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Autobiography

***** Dental Hygienist Program at the University of Maryland is the perfect fit for me. The need to help others has always been one of my most defining traits. It was instilled in me from a young age and paired with my desire to perpetually exp***** my knowledge, this trait will ***** make me one of the best students ***** ***** program.

My mother, sister and I came to the United States from El Salvador when ***** ***** just a few months old. As a family, we grew up working *****gether to overcome the challenges we faced, being immigrants in a single-p*****rent environment. I think it is from ***** background that my need to help others arises. We did whatever we could to make our way successfully in this country. Whatever sacrifices ********** involved, we made them. The environment in which I grew ***** was oriented towards ***** outlook on life, and I have always lived by this code.

Ever since ***** ***** *****, I have had an interest in reading. ***** love to expand my knowledge, especially in the sciences. There is nothing more fascinating than the world around us. I love what I do and what I study, because taps into my innate passion for learning. You can ***** find me *****ing to learn something new, ***** improve my knowledge ***** further ***** education.

***** passions have driven me down a path of achieve*****nt. I ***** cons*****tently excelled academically and this is ***** ***** ***** to learn. In addition, I am an adaptable *****er. Much ***** my learning skills I inherited from ***** mother, who was able to come to America, learn English and raise a f*****ily on her own. I feel like I o***** a lot of my success in life to *****. Further*****, seeing her hard work, dedication and sacrifice ***** ***** ***** ***** I ***** instilled in me those same qualities. ***** excel because I know how to ***** hard; but I also excel because ***** love what I am doing. I ***** people because it is all ***** want to do.

For me, the Dental Hygienist Progr***** fulfills these two key personality *****. I love to learn and I need to help. As a dental hygienist, ***** will be ***** to do both of ***** things. The program will challenge me and give ***** great insight into the field of dentistry. Perhaps ***** day I will ***** able to move into ***** school myself. But for now, just *****ing that ***** will be able to make ***** feel ********** and that I will be contributing ***** their quality of life and improving their oral health is very important to me.

I see myself as the kind ***** expert, caring dental hygienist ***** e***** pati*****nt ********** to see. I k***** how important comfort is to ***** experience, but I know that being helpful and ***** ***** only valuable when the knowledge level is t*****e. That is why I want to come ***** the *****