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Common Mistakes Students Make When Applying To College

By Peggy Forgan, M.Ed., schools, match schools, and safety schools. Focus on Class 101 North Palm Beach is holding a free
College Planner quality over quantity by investing time and effort into information session on March 15 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss
Applying to college can each application to ensure it’s the best representation how to stay ahead of the college application process.
be a stressful process but of your abilities and fit with the school. By avoiding Donuts and coffee will be served, and door prizes will
avoiding a few common these common mistakes, you’ll increase your chances of be given.
mistakes can make a big submitting a standout application.
difference in a student’s
best chances of success.
One of the most frequent Palm Beach Gardens Medical
mistakes is waiting until
the last minute to submit
applications or gather Center Offers Same-Day Discharge
necessary documents. Procrastination increases the risk
of missing deadlines, submitting incomplete materials, or
rushing through tasks. This can lead to errors like typos, Robotic Surgery for Faster
poorly written essays, or incomplete recommendation
letters. To avoid this, start early. Create a timeline with
clear deadlines and allocate time to review each application Recovery
component—essays, transcripts, and recommendations.
Another common mistake is underestimating the
importance of college essays. Many students mistakenly Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center continues to invest
treat the essay as an afterthought, focusing more on in orthopedic innovation with advanced robotic-assisted
their test scores and GPA. However, the essay is a key surgery, offering many patients the possibility of same-
part of the application, offering a chance to showcase day procedures with faster recovery times. The hospital is
your personality, values, and uniqueness. A generic or home to three cutting-edge orthopedic surgical robots—
poorly written essay can fail to set you apart from other Mako SmartRobotics™, CORI and ROSA —enhancing
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applicants. Take the time to reflect on your personal precision and efficiency in knee and hip surgeries.
experiences and how they align with the school’s values. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the first and
Your essay should be authentic and show who you are only hospital in Palm Beach County to acquire two
beyond academics. Don’t forget to revise and seek Mako SmartRobotics™ systems. Mako SmartRobotics™
feedback to refine it. provides highly precise, minimally invasive treatment
Applying to a limited number of schools can also limit for partial knee, total knee, and hip replacements. Many
your options; while applying to too many can lead to patients undergoing Mako-assisted surgery experience
burnout and make it harder to tailor each application. A shorter hospital stays, smaller incisions, and quicker
balanced approach is essential—apply to a mix of reach recovery—often returning to an active lifestyle within
weeks. By preserving more of the patient’s natural joint,
Mako SmartRobotics™ may also help address osteoarthritis
Season Is Here! in earlier stages, improving long-term mobility.
For knee replacement procedures, Palm Beach Gardens

Medical Center also utilizes the ROSA robotic system.
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Along with season comes the increased This advanced technology assists surgeons in planning and ROSA into our orthopedic program reinforces our
performing knee surgeries with remarkable accuracy, using commitment to offering patients the latest in surgical
temptation to utilize the golf courses as a park/ real-time data and 3-D visualization to optimize implant innovation,” said Judy Dellosa, orthopedic service line
playground, but we must ask you to refrain positioning while minimizing trauma to surrounding director. “These robotic-assisted procedures allow for
from any non-golf related access. tissues. greater precision, less invasive surgery, and the potential

The CORI™ Surgical System uses handheld robotics-
for same-day discharge, helping patients get back on their
Maintenance is performed on all the courses assisted technology that helps the surgeon plan and perform feet faster.”
during the year, so there is equipment and work the procedure. It also gives surgeons a three-dimensional To learn more about same-day robotic-assisted
being done. In addition, it is a time when there (3-D) view to help finalize and verify the selection of the surgery at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, contact
knee implant and create a plan for surgery without needing the Orthopedic Service Line at 1-(855) 769-2969 or visit
are more golfers on the course enjoying our a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance https://www.palmbeachhealthnetwork.com/services/
beautiful weather. imaging (MRI). orthopedic-care.
Thank you “Incorporating Mako SmartRobotics™, CORI, and
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