all those other dental schools can kiss my...

I'm going to be upfront and honest with you here.  I didn't get into dental school the first time I applied. I only got into one dental school the second time I applied.  A few years ago, I was really ashamed of this fact.  For some reason, I thought it said something about my abilities as a student or my abilities as a future dentist.  I hardly told anybody.  (I got some pretty nasty rejections too.  One school promised me an interview, only to reject me six days before Christmas.  That's cold and heartless.)  Nowadays, I realize all those rejections had nothing to do with my skills.  It had everything to do with those schools losing out on a great applicant.  And  now I really have nothing to say to them.  I only have a picture.

Boom! Their loss.

(I can't actually believe I am posting this online.  I normally can't stand people who brag about this sort of stuff, and keep pretty mum about my academic accomplishments.  But, I did tell my mom the news this morning, which means most of the western hemisphere knows by now anyway.  So I might as well post it here.)