ALL ABOUT MY DENTAL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

[@ppatelnickpatel]

I love how you said "it's just 4 years" hahahaha! Thank you for the video though, I'm gonna be a junior in college after summer ends and I hope I can get into a dental school with my gpa

[@DrWendy]

lol do you think 4 years is a long time??? I feel like it is but it still went back kinda fast :P good luck!!! let me know if you have questions

[@ppatelnickpatel]

Dr. Wendy it's a little long, but I know it'll go by quickly because I'll actually be learning what I want to learn you know :) I do have a question how many volunteer and shadowing hours did you put in before applying? Is there a certain amount you need?

[@DrWendy]

i think some schools like NYU require like 100 hours of shadowing. I only did like 50 hours of shadowing but I had a lot of volunteer hours. It's not a bad thing to have non dental related hours that shows variety and interest in other things too

[@ppatelnickpatel]

Dr. Wendy it's really difficult for me to get shadowing hours because no one in my college area is allowing me to shadow unfortunately. Volunteering I'm currently working on though 👍

[@sama7120]

Nainesh Patel hey girl , did you go to dental school or what??? I hope you did

[@shonnasmiles6156]

Thank you so much for you videos!! Literally watched your video about getting into dental school even with an F and subscribed after a few seconds. You are so genuine and so encouraging! Chem 2 is kicking my butt right now and I was starting to feel like looking into other careers with less schooling. But, your words of encouragement are helping me to want to keep going!

[@DrWendy]

ahhh good luck!! hope i gave you some inspiration! Physics and chem were a pain in the ass but you will get through it!!!

[@iyyeuejy5809]

Update ?

[@furbyinthemicrowave5344]

Exam grades mean nothing if you have no dexterity. My class ( apart from 4 or 5 students ) were ultra competitive, secretive, knowledge hoarding assholes. Have an outside, private practice dentist as a mentor if you can. They will give it to you straight and pass on knowledge that your professors never will. If you have people skills then you should be fine in the real world and that is what I look for when hiring. Learn about managing a practice from your boss once you secure employment and you will be fine once you have your own practice.

[@ashleyp8328]

“Exams at the ass crack of dawn “ 🤣

[@gwillis01]

That was well said

[@AlexisVee]

Totally agree that dental subjects were easier! Probably because we apply it in the clinic all the time :D

[@DrWendy]

hahah true kinda forced to stare at teeth several hours a day >

[@hawa6418]

Thanks Dr Wendy!! ❤️️

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[@Pacem321]

Thanks Dr. Wendy! Very informative video :) I'm also a Canadian Dental student starting U1 and I'm wondering if you have any study tips to do as well as possible and any tips to keep stress as low as possible (because I'm anticipating a lotttt of it). Cheers!

[@DrWendy]

i wasn't very good at this but my best advice is DONT FALL BEHIND! lol try hard to study a bit every night and not procrastinate - this will keep stress down! I should offer some sort of online mentorship program yes?

[@Pacem321]

OMG YESSSSS an online mentorship program would be a GODSEND!!!!

[@DrWendy]

i'm thinking some sort of forum... but on SDN there's already all the information that you need lol

[@Pacem321]

Yeah a forum would be awesome! I find SDN super helpful but also a lot of the people who comment on there are just so depressing XD It would be nice to have a community of optimistic vegan dentists/ dental students to encourage each other :) Good vibes!!

[@DrWendy]

haha true.... a lot of downers and trolls. I'll look into it thanks!

[@hawa6418]

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[@cardiacmyxoma4073]

are you a Canadian applicant as well?

[@anidania12sal]

Question ? Did you have a part time job while being in dental school ??? If so how did you do it could you please make a video about it if you did thank you

[@yrrah89]

I would like to know about the workload, was it that bad? how did you manage your time to study for everything and get good grades? thanks

[@cardiacmyxoma4073]

This was so good, thank you!

[@bommbay1000]

What did you take for your undergrad?

[@abigaillafleurr]

Wow didn’t buy any books! Tbh like it’s expensive

[@jimliu4337]

Hi Dr. Wendy, I am the new immigration in SA province Canada and also came from China.I am 32years old and want to reunion to the undergraduate to study biology and apply to dental school, step by step,but I want to ask all of that is that worth for it? I am so weary how I could do. Can you give me some advise for that? Thank

[@maricelapascual6186]

Am in high school, going to be a senior next year and don't know what to do. What steps should I take?

[@DrWendy]

pick a science based program, shadow a dentist!

[@thetoothfixer8509]

do you rmbr what you had to do for board part 2s btw? :)

[@oliviajames7158]

what university did you do your undergrad at

[@DrWendy]

UWO

[@nachiketrana9376]

hi wendy! what did u major in for undergraduate? im going into university into Canada as well, and any advice would be helpful!

[@DrWendy]

Hello, i majored in Cell bio in undergrand, and did a masters in biochem. Just keep up and don't fall behind!

[@teraniquereid9033]

What did you major in?

[@DrWendy]

Cell bio and Biochem

[@pepefaga4480]

I love watching your videos so much! I’m a junior in college and I’m very worried about my GPA. I have a 3.72 at my current school but I had a 2.65 from my previous college. I’m a bit discouraged about applying to dental school

[@toothrestorer6588]

Schools generally place more weight on your most recent grades since that is more indicative of your current study habits and level of maturity.

[@JM-rp5wk]

Early squad where u at?