How can applicants avoid the stress of applying to medical school? Well, a few of their incoming classmates may have already found a different path to earn their seat through articulation “early assurance” or “early decision” pathways. Addressing concerns that individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds cannot access an undergraduate education, ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated January 9, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
For over 40 years, medical and dental school applicants have been asked to provide an institutional “committee letter” packet of recommendations if their prehealth offices provide a supportive evaluation. SDN has fielded questions about committee ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 27, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Happy new year, and for many of you, happy new semester! This article is for community college or university students starting a new set of classes this month, especially nontraditional postbac students that need GPA ... Read more
Emil Chuck, PhD
Updated September 25, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD
One of the most significant decisions that undergraduate students must make is “what should I major in?” If you are looking to enroll in a health professional school following your undergraduate education, you have the ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated November 17, 2022 by Laura Turner
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” Malorie Blackman Note: Student Doctor Network will receive an affiliate payment for purchases made via links in this ... Read more
Isabella Peterson
Updated June 22, 2022 by Isabella Peterson
Healthcare is an essential part of life and carries a high demand for diligent workers. This explains the numerous career opportunities that it provides. However, this can make it difficult to find the right choice ... Read more
Aditi Kumari
Updated June 22, 2022 by Aditi Kumari
Getting accepted to dental school is an accomplishment that should be celebrated, preferably with less sugar and more dental floss. Once you get there, however, then it may present with new challenges, and preparedness will ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated October 18, 2023 by Student Doctor Network
The Dental Admissions Test (DAT) is a 4 hour and 15 minute exam that tests both right and left brain dominant individuals and requires heavy preparation. It is broken down into six sections – biology, ... Read more
Samya Faiq
Updated June 23, 2022 by Samya Faiq
Applicants for medical, dental, and other professional programs often agonize over their personal statements, test scores, and resume, all the while giving minimal thought to letters of recommendation. It’s easy to overlook LORs because after ... Read more
Helen Yang
Updated August 23, 2022 by Helen Yang
Attention Pre-dents! This is your go-to guide for everything you need to know about the Dental Admission Test (DAT) and how to study for it. While taking this monstrous test is a daunting task, I ... Read more
Kelsey Gwin
Updated July 18, 2023 by Kelsey Gwin
Dental students spend more time at school than their own houses with people they see more often than their own families. So what exactly happens inside this home-away-from-home? Let’s take a walk through the halls ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 24, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
Leading up to our first appointment in clinic, one of my classmates asked our supervising dentist a very insightful question. “What do we tell our patients when they ask if we’ve ever done this on ... Read more
Colson Smith
Updated June 24, 2022 by Colson Smith
Fall is in the air, and you wait patiently as the medical school application cycle continues. Several weeks have passed since you have completed your AMCAS and AACOMAS experience prompts, proof-read your personal statement, entered ... Read more
Jeffrey Perluke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jeffrey Perluke
The Four Legs of the Dental School Marathon One of the main questions I get about dental school from pre-dental students is, “What’s it like?” The short answer is, “It depends!” Dental school changes drastically ... Read more
Colson Smith
Updated June 24, 2022 by Colson Smith
If you think a dental career might be in your future, you can begin taking steps now to make yourself the most competitive applicant possible. Here is a basic overview of the steps you will ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated July 8, 2025 by Student Doctor Network
This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on April 21, 2017. Preparing for the DAT can be one of the most exciting, yet challenging times during a predental’s journey to dental school. You ... Read more
Marissa Albert
Updated July 18, 2023 by Marissa Albert
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers into a summer of applications for dental student hopefuls. Preparation for dental school is overwhelming, and predental students work for years to mold themselves into ideal applicants. ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 25, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
One billion. That is the approximate number of tidbits I gathered during my first semester of clinic. My mind is now cluttered with one billion facts about ferrule and ferric sulfate and free gingival grafts. ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 26, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
Some people know what they want to do with their lives from an early age. Others, like Army general dentist Captain Pamela Cotton, DDS., take a rather twisty path to get there. Cotton majored in ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 26, 2022 by Suzanne Barston