COVID-19 has broadly impacted the world in 2020. If you want, you can use this space to describe how COVID-19 has impacted your preparation for the application to dental school to up this point. Each dental school will determine how a response to this question will be considered as part of their admissions process. You may update the text at any time prior to submission. Once you have submitted, your response will be locked for editing.
You might consider these questions as you formulate your response:
Academic: Did your school move to offering only online coursework? Did you have to leave an academic program? Were the grades for your coursework, especially prerequisites, affected? Was your Dental Admission Test (DAT) exam cancelled or delayed? Did you lose the ability to interact with professors or advisors?
Professional: Was your job, paid or volunteer, affected? Did you lose a job or seek new opportunities? Was your shadowing experience shortened or modified? Were your financial responsibilities shifted or increased?
Personal: Did you have to move out of a house or dorm? Were you impacted by travel out of the country? Did you seek out volunteer opportunities that arose from the crisis? Did you help family members who were affected?