Getting into University: Dental School

Create a Standout UCAS Application and Secure Your University Place

Adam Cross, Emily Lucas (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

182 Seiten

2025 | 14th Revised edition
Trotman Education (Verlag)
978-1-911724-40-7 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

This best-selling guide has been updated to cover all aspects of the dental school application process, helping you stand out from the competition. From writing a persuasive personal statement to what to expect at your university interview, this book will be your step-by-step guide to securing a place to study dentistry.

The ultimate guide to securing your place at university to study dentistry.

Now in its 14th edition, Getting into Dental School is packed with detailed advice and up-to-date information to guide you through the decision-making process and help you prepare a strong university application.

This practical and comprehensive book will lead you through every stage of the process, including:

Support on how to prepare a winning UCAS application and personal statement in the new three-part format
Latest details of the UCAT admissions test
Advice on gaining that all-important work experience
Information on what to expect at interview and tips on how to shine
Summaries of current issues in dentistry that you might be asked to discuss
First-hand case studies from dentistry students and practising dentists

MPW Guides make the complex process of getting into higher education clear and accessible to all. Written by acknowledged experts in a concise format, they go beyond the official publications to give would-be students straightforward, practical advice on how to secure a place on a course of their choice.

Adam Cross is Vice Principal at MPW Birmingham and has many years’ expertise in helping students gain entry onto competitive undergraduate courses, such as dentistry and medicine. He is also the current co-author of Trotman’s Getting into Dental School guide. In addition to his careers guidance expertise, Adam also helps students with pre-admissions tests such as the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). Adam is a highly regarded teacher of biology and has 20 years’ experience of delivering GCSE and A level courses. Emily Lucas read medical science at the University of Birmingham before obtaining a master’s degree in genomic medicine from Queen Mary, University of London. She currently holds the position of University Support Officer at MPW, and helps students with their university applications, as well as supporting students with pre-admissions tests such as the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). As well as teaching, Emily is currently undertaking a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Southampton. Emily also teaches biology, and is the current author of Trotman’s Getting into Veterinary School guide, and co-author of the Getting into Dental School guide.

Contents

Introduction

Studying dentistry
Getting work experience
Choosing your course
The UCAS application
Personal statement
What makes a successful interview?
Non-standard applications
What do I do on results day?
Fees and funding
What career pathways exist for dentists?
Further information

Glossary

Erscheinungsdatum	23.04.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
ISBN-10	1-911724-40-1 / 1911724401
ISBN-13	978-1-911724-40-7 / 9781911724407
Zustand	Neuware