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I was wondering if someone could help me out with some career advice
I know its two different careers but I'm sort of torn on which one to pursue
For Accounting:
-I attend a school which has a top 10 Accounting dept. (have a full ride so no issues about undergrad debt)
-I took Accounting 1 and 2 and liked it so far but I havent taken Intermediate Accounting which will tell if I really like Accounting or not
-I like that if I get my CPA, I could possibly get job opportunities in a lot of places
-I'd like to stay close to my parents if possible in the future, I know accountants work a lot of hours but I heard it gets better as you have experience
-A big negative is that I hate the corporate office politics but I heard this is true in engineering office, hospital or a dental office
-I heard accountant have to live in some large cities and can barely scrape by because of the low initial compensation and high cost of living
-Some accountants never get past a certain promotion because of the corporate ladder but in dentistry once you graduate dental school, the sky is the limit (supposedly)
For Dentistry
-I like the hands on work after shadowing a dentist for 20 hours
-I've taken gen bio and gen chem so far and got A's but some dental students told me these courses wont really tell if I like dentistry or not
-the pay is good and increases with experience but I heard that a lot of places are saturated with dentists and GP offices are not hiring
-places that looking for dentists are places that are 2-3 hours from the nearest big city - not exactly sure if I'm looking forward to that
-I have to apply to get into dental school (no easy task)
-A huge concern is the debt that dental students have, its difficult to get into a state school and that many have to attend private schools to become a dentist, but -I dont think I could ever pay off 500k (most likely 600k in the future) and I am not counting on IBR to last in the future
-some dental students are saying that as a dentist you have the opportunity to be your own but with corporate dentistry taking fold and reimbursements declining, solo practitioner offices may be a thing of the past
-in order to make ends meet, some dentists are working more hours to keep their overhead for going insane
-they say dont go into dental school for the money but what if I have a difficult time paying for my loan and keeping my practice alive, wouldnt the government take away everything and put me in a no-win situation
sorry if my post comes off as a "which makes me richer and happier," I just dont want to have some doubt when I do pursue one of these careers. I know its hard to predict the future but any advice would be great.
I know its two different careers but I'm sort of torn on which one to pursue
For Accounting:
-I attend a school which has a top 10 Accounting dept. (have a full ride so no issues about undergrad debt)
-I took Accounting 1 and 2 and liked it so far but I havent taken Intermediate Accounting which will tell if I really like Accounting or not
-I like that if I get my CPA, I could possibly get job opportunities in a lot of places
-I'd like to stay close to my parents if possible in the future, I know accountants work a lot of hours but I heard it gets better as you have experience
-A big negative is that I hate the corporate office politics but I heard this is true in engineering office, hospital or a dental office
-I heard accountant have to live in some large cities and can barely scrape by because of the low initial compensation and high cost of living
-Some accountants never get past a certain promotion because of the corporate ladder but in dentistry once you graduate dental school, the sky is the limit (supposedly)
For Dentistry
-I like the hands on work after shadowing a dentist for 20 hours
-I've taken gen bio and gen chem so far and got A's but some dental students told me these courses wont really tell if I like dentistry or not
-the pay is good and increases with experience but I heard that a lot of places are saturated with dentists and GP offices are not hiring
-places that looking for dentists are places that are 2-3 hours from the nearest big city - not exactly sure if I'm looking forward to that
-I have to apply to get into dental school (no easy task)
-A huge concern is the debt that dental students have, its difficult to get into a state school and that many have to attend private schools to become a dentist, but -I dont think I could ever pay off 500k (most likely 600k in the future) and I am not counting on IBR to last in the future
-some dental students are saying that as a dentist you have the opportunity to be your own but with corporate dentistry taking fold and reimbursements declining, solo practitioner offices may be a thing of the past
-in order to make ends meet, some dentists are working more hours to keep their overhead for going insane
-they say dont go into dental school for the money but what if I have a difficult time paying for my loan and keeping my practice alive, wouldnt the government take away everything and put me in a no-win situation
sorry if my post comes off as a "which makes me richer and happier," I just dont want to have some doubt when I do pursue one of these careers. I know its hard to predict the future but any advice would be great.