not sure whether to give up on dentistry

so i took a gap year, got a **** ucat so i was rejected again! basc my worst nightmare and no im not coping well lol
have an offer for optom at cardiff this year; not excited at all first of all i hate the city im sorry im dreading actually spending time there, not excited for optometry i feel a sense of annoyance every time i step into an opticians and think ab my future there,
compared to dentistry which i was genuinely passionate about since i was 15, that made me excited for my future this is absolutely nothing i’ve been having breakdowns everyday lol
but i’ve already set up everything for uni, accommodations confirmées i’ve done all the paperwork and all my uni shopping, im not excited at all. i can’t do the ucat (i cancelled it because i was getting **** scores and knew i wouldn’t do well) and now even if i wanted to i couldn’t cuz id have 9 days to revise to get top decile and im starting my course before then anyways, last year i prepared for a month and still only got 2600
oh and i can’t even apply during my first year because i got A*AB (1 ******* mark away from that A) so i was a contextual applicant this year and i’d lose that contextual status as soon as i start this godforsaken degree
basically im in the worst position ever, completely have lost all hope for the future where i saw myself doing something i was genuinely happy with and i did it to myself, i gaslighted myself into thinking that optometry was better for me and my personality but now im talking to people who actually DO dentistry and i feel so jealous and sad
im not sure if im looking for advice or just to vent rn

Maybe try your course of optometry for at least a few weeks, there's a cut off point for all unis research what it is for Cardiff where id you drop out by then you don't have to pay tuition fees, then you can see if you really hate optom or not?
If you really feel set on dentistry (I don't have experience on applying for courses that needs ucat so I may not be able to give best advice lol) maybe look at unis that a lower ranking but still offer the dentisry id expect some at least would still accept you with your grades! If this isn't true and you're really set you could always retake the A level you got a B in and take a gap year so then hopefully you would get offers?
Although it may be more difficult remember you're not stuck in a path you can go to uni at any age so you have plenty of time to drop out of optom if you really really hate it! You can deffo still be a dentist if that's what you're set on it just might take longer than you want, but if that's your dream job it's worth it!!
Goodluck!!

so i took a gap year, got a **** ucat so i was rejected again! basc my worst nightmare and no im not coping well lol
have an offer for optom at cardiff this year; not excited at all first of all i hate the city im sorry im dreading actually spending time there, not excited for optometry i feel a sense of annoyance every time i step into an opticians and think ab my future there,
compared to dentistry which i was genuinely passionate about since i was 15, that made me excited for my future this is absolutely nothing i’ve been having breakdowns everyday lol
but i’ve already set up everything for uni, accommodations confirmées i’ve done all the paperwork and all my uni shopping, im not excited at all. i can’t do the ucat (i cancelled it because i was getting **** scores and knew i wouldn’t do well) and now even if i wanted to i couldn’t cuz id have 9 days to revise to get top decile and im starting my course before then anyways, last year i prepared for a month and still only got 2600
oh and i can’t even apply during my first year because i got A*AB (1 ******* mark away from that A) so i was a contextual applicant this year and i’d lose that contextual status as soon as i start this godforsaken degree
basically im in the worst position ever, completely have lost all hope for the future where i saw myself doing something i was genuinely happy with and i did it to myself, i gaslighted myself into thinking that optometry was better for me and my personality but now im talking to people who actually DO dentistry and i feel so jealous and sad
im not sure if im looking for advice or just to vent rn

Have you considered going abroad for dentistry?