Decision Day

Two days ago on December 1st was one of the best days of my life. The night before, I was unable to sleep. I kept tossing and turning throughout the entire night, thinking about how I probably messed up in some interviews and if I said the wrong thing or not. However, I knew I was completely honest with all my answers and I gave it my all. 

Turns out, that all paid off, because I got accepted to 7 schools! At around 7am, I heard my roommate talking outside and when I came out he was tearing up about how he got into dental school. Through his expression I could feel the intensity of his emotions that summed up all the hard work that was done to achieve his dream.

A couple minutes later, I checked my AADSAS mobile portal and I see that 3 decisions have been made with the phrase 'Offer Made'. Jumping with excitement, I was struck by the reality that I am now officially entering the dental profession and will become a doctor. Throughout the day I got several other phone calls, all from my top choice dental schools. 

I remember only two or three years ago I doubted whether I could raise my GPA to be competitive enough for dental schools. After modifying my studying techniques, time management, and most importantly my mindset, I was successful in raising my GPA and having a strong upward trend all the way until graduation. When I faced a time that I doubted myself, I would open this youtube video to watch and push me forward. 

I have always wanted to give as much as I could to my Pre-Dental Society at UCSC to help those who were very passionate about dentistry and the community to get into dental school. I truly believe those who have a good heart and will not give up on their dream are those who always reach their goals. It is only when you give up that you have failed. Now that I've been accepted I hope to continue to give back to the club and help in any way I can.

Almost There

Decision Day is nearing

Today is Thanksgiving and it's exactly 5 days before dental schools are releasing their first round of acceptances, and I'm kind of nervous when I take the time to think about it. I felt like the schools liked me, but did I show enough interest to them that I wanted to attend their school? All these thoughts are racing through my head! I'm sure everyone has these thoughts as well that go through this process.

I have to get back to studying though. I have a exam on Monday so I really need to study hard for that. The grading system is pretty much up in the air, but like everything I do, I'll try my best! So instead of black friday shopping and spending more time with my family (on the east coast), I'm making flashcards on the benefits of graft vs. tumor effects in hematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Anways, I worked my hardest and tried my best, so that's what matters to me, I will update later on December 1st.

AADSAS Timeline

Dental School Application Timeline

June 2: Application Opens
June 2: Sent UCSC Transcripts (w/ transcript matching form)
June 3: Sent BCC Transcript (w/ transcript matching form faxed via wefax.com)
June 4: Drove to San Francisco to personally hand in transcript matching form
June 5: E-Submitted Application
June 8: AADSAS emailed me saying that my LOE writer name didn't match, fixed with a phone call
June 9: BCC and UCSC Transcripts received at AADSAS (6-7 days after sending)
June 12: CCSF transcript received (6 days after sending)
June 19: GPA verified (14 days after e-submitting)
June 25: AADSAS sent my application to all 23 schools, thus making my application in time for the first batch of applications