Instructions for Completing the AADSAS Application
Look No Further. Get Started Today. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: [email protected] 20 Minutes Free Consultation How to Complete the AADSAS Application If you are in the process of applying to dental school, you probably know there is more to the primary application than just the personal statement. The Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS) application has many different sections that ask you all sorts of questions from personal biographic information to your manual dexterity skills to your professional experiences. Most dental school applicants spend a great deal of time on the AADSAS personal statement, but sometimes, they underestimate the importance of the other components of the AADSAS application. How you complete the other sections of the AADSAS application is a lot like what you wear to the interview. It says a lot about your professionalism and attention to detail. So here, we will provide some tips and pointers to help you put together a clean, professional, and well-presented AADSAS application. We will start with some general pointers and then review how to complete the different sections of the application. 1) General Point: One important point that cannot be overemphasized is to pay attention to grammar, capitalization, and punctuation! Grammar: Following rules of grammar in this section is very important and poor grammar will count against you. Make sure you pay attention to your grammar the same way you would in your personal statement. Punctuation: Applicants sometimes forget to pay attention to the importance of punctuation. In sections where you are writing in full sentences, you want to use periods to separate ideas the same way you would in...
Premedical, Predental, and Pre-PA Shadowing Experiences Abroad
Get Started Today Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: [email protected] 20 Minutes Free Consultation Pre-Med Shadowing Experience Overseas Medical school admissions are more competitive than ever, and students are expected to go above and beyond in the pursuit of their future careers. Many pre-med students maintain a hefty list of extracurricular and volunteer activities, both within and outside of the healthcare environment, in order to satisfy increasingly selective admissions committees. A crucial method by which pre-med students augment their applications and interviews is by participating in a practice known as “shadowing.“ What is pre-medical shadowing? Shadowing involves observing health professionals performing their day-to-day duties within the clinical environment. Doctors mentor students as they perform their rounds on the wards. In some instances, students are able to observe procedures in the operating room. Local pre-med shadowing opportunities are sometimes available, but they are often dependent upon students having personal connections to the health community. While some students have family members in healthcare or have a foot in the door through volunteer work at a nearby facility, other students struggle to find relevant shadowing experience. To fill the gap, many companies have begun looking further afield, pairing global health education with clinical shadowing experience. Gap Medics, which offers overseas shadowing internships to aspiring doctors, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, and midwives, is one of such companies and has bases in Africa and Asia. It is constantly adding to its list of destinations for clinical observation. The Benefits of Shadowing Overseas Clinical Experience At its core, shadowing allows students to get up-close and personal to the clinical environment. By observing, asking questions, and speaking with patients...
Becoming a Competitive Applicant for Medical School Part VII: Summary Points About Extracurriculars
Look No Further. Get Started Today. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: [email protected] 20 Minutes Free Consultation Part VII: Summary Points About Extracurricular Activities In the previous sections, we have discussed the various aspects of a successful medical school application and provided strategies and tips on how you can become a competitive applicant to medical school. We have placed a great deal of emphasis on extracurricular activities and their role in boosting your medical school application. As previously mentioned, a strong GPA and MCAT score are necessary but not sufficient for gaining admissions to medical school. In addition to your numbers, what you do outside of the classroom will help set you apart. In fact, above a certain GPA and MCAT threshold, the rest of your application is going to matter more than your numbers. We have seen students with GPAs in the 3.5 to 3.7 range and MCATs in the low 30s who have good extracurricular experiences gain more acceptances than those with 3.9 – 4.0 GPAs and MCATs in the high 30s who lack sufficient experience. We discussed the importance of clinical experience, research, community service, and leadership experience in making a successful application. Below are some general points to consider as you are planning your extracurricular activities: Fore more efficiency, combine activities: You can bring together different activities like volunteer work, community service and leadership together to accomplish more in the same amount of time. This will also give you the chance to gain in-depth experience. For example, if you are volunteering at a clinic for the homeless where you shadow physicians and assist the nursing staff, you can...
Becoming a Competitive Applicant for Medical School Part VI: Leadership Experience
Look No Further. Get Started Today. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: [email protected] 20 Minutes Free Consultation Part VI: Leadership Experience When it comes to leadership experience, premedical student often become preoccupied with positions and titles. This is one of the biggest mistakes you can make. Just having a title such as president, director, or chair in an organization is not enough to demonstrate strong leadership experience. What medical schools look for is your ability to take initiative and bring an idea to fruition. Instead of seeking positions and titles, seek opportunities that give you a real chance to lead, implement, and work with others towards a common goal. Medical school admissions committees are going to carefully scrutinize your application including your list of leadership experience. If your title in an organization is member or volunteer but you have achieved a great deal in that capacity, you are going to impress admissions committees more than if you have a flashy title like president, but have not accomplished much in that capacity. Students who have held many high-ranking titles but have little to show for it do not impress medical schools. Conversely, students who had no title or were just a member/volunteer in an organization, but took initiative, planned a program or activity, and demonstrated commitment are extremely impressive. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail:...