I’m in Year 12 and Idk wether to choose between medicine or dentistry?
I have relevant work experience for both fields and I’m pretty sure I have the academics for both fields ( GCSE: 999999888777 but 4 are resits, A level pr: 4 A*s, UCAT: 3420) ( if you want tips on UCAT I have a separate thread for this so pls don’t ask here!) And I’m drafting two personal statements one for dent and one for med as I’m not too certain yet. I enjoyed my work experience for both fields!
I know both fields pay around the same amount but personally I would prefer a field with potential higher earnings
I don’t like teeth or looking into others mouths, the only reason I am considering dent is for the money.
For medicine I really like learning about bio and anatomy and really like medicine in general, however from what I’ve heard medicine now has lower earning than dent which is kind of putting me off the idea of med.
For work life balance, I literally have no friends so I wouldn’t mind working extra as I have no life anyway.
The only problem I have with dent is the fact that I get grossed out by teeth and stinky breath which could be an issue.
The only problem I have with med is the high depression rate and the ‘low’ initial earnings.
I’ve also listed out unis I might apply for med or dent
Med: UCL, Imperial, KCL, Cambridge ( Imperial first choice)
Dent: KCL, Glasgow, Birmingham, QMUL (KCL first choice )
But obv uni doesn’t rlly matter so as long as I get into any med or dent uni I will be happy
But overall based on my preferences, which field, med or dent do you think I should go for?