Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 11:39 p.m.
Interviews are in high gear right now, and will continue until the TMDSAS Match (learn more about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeoLLjkKvng&t=4s).
If you haven’t heard from a school, don’t despair! There’s still time! Here are the 3 steps to figuring out your next move in the application cycle:
- Research the schools
- Research the profession
- Practice your interviews
- Research the schools
- When were they established?
- What’s their history?
- What is the school’s mission?
- What are their values?
- What does the curriculum look like?
- Why did they choose this curriculum?
- What makes this school unique?
- Now think – how do I fit in?
- Research the Profession
- Are you up on changes to healthcare?
- Is there a philosophy that strikes you?
- Why does Osteopathic medicine speak to you?
- Why do you want to help people as a dentist?
- What breakthroughs have helped veterinary medicine?
- Read Journals and articles on changes to healthcare
- Practice for your interviews
- The interview invitation is coming – are you ready?
- Practice your handshake – firm, confident, not overbearing!
- WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A DOCTOR/DENTIST
- See if your advisor or career center offers mock interviews
- Find questions online you can practice with a friend
- Practice your reaction when you get caught with a question you have to think through.
- Keep control of body language! Avoid: Nervous ticks Saying um Laughing/Crying Fidgeting Always practice patience, kindness, and courtesy.
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