Kornberg Dental School Case Study

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I am deeply grateful for scholarship opportunities at Kornberg Dental School that help alleviate some of the financial burden and give hope to students like me who come from disadvantaged background. In my case, it is an understatement to say a $100,000 scholarship is a life-changer. As a first-generation college graduate who comes from a low-income family, it serves to alleviate the burden of the cost of my educational pursuits. If selected for this scholarship, I will represent the Kornberg Dental School at Temple University well both as a dental student and in my professional career as a dentist serving underserved areas. I will commit myself to take full advantage of the opportunity the scholarships will provide me and continue to apply

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