The book deals with the crucial challenge that all dental school applicants face: how to distinguish oneself and get an edge in the highly competitive admissions process.
This manual is a distilled experience of over 20 dental students from 7 major UK dental schools. Together with the author, they share their insights and strategies that enabled them to overcome each and every hurdle of the tough selection procedure and get place offers from multiple dental schools.
This practical guide presents a strategic master plan consisting of 150 how-to tips and tools covering sequentially each step of the application process, including:
• how to select the right dental schools for your application,
• how to make the most of your work experience in order to shine at the interviews,
• how to write a powerful personal statement. Keeping in mind that this may be the most important piece of writing you will ever have to produce in your career, the authors dedicate a lot of attention to this vital aspect of the application and provide step-by-step instructions in order to make the process as fail-proof and stress-free as possible. And, as a source of inspiration for you, the book includes real-life personal statements that got up to four interview invites.
• how to excel at the interview, including preparation, safeguarding yourself from avoidable mistakes and managing anxiety.
• how the high-scoring candidates prepare for UKCAT,
• a questionnaire to help you unearth some hidden gems in your biography for a winning application.
This manual is a distilled experience of over 20 dental students from 7 major UK dental schools. Together with the author, they share their insights and strategies that enabled them to overcome each and every hurdle of the tough selection procedure and get place offers from multiple dental schools.
This practical guide presents a strategic master plan consisting of 150 how-to tips and tools covering sequentially each step of the application process, including:
• how to select the right dental schools for your application,
• how to make the most of your work experience in order to shine at the interviews,
• how to write a powerful personal statement. Keeping in mind that this may be the most important piece of writing you will ever have to produce in your career, the authors dedicate a lot of attention to this vital aspect of the application and provide step-by-step instructions in order to make the process as fail-proof and stress-free as possible. And, as a source of inspiration for you, the book includes real-life personal statements that got up to four interview invites.
• how to excel at the interview, including preparation, safeguarding yourself from avoidable mistakes and managing anxiety.
• how the high-scoring candidates prepare for UKCAT,
• a questionnaire to help you unearth some hidden gems in your biography for a winning application.
