Hello,<br /><br />I am in the process of applying to dental school. The limit of my personal statement is 1500 characters max. I am trying to describe my first interest in medicine and what skills I have and why a school should accept me. <br /><br />I first got interested in dentistry when I visited the dentist for a tooth ache. The last time I visited the dentist was when I was less than 10. I am 24 now. <br /><br />My skills I am trying to high light is my research experiences at Mayo clinic. I worked on two projects. One was trying to increase the success rate of liver transplants by pretreating hepatocytes with GABA. I learned alot at mayo clinic.<br /><br />I learn the process of immunohistochemistry and aperio analysis, facs analysis, how to properly take and preserve dna rna and protein samples from live cells. I also collagen coated growth plates, and even assisted in western blots.<br /><br />AT UNF I work in an undergraduate organic chemistry lab while at the same time doing research at Mayo clinic. In the organic research lab, I learn various organic chemistry techniques and performed experiments. I also used various instruments such as GC (gas chromatography) IR, and protonNMR.<br /><br />I am really trying to highlight how these experiences tie into dentistry. They obviously require manuel dexterity.<br /><br />Lastly, I volunteer at a free clinic and homeless shelter. I love helping people and I want to choose dentistry as my career because I want a stable and rewarding career. <br /><br />I hope we can make progress. I hope I do not come off as too forward. I am not intending you to write my entire personal statement. I simply do not know what the first step I should take is and how to properly edit. <br /><br />Thank yOU.