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I would like to study at your university for a variety of reasons. I am quite interested in the dental profession, and have worked in the profession for six years. I know the reputation of your university, and I feel that I could learn the dental profession better at your university than in any other school. I also bring experience and a joy of learning with me, and I feel I would fit in well with the student body, and add diversity to your institution. My grasp of languages could help me interact and help other international students, and I feel I could further my career while helping others while attending the school. Your dental school is well-known, and I would be proud to complete my degree at your institution. I hope you will see fit to admit me to your dental school and allow me to make my dreams of a dental career come true.

A bring six years of experience with me to my studies, which I feel will help me in my goals and in my ultimate career. Soon after I started school in 1994, I married into a Greek family and settled down for nine years. My husband, a successful dentist, had a big influence on my choice of dentistry as a career. I showed a lot of interest in his work, and he acknowledged I would be a very talented dentist if I chose to pursue the career. I felt utterly drowned in the profession when I began working for him as a dental assistant. However, in the six years I worked for him, I learned so much about dentistry, and it was then that I too realized I thoroughly enjoyed it and would be quite good at it. This is why I hope to continue my education and become a dentist. I love the work, and I seem to have an inclination for it.

In 1999, my husband and I decided to come to the United States. We were full of high hopes and dreams ready to materialize. We were eager to begin a new life, but there were many circumstances in the way. Within two years of my arrival, my father, aunt, and uncle died back home, and in the summer of 2003, my marriage ended in divorce. Consequently, I found myself alone in a foreign country, and wondering what to do with the rest of my life. Despite my personal tragedies, I have decided to get on with my life and make the best of living in a place with endless opportunities. Therefore, I have dedicated myself to creating a much desired new career in dentistry. I feel I have the talent and the ambition to become a successful dentist, and your school can certainly help me accomplish this important goal. I really desire to be a dentist, and I hope you will see fit to allow me to enroll in your school and complete my studies to attain my career.