Hi everyone,
I’m a freshman in college, currently in my second semester, and I just don’t really know exactly what I want to do. Originally I wanted to become a lawyer and was a criminal justice major first semester, after shadowing lawyers I realized how bored I would be in that profession. Then after shadowing a few dentists, I thought I’d enjoy something like that and that obviously the money is good. So end of my first semester, I switched to a chemistry major on the pre dental track. I’m in some bio classes now and find it okay, but the more I thought about dentistry and realized how repetitive and not emotionally impacting it is, my interest in kind of started to fade and I thought to myself how much I’d love teaching . I’ve always loved being in school and genuinely love teaching people, especially math. Anytime in high school if I noticed someone struggling next to me, I’d immediately go and help them without them asking anything because I genuinely wanted to. I believe a teachers impact and role is so much more vital that what society thinks and that they obviously have so much impact on shaping a child. So now, I’m torn. I kind of want to switch to a math major next semester and get an MAT later on to get certified and maybe teach abroad in third world countries but the only thing making me conflicted about going for teaching instead of dentistry is obviously the pay. I know I’d live more comfortably later on if I chose dentistry and eventually I’ll end up liking it after being immersed in it for so long. But I just need some advice. And if I switch to math next semester (first semester of sophomore year) and maybe dont find that as interesting anymore, if I go back to pre dental in my second semester of sophomore year, would it be too late ?
Looking forward to hearing everyone’s advice
I’m a freshman in college, currently in my second semester, and I just don’t really know exactly what I want to do. Originally I wanted to become a lawyer and was a criminal justice major first semester, after shadowing lawyers I realized how bored I would be in that profession. Then after shadowing a few dentists, I thought I’d enjoy something like that and that obviously the money is good. So end of my first semester, I switched to a chemistry major on the pre dental track. I’m in some bio classes now and find it okay, but the more I thought about dentistry and realized how repetitive and not emotionally impacting it is, my interest in kind of started to fade and I thought to myself how much I’d love teaching . I’ve always loved being in school and genuinely love teaching people, especially math. Anytime in high school if I noticed someone struggling next to me, I’d immediately go and help them without them asking anything because I genuinely wanted to. I believe a teachers impact and role is so much more vital that what society thinks and that they obviously have so much impact on shaping a child. So now, I’m torn. I kind of want to switch to a math major next semester and get an MAT later on to get certified and maybe teach abroad in third world countries but the only thing making me conflicted about going for teaching instead of dentistry is obviously the pay. I know I’d live more comfortably later on if I chose dentistry and eventually I’ll end up liking it after being immersed in it for so long. But I just need some advice. And if I switch to math next semester (first semester of sophomore year) and maybe dont find that as interesting anymore, if I go back to pre dental in my second semester of sophomore year, would it be too late ?
Looking forward to hearing everyone’s advice
