Online fan account appropriate material for dental admissions?
Hi guys, so I have a Twitter account where I post fanart for video games. It's an account that I made in high school and I post ship art mostly (for those not in the know, that means I think two characters from the franchise should be an item lol)
It's pretty successful, has a bit more than 10k in followers. I've kept my interests pretty private and have never shared the account with anyone, but some people know I have an account where I post digital art and that I have a small following. I've sold commissioned art for people who like my art as well. I would say around 60 pieces over the past few years.
When I brought up the dental school admissions requirement for dexterity, those people said I should let the admissions know I have this account. I said absolutely not, I don't want anyone knowing about this account, it wouldn't be professional and also mortify me off the face of the earth. But they said it's worth bringing up that I have this skill that was able to get a following.
I guess so, but I think bringing this up in my application will lead to them asking about the account. I've never said anything discriminatory about any group on the account, but the account is not exactly SFW and I don't think I'll be able to show it to the admissions officers without feeling like a potato burning in hell. I can definitely talk about digital art and art as a whole being my passion, but is it worth bringing up the account? Or is it not worth the risk of them wanting to know more?
Any advice is appreciated. I can delete a fair bit of my past art or tweets to try and make it a bit admissions friendly but also know that those tweets can probably be dug up with some searching. If I get into dental school I want to lean into my digital art hobby and participate in school journal activities, but I haven't done that at my current school.
Also, on a tangent, do my interests show dexterity? Obviously I like art, I've done a fair bit of physical art painting pieces that I am proud of and can definitely show people. I also do a bit of gardening, have grandparents whose farm I used to work on regularly, volunteer work was a bit in managing grounds for a healthcare stay house, and am recently dabbling in wood and soap carving. Which one of these should I build on to show my dexterity?