A new journey begins...

Well it did took some time for euphoria to settle down for me. Am little more relaxed now. Getting acceptance from UCSF was like a dream come true. Though getting a seat itself is a big big achievement but getting somewhere which you know is good and tough and you somewhere deep inside want it to happen is a great feeling. It had been a while like i was getting a lil impatient. Today i remember all my Teachers, friends back there in manglore and here who have always been there and helped me become what i am, shaped me through this journey. I am really really grateful to them.
Am just waiting for my Boston result and decided not to go for Newyork interview !
till then..

All the best folks...

Mail of my life !

IDP PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER

Pham, Mary to me

November 19th, 2007

Dear Dr. Kaushal Dhawan,

It was a pleasure to meet you during the recent International Dentist Program (IDP) orientation, interview and testing period on October 21-24, 2007. I sincerely hope that it was not too much of a stressful time for you.

It is my pleasure to inform you that the Executive Committee for Dental Admissions has granted you Provisional Acceptance to the 2008 entering IDP class. Candidates are admitted on a provisional basis pending fulfillment of additional requirements and submission of required documents. Your final acceptance depends on receipt of the required documents by the stated deadlines and verification of all documentation by the Admissions Office. You will receive more information about this in the coming days.

You are to be congratulated and commended on achieving an important milestone in your career and professional growth in the United States. We hope you will consider our offer and seriously commit to attending UCSF to continue your dental education and to receive your DDS degree.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call our Dental Admissions Office at (415) 476-2739.

Again, congratulations and I look forward to seeing you with the new class.

Sincerely,

Mark D. Kirkland,
DDSAssistant Dean,
Clinic Administration andDirector,
International Dentist Program

All the best folks...

Ranveer Chandi and Sahil Goyal !

BU students, my seniors, my friends !

The Boston Chronicle 2 !

Well its the trip to boston which i had been long waiting for,the interview. It was a general interview, i know now lot of people wonder whats a general interview ? Well its the one where they just asked like why USA, why BU, why MPH and that too in which ever university you are, Do u want to do PG ? if yes which one? if no why, interests in research? where do u see urself in next 5 or 10 years ? ur hobbies? plans for future life etc etc. just stick to ur sop and be true thats what all i can say. Very nice and comforting people there. Anyhow the interview went fine, like i felt it went better than that at UCSF. I have high hopes, meanwhile the Texas school uff...heard that they had a tough written first essay and other questions, PFM crown prepration on maxillary molar and class 2 cavity on mandibular molar and a great interview.
Rest of trip was fine had a nice diwali...thanks to Sahil and Chandi bhai.
i wont tell anybody reading whts to see in boston but once u are there and could make it do go to bollywood grill ! had the best Indian food outside India there till now !
Had a rejection from UMN today...they say i don have enuf experience :-) maybe they are not lucky enuf to have me there..... Now its time for some acceptance to come ! Few of friend have got through USC, BU and UPenn, I am waiting patiently for mine, till then......
All the best folks...

The Boston trip...

Its gonna really really cold here...sitting at Chicago airport waiting to board my flight i just cant stop thinking about how far i have come, from that small railway station at Kankanadi to here. I don know why now maybe cos i have nobody at present to talk to. I am more relaxed and more apprehensive both. Relaxed in a way i know how an interview goes about, apprehensive well one always is when something big is at stake, its just that i wanna get into a dental school now....am i getting a lil impatient ? i guess so !
anyhow looking at different faces here at airport i am thinking how many of these am i going to see on interview day? All those student types look cool and relaxed i wonder whts going on in thier mind right now. I just pray to God and hope for the best.
Its time to board the plane ......

All the best folks...

Before the Boston trip.....

Its little more time before Boston comes in the way...started with the packing and preparing. Its the last interview...no more calls in hand for now, expecting from UPenn rightnow....NYU will call in Jan. So maybe if UCSF gives me a favourable response i might go back to India in December :-) just hoping for the best.
All the best folks...