Hello! brand new to this website/ considering being a dentist and would like some advice
For starters, i am a Canadian student who recently left university for nursing. I completed 2 years of this program when i realized it really wasn't for me. When i was in grade 9 i told my guidance counsellor that i wanted to pursue dentistry and she talked me out of it saying it was too hard bla bla and just scared me out of the idea. Now that I am older I really want to work hard and achieve this.
Academic- not the greatest as of right now
Honestly my excuse is i was going through some tough **** (i'll save the sob story for someone who cares) and just wasn't interested in the program so my average is a 72 % I hardly ever studied and would just show up for assignments and tests. I am taking a year off to really consider my options because i don't want to jump into a program again just for the heck it. I will have 2 full years of school to complete my degree (transferring my classes over to go from a Bachelors of Science in Nursing to a Bachelors of Science) and I also plan on taking extra courses each summer to help boost my GPA up, will this be enough time? or should i just get use to the idea of having to do a masters
I feel that i am very well rounded in every other area, I have lots of volunteer hours, have been a foster family for 10 years and work with people who have special needs. Since i completed 2 years of university nursing, i was able to write the practical nursing exam so now i have a nursing diploma and hope to work in the mental health field i think these things will work in my favour (could be totally wrong though)
any advice? i know my grades are going to be my down fall but I'm hoping to pull them up in 2 years and also kill the DAT but again i could be wrong about this so any advice would be wonderful!
For starters, i am a Canadian student who recently left university for nursing. I completed 2 years of this program when i realized it really wasn't for me. When i was in grade 9 i told my guidance counsellor that i wanted to pursue dentistry and she talked me out of it saying it was too hard bla bla and just scared me out of the idea. Now that I am older I really want to work hard and achieve this.
Academic- not the greatest as of right now
Honestly my excuse is i was going through some tough **** (i'll save the sob story for someone who cares) and just wasn't interested in the program so my average is a 72 % I hardly ever studied and would just show up for assignments and tests. I am taking a year off to really consider my options because i don't want to jump into a program again just for the heck it. I will have 2 full years of school to complete my degree (transferring my classes over to go from a Bachelors of Science in Nursing to a Bachelors of Science) and I also plan on taking extra courses each summer to help boost my GPA up, will this be enough time? or should i just get use to the idea of having to do a masters
I feel that i am very well rounded in every other area, I have lots of volunteer hours, have been a foster family for 10 years and work with people who have special needs. Since i completed 2 years of university nursing, i was able to write the practical nursing exam so now i have a nursing diploma and hope to work in the mental health field i think these things will work in my favour (could be totally wrong though)
any advice? i know my grades are going to be my down fall but I'm hoping to pull them up in 2 years and also kill the DAT but again i could be wrong about this so any advice would be wonderful!