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Hey guys.
I'm a little freaked out - this whole time, I've been preparing for the dental route (started shadowing, learned terminology, did some assisting with my dad's friends), even choosing a college that has an articulation program for dental, but not for medicine. After a month of hard thinking, I realized that I love the cosmetic and hand on portion of the medical field (like plastics or derm, which I've already heard from my GP brother-in-law is super difficult) and I was pursuing that same cosmetic interest in dentistry. I'm shadowing a few doctors (family practitioner and HOPEFULLY dermatologist) this summer!
Anyway, I am going to Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ starting in the fall as a molecular biology major with a concentration in medicine.
Did I screw myself by going to a state school not known for medical applicants (it's a great school for teachers though!)?
I'm freaked out hearing all of my friends going to John Hopkins and George Washington IN CASE they change their minds (they're going for polisci, but MIGHT change to pre-med).
Montclair isn't the most known school for medicine or health sciences...
Any consolation would be totally appreciated.
I'm a little freaked out - this whole time, I've been preparing for the dental route (started shadowing, learned terminology, did some assisting with my dad's friends), even choosing a college that has an articulation program for dental, but not for medicine. After a month of hard thinking, I realized that I love the cosmetic and hand on portion of the medical field (like plastics or derm, which I've already heard from my GP brother-in-law is super difficult) and I was pursuing that same cosmetic interest in dentistry. I'm shadowing a few doctors (family practitioner and HOPEFULLY dermatologist) this summer!
Anyway, I am going to Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ starting in the fall as a molecular biology major with a concentration in medicine.
Did I screw myself by going to a state school not known for medical applicants (it's a great school for teachers though!)?
I'm freaked out hearing all of my friends going to John Hopkins and George Washington IN CASE they change their minds (they're going for polisci, but MIGHT change to pre-med).
Montclair isn't the most known school for medicine or health sciences...
Any consolation would be totally appreciated.
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