What salary are you realistically expecting to earn?

Id be pretty peed off if someone bexame a dentist without a dentistry degree
Thats just me though....

You missed the point!


Getting the degree some think it's an right to be a Dentist!

More than qualifications....

You missed the point!


Getting the degree some think it's an right to be a Dentist!

More than qualifications....

Well it is a right, really. The government caps the numbers of dentists/doctors/vets specifically for this reason. The cost of training is too high to allow more than those needed to train.
Nobody would study these degrees if there was no guarantee of a job at the end, too much investment

Nonsense!

If you lack the personality/mind set the degree is not much use!

Nobody has a right to a occupation/profession. Idiotic to suggest otherwise!

- You've done the work
- You have the knowledge and skill. Why the heck would that mean you aren't 'entitled' to be a dentist?


I'm studying Optometry. I do my work. I take my exams. I'm good at the course I'm a nice person and people always tell me I'm good with other people and that I'd be good with patients. Does that still mean I'm not 'entitled' to a job as an Optometrist even if the job is available.

Please, do explain.

If you lack the personality/mindset you wont get into the degree programme and even if you do you will fail out in your clinics.
What you are suggesting is that people with a dentistry degree could be left jobless and that is ok. 5 year degrees, and 150k of taxpayer's money wasted.
That, is idiotic.

No mate. Why should I steep myself in debt or pay sky high rents to some greedy landlord?

My Scottish Assured Tenancy does NOT place an obligation to leave should I enter a profession/occupation that draws a considerable pay.

There may not be a legal obligation, but for me there's a moral one - there would be people who need it a lot more than you. If we take your every man for himself outlook, it would still be in your best interests to move out. I agree with your point about greedy landlords, but with house prices the lowest they've been for years and interest rates at rock bottom, if your financial situation is secure enough that you can afford a property and the banks are willing to offer you a mortgage, it would be the height of idiocy to keep renting a council house. Yes, you'll have to pay more each month, but you'll get most of it back in equity, which isn't the case when renting any kind of property. Buying a house is an investment; renting any longer than you have to is just money down the drain.


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Depends on the company. My husband started on 27k couple of years ago in a fairly good company so 28k now sounds about right. I've seen salary offers less than that in other companies though.

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What did he study/Where did he study? Also if you don't me asking what salary range is he in now ?

Average for a female academic is around £44,000 so I guess about that!

If I ever become a professor then about 72k

Um, are you sure about that? More like 21k haha

If you don't want to be in a house share, you're gonna need a lot more than that.

My best mate works for a bank and earns 80k a year, he still can't afford to rent a decent one bed flat in London.

Meanwhile, out here in the sticks, £30k a year and you can live in a plush 3 bed house.