My aspiration to pursue a career in dentistry was borne out of an interest in dental health matters and a desire to improve a patient’s quality of life‚ both from a clinical and psychological aspect. In alleviating pain to improve a patient’s self-esteem through good oral health‚ I believe a distinguishing feature in an outstanding dentist is the possession of manual dexterity and the ability to incorporate strong interpersonal skills through high-quality patient care. I have always admired the altruism
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Statement of Personal Education Philosophy I believe that school should be a place where students willingly go and ask questions; not only of their teachers‚ but their peers and most importantly themselves. It is easy enough to be in school and achieve what your parents and teachers expect with little thought as to how you are going to use it. I want students to complete their schooling with a profound sense of ease‚ based on the confidence that they have a plan and have chosen a path with assistance
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spending time with my younger brothers to working as a summer camp counselor‚ I had always loved interacting with children. As I reflect on past experiences and hopes for the future‚ it has become clear to me that pediatrics will allow me to realize my personal and professional dreams. The field of pediatrics is diverse and challenging. During my clerkship rotations‚ I admired the amount of knowledge and level of understanding required by the attending physicians to accurately diagnose and treat patients
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Sitting next to my orthopedic surgeon‚ I anxiously awaited the radiology report‚ as it dictated my next move. The 26 bones that I broke throughout my training to become a national level gymnast provided me with many of these moments‚ which planted the seed for a future career in radiology. While this realization did not surface until my fourth year of medical school‚ I think it reasonable to say that gymnastics influenced my decision to choose radiology. The realm of radiology encompasses several
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service to those who need it most. Volunteering increases my overall life satisfaction and I feel good about helping others. This has allowed me to engage with the community‚ creates special bonds with each individual. I have learned and enhanced my personal knowledge‚ grew from new experiences‚ and developed better interpersonal communication skills. Community is about growing with others. I grew up surrounded by a culturally rich and loving communities which has shaped my identity and pride
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I am interested in studying Criminology for the purpose of wanting to gain a detailed‚ deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of criminal activity. From a young age‚ I had always found myself captivated by documentaries and articles behind crime‚ asking myself questions like: “What made them do that?”‚ “What were they thinking?” and “Did they think about the consequences?”‚ and from an outsider looking in‚ the questions I often asked myself seemed inexcusable and unexplainable‚ that
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frequently emanate from large factories owned by huge companies such as Monsanto‚ Shell‚ or BP‚ and from other sources such as gas stations‚ odor-emitting hot sauce factories‚ landfills‚ and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations. We also estimate personal exposure of individuals to carcinogenic and toxic chemicals from contaminated consumer products. Within the framework of environmental law‚ we provide expert testimony for cases regarding public nuisance theory‚ the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
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UC Personal Statement Growing up as a child I never really had worries. The only worry I had was who would beat me to the monkey bars during recess. I had what I like to call the most boisterous childhood I could ever ask for. No problems seemed to head my direction. Obviously‚ I was a child what could possibly go wrong? Young kids don’t actually start understanding certain things until they are about 11 or 12 years of age‚ but me I knew the exact words that came out of the lady I would call my
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The advice that was given to me about writing my personal statement is that whatever I wrote‚ it must be a statement that came directly from the heart. I’ve found that in order to do this‚ I must actually write about my heart. When I was born‚ doctors discovered that I had a ventricular septal defect. The defect needed to be repaired‚ or I would have been wheelchair-bound and not lived past my fifth birthday. The experience of my heart surgery was not only life-altering for me‚ but for my parents
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Fifteen years after graduating from medical school‚ I see myself as a virtuous neurosurgeon in a teaching hospital. I am certain that teaching the art of medicine is a meaningful‚ noble act that will be a pleasure to do. Even when I envisage it today‚ the notion of playing a role in the future of health care and specifically neurosurgery is a concept that thrills me. Ever since I have studied the nervous system in my freshman year psychology class‚ I have been amazed by it. I was intrigued to such
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