Im in an interesting situation

[ADentalHopeful]

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So in highschool I desperately wanted to be a CDA so bad, and fought so hard to make everything perfect for my application, and it so isnt hard to get into it here, but my application messed up and they thot i was in hs. well i went to a private school. it shut down. I went to a univ for hygiene prereqs. now im doing some dentistry prereq's. and well, i got accepted to the CDA program that i originally aimed for.
So i was all gung ho lets do that and get some experience right. Well!! plans shatter quickly.
This girl at my school.. well i talked to her for like an hour + and she has basically convinced myself out of it. She has a friend, who is a dentist. that i can shadow full time or whenever i want. He could be like a good reference and i can continue my dental pre reqs. she also turned me onto the idea of doing Med as a back up and says that i can def find something in there i like too that is similar to dentistry. b/c med is less than half the price of the dentistry program for the first couple years and u learn the same things and are with the med students if u are doing dentistry. Plus it is easier for females to get into the med then dentistry.
Anyways!! the clinic for this dentist where i can go all the time is right by this guy i met in univ that doesnt come to school with me anymore. Well!!! that just made me so excited because it gives me an excuse to go over there!! Seems like a lil shallow reason but meh.
anyways, if i did the CDA program i would be moving away from all my friends too, except for like 1 of them.
It is just hard because I really dont want to disapoint my parents. My parents aren't the type to jump on the bandwagon and say "yeah girls can do anything" its more like "wow u wanna go to college at all? u should stay home and make babies". Glass ceiling intact and all.
plz help. I really want to make this decision but i dont want to destroy my future by turning down an offer i worked so hard for. I seriously spent my whole holidays b/w semesters finishing the papers and doctors appointments (man they charge so much just to sign papers) and running around and like driving back and forth.
Im so frustrated
as u can see.
so what would you pick? CDA ...or dump it to volunteer and straight to DMD ???

 

[sajjy]

So in highschool I desperately wanted to be a CDA so bad, and fought so hard to make everything perfect for my application, and it so isnt hard to get into it here, but my application messed up and they thot i was in hs. well i went to a private school. it shut down. I went to a univ for hygiene prereqs. now im doing some dentistry prereq's. and well, i got accepted to the CDA program that i originally aimed for.
So i was all gung ho lets do that and get some experience right. Well!! plans shatter quickly.
This girl at my school.. well i talked to her for like an hour + and she has basically convinced myself out of it. She has a friend, who is a dentist. that i can shadow full time or whenever i want. He could be like a good reference and i can continue my dental pre reqs. she also turned me onto the idea of doing Med as a back up and says that i can def find something in there i like too that is similar to dentistry. b/c med is less than half the price of the dentistry program for the first couple years and u learn the same things and are with the med students if u are doing dentistry. Plus it is easier for females to get into the med then dentistry.
Anyways!! the clinic for this dentist where i can go all the time is right by this guy i met in univ that doesnt come to school with me anymore. Well!!! that just made me so excited because it gives me an excuse to go over there!! Seems like a lil shallow reason but meh.
anyways, if i did the CDA program i would be moving away from all my friends too, except for like 1 of them.
It is just hard because I really dont want to disapoint my parents. My parents aren't the type to jump on the bandwagon and say "yeah girls can do anything" its more like "wow u wanna go to college at all? u should stay home and make babies". Glass ceiling intact and all.
plz help. I really want to make this decision but i dont want to destroy my future by turning down an offer i worked so hard for. I seriously spent my whole holidays b/w semesters finishing the papers and doctors appointments (man they charge so much just to sign papers) and running around and like driving back and forth.
Im so frustrated
as u can see.
so what would you pick? CDA ...or dump it to volunteer and straight to DMD ???

DMD...Period

 

[infernobutterfl]

If you can give us a list (comparasion) of your reason/desire for CDA v.s DMD, we might be able to help you out more.

just FYI:
1) a girl being gung ho about YOU being a dentist is not a good reason.
2) its funny that you consider medical school a "back up"
3) where did you hear its easier for females to get into MD school v.s DMD schools?
4) you will not destory your future if you make a mature and reasonable decision to pursue DMD.
5) DMD is the best. (my own opinion.)

 

[ADentalHopeful]

no no she's not gung ho, i was all gung ho for cda school. We just got into this major discussion
but i think i decided to go with the DMD route cause.. this dentist guy works part at the university i want to go to.. ahh he'd be like, such a good recommendation of me. I'd have to be on my best behavoir. Is that even allowed tho.. like could i use him as a recommendation? I better look that up.
I wonder why she'd help me so much..
oh and b/c if you look at the stats, of the women that apply to dentistry at the school i want to go to.. about 10% get in....
not that high of a percentage there whereas about 25% of guys that applied get accepted.Funny though that they accept roughly half girls and half guys for the class. Just more girls apply, so if they make half half then more girls get regected.
I'd want to get into the CDA to get experience and money quickly.... but i may have to overlook that now...

 

[alanan84]

Why don't you combine the two and do dental hygiene?

 

[infernobutterfl]

no no she's not gung ho, i was all gung ho for cda school. We just got into this major discussion
but i think i decided to go with the DMD route cause.. this dentist guy works part at the university i want to go to.. ahh he'd be like, such a good recommendation of me. I'd have to be on my best behavoir. Is that even allowed tho.. like could i use him as a recommendation? I better look that up.
I wonder why she'd help me so much..
oh and b/c if you look at the stats, of the women that apply to dentistry at the school i want to go to.. about 10% get in....
not that high of a percentage there whereas about 25% of guys that applied get accepted.Funny though that they accept roughly half girls and half guys for the class. Just more girls apply, so if they make half half then more girls get regected.
I'd want to get into the CDA to get experience and money quickly.... but i may have to overlook that now...

Firstly. Answer these questions as if u are in an interview.

Why do you want to be a dentist?

Why do you want to be a CDA.

 

[SugarNaCl]

I think you shouldn't waste time if you want to be a dentist. Observing is enough with decent stats. I'd apply to a DDS/DMD program right away if I were you. If you want to be a CDA though, of course do that. It is a much shorter route to a career.

I had a friend who was set on dental school and he got a job as a CDA to get experience. At the time I didn't know what I wanted to do. He ended up loving being a CDA so much he dropped the idea of dental school altogether. He is happily living as a CDA in Rhode Island now and I am only in my 2nd year of dental school. Who has it right? Who knows. Do what you like 😉

 

[streptmutan]

So in highschool I desperately wanted to be a CDA so bad, and fought so hard to make everything perfect for my application, and it so isnt hard to get into it here, but my application messed up and they thot i was in hs. well i went to a private school. it shut down. I went to a univ for hygiene prereqs. now im doing some dentistry prereq's. and well, i got accepted to the CDA program that i originally aimed for.
So i was all gung ho lets do that and get some experience right. Well!! plans shatter quickly.
This girl at my school.. well i talked to her for like an hour + and she has basically convinced myself out of it. She has a friend, who is a dentist. that i can shadow full time or whenever i want. He could be like a good reference and i can continue my dental pre reqs. she also turned me onto the idea of doing Med as a back up and says that i can def find something in there i like too that is similar to dentistry. b/c med is less than half the price of the dentistry program for the first couple years and u learn the same things and are with the med students if u are doing dentistry. Plus it is easier for females to get into the med then dentistry.
Anyways!! the clinic for this dentist where i can go all the time is right by this guy i met in univ that doesnt come to school with me anymore. Well!!! that just made me so excited because it gives me an excuse to go over there!! Seems like a lil shallow reason but meh.
anyways, if i did the CDA program i would be moving away from all my friends too, except for like 1 of them.
It is just hard because I really dont want to disapoint my parents. My parents aren't the type to jump on the bandwagon and say "yeah girls can do anything" its more like "wow u wanna go to college at all? u should stay home and make babies". Glass ceiling intact and all.
plz help. I really want to make this decision but i dont want to destroy my future by turning down an offer i worked so hard for. I seriously spent my whole holidays b/w semesters finishing the papers and doctors appointments (man they charge so much just to sign papers) and running around and like driving back and forth.
Im so frustrated
as u can see.
so what would you pick? CDA ...or dump it to volunteer and straight to DMD ???

I agree with your parents!!! Why would you want to go to a univ?? Boring!! Just become an awesome CDA and marry a dentist somehow!!
Stay away from school!!

 

[daviddav]

I read your post. sajjy said it all. DMD...period. I can not comment on anything else, because I was so annoyed reading your post. When I read this "and it so isnt hard to get into it here", I was told myself not to read anymore of it, but I did and I shouldn't have. Good luck to you, but this should be your decision. Don't let anyone tell you what to pursue. It is your life and you must be dedicated to whichever you choose.

 

[ADentalHopeful]

uhh no offense if that offends you but a cda? C+ and dont even need chem or math 12.. yeah no not that hard.
hmm
It'd be really nice to be the dentist :S
I know i definitely would go back to school, it is just the decision of whether i want to be a cda first now or be happy with just "observing"..observing is so much less fun.