In your application, you will submit a personal statement. The prompt for the 2022-2023 application cycle was as follows: “Please explain why you want to pursue a dental career.” The maximum character limit was 4500. Note that this is characters, not words. When you start thinking about writing your personal statement, consider these resources below:
Personal Statement Workshop Slideshow
I also highly recommend attending Brenda Dinan’s personal statement workshop. Brenda coordinates the pre-health advising at OSU. She has a listerv that she sends out about 3-5 times per month. In these emails, she includes volunteer opportunities, information sessions, test prep, special speakers, undergraduate clubs, etc. All you have to do to be added to her email list is to email her at dinan.9@osu.edu. She typically holds the personal statement workshop during spring semester. In this workshop, you will create 3 drafts of your personal statement, and you will receive feedback on each one. By the end of the workshop, my personal statement was done!