Alamo2015

Thank you. I forgot to mention that I am also considering a specialty like FNP after working as an RN but yes, I will continue to look at the pros and cons of each field. :)

Those 3 days a week most likely come after paying off your 250-500k student loans after 10-15 years. lol

Thank you. I will see to it once the semester ends.

How would you recommend I go about doing that?

Howdy everyone, First all, Happy Mother's Day to the wonderful mothers out there! A little about me: I graduated last year with a BS in Nutritional Sciences from a top tier TX school in hopes of going to dental school. I've wanted to become a dentist/physician of some sort since I was a kid but my true goal was to do something that can make an impact on someone's life. I thought serving those in healthcare was the best so I chose dentistry. For the first 3 and a half years of shadowing, I loved it. I loved the field and knew that this is what I wanted to do with my life. However, I was rejected from all dental schools so I decided to take some more classes to boost my application. I made a 4.0 last semester taking A&P, medical micro, and embryology so I prove that I am academically capable. However, for the last year I began to think about my career carefully and found out that I may not be happy pursuing this career. I don't know why considering I am observing a dentist with strong ties to my favorite dental school and a letter of rec + doing well in my classes would help me get an interview. I have began to strongly consider nursing as a career I could be happy with since I enjoy taking care of others and I believe my best quality is empathy. I NEVER chose dentistry because of the money or prestige. I simply wanted to make a difference in someone's life and I'm disappointed in myself that it took so long for me to figure this out (I am almost 23). I have like 90% of the prereqs done since I am a biology major at my post bac school and I am sure my nursing prereq GPA is def above a 3.7. I have close to 200 volunteering hours. I'd appreciate any advice especially from those who changed their careers/majors. What do y'all think? Thank you