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What are your strengths?
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Strengths:
"I've been blessed with a lot of opportunities in my life to develop my strengths. I could probably boil it down to a few:" 1- Strong work ethic 2- Good leadership skills 3- Ability to connect w/ people 1- The work ethic is something that has been drilled into me thru this lawn mowing job that I've done through childhood. It's taught me about self-initiative & how to finish a project to completion. 2- The leadership skills- this is something that started in highschool w/ st. govt which enabled me to get a leadership scholarship in college where I've continued to be active in leadership in community service and other activities. 3- And connecting with people. I guess it is a strength, but it's something that I just really enjoy doing. |
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What are your weaknesses?
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Sometimes I take on more than I can handle
--> Helping people out, being involved in many activities. --> But you know, it has probably been good prep for dental school as I will be pushed to my limits. |
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We receive 3,000 applications per year. What makes you stand out over the other applicants and what would you contribute to the Midwestern student body?
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Give that 1 paragraph
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what would your friend say are 2 strengths and weaknesses of yours?
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strengths: disciplined, hard working
Weaknesses: Patience: I feel most comfortable in situations where I can control things and where I can control the outcomes. It's sometimes difficult for me when time is a factor. When something is dependent on someone else and there is some waiting involved there. it's something that I've been trying to work on. As I've gotten older, I think I've realized that some things can wait. That urgency isn't always the most important thing. |
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You are in the middle of an exam and you notice your friend cheating. What do you do?
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Well first off, I don't think cheating should be tolerated anytime under any circumstance.
So after the exam, I would confront my friend about what I saw, and to make sure that he makes things right with the professor. If he fails to do that, I would have to let the professor know myself. |
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Why Midwestern?
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After doing some research on Midwestern, I was impressed with several things, and i think I can boil it down to a few points:
1- The Curriculum: Midwestern utilizes a systems based approach, which I believe is the most effective way to learn the basic sciences. And if I understand correctly, this type of curriculum condenses the material and allows us to take our boards part 1 after the 1st year. 2- I'm impressed with the new facilities and the way clinic is run. clinics here try to mock the way a real world practice would run, and I think that has tremendous benefits when we go out to practice. 3- I like how 4th year is basically like a built in GPR, with externships and community clinics. |
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Why Dentistry?
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Dentistry encompasses everything I want in a profession & I think I can narrow it down to 3 things:
1- It's got the patient contact. I love working w/ people& I love having the technical skills that allow me to do something for someone else that they can't do for themselves. 2- I love science. It's always been a strength of mine & I know dentistry will give me a lifetime of intellectual stimulation. 3- It gives me the opportunity to apply a strong work ethic & of course, to do manual procedures. |
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What not another medical profession? Like Medicine?
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I can think of a coupe reasons:
1st of all, with some experience in managing and owning a small business of my own, the prospect of doing the same thing on a larger scale with dentistry excited me. and second- I think many many medical doctors don't get the long term patient relationship that I think dentistry provides. 3- and the type of work excites me. I guess I could say that if dentistry was a specialty program after medical school, I would choose the speciality of dentistry?? |
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If you could choose a person from history, not a religious figure or family member, that is one of your personal heroes, who would it be and why?
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I would choose George Washington. He was the commanding officer when America defeated Britain in the revolutionary war, and he founded many of the principles of government that make our country great.
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what is your opinion of the lowering number of US citizens with Health insurance?
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I think it is a real concern and a major problem facing dentistry today. If people don't have money to access the care they need, they won't be getting the necessary treatment they need, and this will lead to various health problems.
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What career would you do if you couldn't do dentistry?
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What was your least favorite class?
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O-chem Lab?
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Rank your reasons for choosing dentistry...
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1- Patient care
2- hands-on , manual procedures 3- creates an environment for Leadership and community service opportunities. |
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what did you experience while shadowing, and what impressed you to make you want to be a dentist?
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There are a lot of things that I experienced and learned during my shadowing experiences, but I think i can boil it down to a couple things:
1- I was extremely impressed with the way the dentists cared for and interacted with their patients. I could tell they had a meaningful patient- doctor relationship, and this really appeals to me 2- I also was impressed with the team based environment and the dynamic leaders these dentists were at their practice. |
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Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
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I see myself either in a specialty program, or as a successful practicing dentist somewhere in the western part of the United States
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Do you think you can handle the course load?
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I would lie if I told you that I thought dental school would be easy. Dental school, I'm sure will push me to the limits, but one thing I've become very good at is managing and prioritizing my time well. These skills will help me to effectively handle the course load.
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what would you do if you don't get into dental school?
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I would improve my application and reapply next year.
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