I've been working at an internship in an orthodontic office since I graduated in May of 2011. After having not gotten accepted into any dental schools for this fall, I've now spoken with a few schools that I was rejected from and the consensus seems to be that in order for me to be competitive in the future, my best option moving forward is to take an informal post bac type thing to help boost my BCP gpa (which is low ~ 2.7). Now, I feel like my life is at a crossroad. After having been at my internship for almost a year, I'm not positive that dentistry is what I want to do. I would say roughly 50% of the time, I do not look forward to going into work. However, as the day progresses it's always seems to not be as bad as I thought it would be but there still is always a sense of relief once it is time to go home.
I feel like the overwhelming reason I am considering dentistry is for the money aspect. I have multiple family members involved in the field and seeing what type of life they live is really motivating. However, I am nervous because I feel like at this point, with a BS in Biology under my belt and having devoted so much time to trying to get in dental school, it would be stupid to try to suddenly go a different course. It doesn't help also that I have no clue what else I would think about doing since I really have only seriously considered dentistry since I was in middle school. In short, I am feeling a little nervous because it seems like as a 23 year old, I should be having a much better grasp on what my calling in life should be. Anyway, sorry for rambling on like this but I was wondering what type of advice people might have for me? Thanks guys.
I feel like the overwhelming reason I am considering dentistry is for the money aspect. I have multiple family members involved in the field and seeing what type of life they live is really motivating. However, I am nervous because I feel like at this point, with a BS in Biology under my belt and having devoted so much time to trying to get in dental school, it would be stupid to try to suddenly go a different course. It doesn't help also that I have no clue what else I would think about doing since I really have only seriously considered dentistry since I was in middle school. In short, I am feeling a little nervous because it seems like as a 23 year old, I should be having a much better grasp on what my calling in life should be. Anyway, sorry for rambling on like this but I was wondering what type of advice people might have for me? Thanks guys.