The purpose of this blog is to write about my preparation for dental school and some thoughts on the dental world in general. Undoubtedly, some random, completely unrelated things will be written here, but dentistry will always be the focus.

Friday, May 2, 2008

A Few Thoughts on this Week

DAT Studying

I am not surprised I have had a difficult time putting together a solid study routine. After I come home from work during the week, the last thing I really want to do is study the Nitrogen cycle and the 10,000,000 different hormones the DAT can possibly test you on. I usually find my eyes drifting from the computer on to the television screen or opting to take numerous study breaks. Before I know it, it is already time for me to think about getting to sleep.


Dental Schools

Newsflash: dental school is expensive. Actually, really expensive. I cannot even fathom paying for dental school and my living expenses for a year. I can barely do it now, and I do am not even in school. I guess I better start learning to live within my means more than I do now. The cost also makes me reconsider some of my dental school choices for the sole reason that I would never want to be in that much debt.

Dental Shadowing

The more I do it, the more I like it. Sure, it is unpaid, but there really is not a better way to understand the profession than to see the day to day operations of an office and talk to dentists in their own practices. Although some people complain about it, it is probably one of the better qualifications to get into dental school - at least more important than physics.

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About Me

I have a long standing interest in Dentistry and aspirations to practice. I am currently a student at Tufts University School of Dentistry.