Bring Out Your Best Self with our Dental School Personal Statement and AADSAS Consulting Services!
The primary application to United States dental schools is processed through a centralized application service. For all dental schools (Both DDS and DMD programs) in the US except those in Texas, this centralized service is the Associated American Dental Schools Application (AADSAS). For Texas dental schools, the centralized application service is the Texas Medical & Dental School Applications Service (TMDSAS). These centralized application services process your application and send it to the individual dental schools you choose to apply to. The AADSAS and TMDSAS applications have several components including the personal information section, the activities section, and most importantly the dental school personal statement (statement of purpose). The dental school personal statement is where you have the opportunity to make a convincing argument for why you should be accepted to dental school among many competitive applicants. It is your chance to communicate directly with the dental school admissions committee.
What we offer:
Primary Application Consulting
Full support completing the AADSAS application and drafting experience descriptions/achievements
Personal Statement Consulting
Advising on every aspect of the dental school personal statement from idea development to essay organization and flow
Application Editing
Review and edits to your personal statement and AADSAS application by a dental school admissions expert
It was my second time applying to dental school. After four years of hard work, studying for the DAT, and filling out applications, I felt demoralized! But there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Admissions Helepers gave me the tools that I needed to become a strong applicant. They helped me with study techniques for standardized tests, my personal statement, filling out my application, and even taught me phenomenal interviewing skills. It was a pleasure working with them.
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AADSAS and TMDSAS Application Services
We work closely with applicants on the AADSAS application or TMDSAS application and personal statement. Our dental school admissions consultants help you develop an outline for your personal statement and assist you in building the content for a wining essay. We help you articulate your reasons for your interest in dentistry and your competitiveness for dental school through unique reflection on your experiences. We also work with you to highlight your most important activities and present them professionally on the AADSAS application or TMDSAS application. Our dental school admissions consultants also have experience helping you select which dental schools to apply to. Our specific services include:
Personal Statement Idea Development
If you have not started writing your personal statement, our consultants are prepared to help you develop the necessary content for a strong dental school personal statement. This service includes an initial review of your personal and professional background, and a consultation on how to present yourself as a strong candidate based on your background. Our dental school admissions consultants will work with you to develop the outline for your personal statement, help you decide which ideas to include, and assist you in developing these ideas.
Personal Statement Editing
If you have written your dental school personal statement (on your own or with our help), we assist you in modifying it, and reducing the length to fit the character limit. At this stage, our consultants can provide you with written or oral (depending on the client’s preference) feedback on your personal statement and grammatical/organizational edits to your essay.
Primary Application Assistance and Dental School Selection
Our consultants assist you in putting together other parts of your AADSAS application or TMDSAS application, including the activities section. We can help you decide which activities to choose as the three most meaningful and guide you as you elaborate on these meaningful experiences. We also help you with the dental school selection process, recommending dental schools based on your GPA, DAT scores, and additional experiences.
Combination Package
A combination of the above three services.
Dental School Personal Statement Consulting
Like dentistry, crafting a strong dental school personal statement is a science and an art!
Having worked on more than a thousand essays, we have mastered the art and science of the dental school personal statement
Learn our systematic approach for putting together a compelling statement that reflects your true self
Infuse creativity into the essay to avoid sounding generic
Get guidance every step of the way from brainstorming to writing and editing so you are never left in the dark about how to approach the personal statement
Speak to a Dental School Admissions Consultant Today.
20 Minutes Free Consultation
AADSAS and TMDSAS Application Services
We work closely with applicants on the AADSAS application or TMDSAS application and personal statement. Our dental school admissions consultants help you develop an outline for your personal statement and assist you in building the content for a wining essay. We help you articulate your reasons for your interest in dentistry and your competitiveness for dental school through unique reflection on your experiences. We also work with you to highlight your most important activities and present them professionally on the AADSAS application or TMDSAS application. Our dental school admissions consultants also have experience helping you select which dental schools to apply to. Our specific services include:
“But where do I start?”
The hardest part of the personal statement is getting started!
During online video meetings, we help you put your initial ideas on paper
If you have a draft, we work with you to refine and improve that draft. By asking probing questions, we develop the ideas for a powerful narrative together. We construct an organizational schema to make sure your essay flows smoothly. We review your essay for style and grammar helping you present a polished final draft
Our Packages:
Concierge Services:
Get full support with your dental school personal statement from a dental school admissions consultant. This includes unlimited online video meetings to develop the organization and content of your essay along with editing, and access to your consultant between meetings (terms and conditions apply). This package can be purchased alone or in combination with primary and supplemental application consulting.
Customized Packages
Design a customized package that gives you the help you need with the dental school personal statement when you want and how you want including brainstorming session via online video and essay editing services.
Essay Editing
Send a draft of your essay to our dental school admissions consulting team for written feedback and edits.
The Admissions Helpers Method to the Dental School Personal Statement:
When you choose Admissions Helpers, we pair you with a dental school admissions consultant who gets to know you and seeks to understand your passions as they relate to dentistry. With this insight, your consultant guides you every step of the way until you have a personal statement that leaves dental schools wanting to learn more about you in an interview. Using our method, you will achieve a layer of depth to your essay that distinguishes you from other applicants. We help you create an essay that is:
- Personal: Avoids cliches and provides unique insights into your character
- Analytical: Offers an analysis of how your identity relates to your passion for pursuing dentistry
- Thoughtful: Includes thoughtful reflection on experiences that drive you to the dental profession with concrete examples
- Probing: Demonstrates persuasively that you have what it takes to be a dentist by showing what qualities you possess, revealing how you acquired them, and tying them into the dental profession in a logical fashion
- Accurate: Demonstrates a basic working knowledge of the dental profession through patient care examples
Primary Application Consulting
There are different sections to the primary TMDSAS and AADSAS applications:
Work/Activity Descriptions
In both the AADSAS application and
TMDSAS application, you will be
asked to describe your role in
different activities including dental
shadowing, research, community
service, and employment.
The maximum allotted space for each
experience description is 600
characters with spaces in AADSAS and
300 characters with spaces in
TMDSAS.
Get the guidance you need to
succinctly draft each experience type
while highlighting the necessary
details in the limited space.
Get a professional edge on your
application with edits to your
different experiences that
demonstrate a strong understanding
of the dental profession.
School Selection
With 70 dental schools across the
United States, dental school
applicants often find themselves
overwhelmed deciding how many
programs to apply to and which
dental schools to target.
The requirements for each dental
school are slightly different.
Therefore, it is important to meet all
requirements for programs you are
applying to.
Target dental schools using our data-
driven approach which compares
your background to past applicants to
determine where similar students
were accepted.
Construct a solid list of dental
schools seamlessly using our
organized methodology while taking
into account your location
preferences.
AADSAS COVID-19 Impact Essay
Since 2020, the AADSAS application
has included an optional essay on the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
applicants’ academic and professional
plans as well as their personal lives.
This essay is an opportunity to explain
poor grades, challenges with DAT
preparation, or difficulty finding
dental experiences or shadowing due
to COVID-19.
Craft a powerful narrative that
demonstrates thoughtful reflection
on how the pandemic impacted your
plans and increased your passion for
dentistry.
Demonstrate resilience as an
applicant by showing how you
bounced back despite pandemic-
related challenges to reach your
goals.
Description of Manual Dexterity
The AADSAS application asks
applicants to describe prior
experiences involving manual
dexterity.
The maximum allotted space for the
manual dexterity description in
AADSAS is 600 characters with
spaces.
Demonstrate technical artistry and
dexterity by detailing your
involvement in artistic, athletic, or
other activities that have prepared
you for the field of dentistry.
Achievements and Awards
Both the TMDSAS and AADSAS
application provide a space to share
achievements and awards you have
received.
The maximum space for each award
description is 600 characters with
spaces in AADSAS and 300 characters
with spaces in TMDSAS.
Highlight achievements by providing
key details about awards you have
received with the support of our
admissions consulting team.
Update Letters
After you have submitted your dental
school application, updating
programs with progress letters can
help you receive an interview.
These letters can also serve as an
opportunity to reiterate why you are
interested in that specific dental
school.
Put together compelling letters of
interest and impressive update
letters with the help of one of our
dental school admissions consultants.