Hi Everyone!
Would you please give me some advice? Here's my situation:
I am 26, and I'm thinking of a career change into Dentistry. I am currently working as a Senior Financial Analyst at a large hospital making $61k per year. But lately I have realized that this career path really isn't for me. I dislike working at a desk all day working on budgets, analysis, and other spreadsheets, and also sitting in meetings trying to solve problems for a business that I don't own. Also, opportunities aren't that great in terms of earnings, and availability of jobs. So, I am considering going to dentistry since you get to interact with people, help people, and can also have a much higher earning potential that I'll ever probably have in my current career path.
I have the below education & grades:
a) AA - (don't remember my GPA, but it wasn't great) - Community College
b) BSBA in Finance - 3.0 GPA - Florida State School
c) MBA in Finance - 3.9 GPA - Stetson University (Private & respectful FL school)
d) CPA pre-requisites - Essentially all of an Accounting major pre-reqs (6 courses) - 3.8 GPA - Florida State School
I would like advice as to whether you think it will be feasible for me to get into dental school. I understand I will have to take the pre-reqs. More specifically, I have the below questions:
1) How long do you think that will take me to take the pre-reqs?
2) How do dental schools calculate overall GPA (is based on your major only, or every single class that you have taken in history)?
3) How hard is the DAT?
4) Is the math section difficult on the DAT? How about the perceptual section?
5) Overall, do you think it will be realistic for me to get into Dental school somewhere? Would you do it, if you were in my shoes?
Thanks! I really do appreciate your advice in advance!
Would you please give me some advice? Here's my situation:
I am 26, and I'm thinking of a career change into Dentistry. I am currently working as a Senior Financial Analyst at a large hospital making $61k per year. But lately I have realized that this career path really isn't for me. I dislike working at a desk all day working on budgets, analysis, and other spreadsheets, and also sitting in meetings trying to solve problems for a business that I don't own. Also, opportunities aren't that great in terms of earnings, and availability of jobs. So, I am considering going to dentistry since you get to interact with people, help people, and can also have a much higher earning potential that I'll ever probably have in my current career path.
I have the below education & grades:
a) AA - (don't remember my GPA, but it wasn't great) - Community College
b) BSBA in Finance - 3.0 GPA - Florida State School
c) MBA in Finance - 3.9 GPA - Stetson University (Private & respectful FL school)
d) CPA pre-requisites - Essentially all of an Accounting major pre-reqs (6 courses) - 3.8 GPA - Florida State School
I would like advice as to whether you think it will be feasible for me to get into dental school. I understand I will have to take the pre-reqs. More specifically, I have the below questions:
1) How long do you think that will take me to take the pre-reqs?
2) How do dental schools calculate overall GPA (is based on your major only, or every single class that you have taken in history)?
3) How hard is the DAT?
4) Is the math section difficult on the DAT? How about the perceptual section?
5) Overall, do you think it will be realistic for me to get into Dental school somewhere? Would you do it, if you were in my shoes?
Thanks! I really do appreciate your advice in advance!