to drag me out of my shell and teach me to attempt new things. The most important one being HOSA, a competition between health occupation students from all corners of Ohio.
This competition showed me what I was truly capable of. …show more content…
English handed me an application for the National Technical Honor Society. She believed I could make it in, and boost my resume. In order to get into the society though, I had to document service hours, something i've never really done before. However, I’m so glad that I had to. I helped out at my local church to feed the less fortunate, and I will never forget the beaming smiles and heartfelt thanks I received. I also helped tutor the dental students who just didn't understand some concepts. Having your classmates look up to you and give you thanks is an amazing feeling. However, watching them build confidence and smile when they finally learned was the most rewarding part though. Dental made me serve others, which I wouldn't have considered before, but I’m glad I