Dentistry.....messed up my application completely.

Hi,
Before you may start this, i am sorry if it makes you mad because im mad at myself aswell.
So basically, since the start of my a sixth form i really wanted to go into dentistry but i lost my hope after learning that there are very few options which really offer dentistry in uk and i didnt wanted to move out back then. So at the end i decided to go to med school.
But the problem lies here. I dont have gcse besides english and maths at grade 5. And i already did my A levels this year. And got A in bio, B in chem and C in psych.
I applied for foundation year medicine at keele, hullyork, lincoln and leeds. I literally being a dumbahh just relied on chatgpt. That my Matriculation will be accepted as an equivalent because i thought i have already my grades so this should be fine yk but guess WHAT i got rejections from lincoln and leeds just cuz of Matriculation. And hull gave me offer of any other undergraduate course of which i meet their a level grade requirement. Haven't heard anything back from keele. I also applied for nursing as a backup option at kings. And i got the interview offer for that. And theres a condition like i have to sit three more gcse during my gap year. Decided sub bio and chem not sure third one

Also not to mention i ............ ucat. I got 1720 b2. No questions on this pls

But heres the thing now im in a gap year and im kinda back to dentistry. Im just tooo overstimulated with this. Im not joking at all. Im volunteering at a hospital and whichever department i come accross i want to go in that. Paramedics, child nursing, like anything atp.

I feel like atp i moght get into wrong degree. Im really thinking back to dentistry now. But through graduate route. Im not sure if that even works. Thats why im back here at tsr cause you might get some REAL GOOD ADVICE. Like should i take another gap year if i dont get into med this year(which is very likely) and apply for dentistry. But dentistry is REAL COMPETITIVE.

I really want to retake chemistry because that was my comfort subject and it was an easy A for me. Im working as a support teacher at my sixth form. So im really finding chem so easy.

So what should i do with my life. If you were in my shoes what would u have done

Reply 1

ridafsd

Original post

by clairesgloss

Hi,
Before you may start this, i am sorry if it makes you mad because im mad at myself aswell.
So basically, since the start of my a sixth form i really wanted to go into dentistry but i lost my hope after learning that there are very few options which really offer dentistry in uk and i didnt wanted to move out back then. So at the end i decided to go to med school.
But the problem lies here. I dont have gcse besides english and maths at grade 5. And i already did my A levels this year. And got A in bio, B in chem and C in psych.
I applied for foundation year medicine at keele, hullyork, lincoln and leeds. I literally being a dumbahh just relied on chatgpt. That my Matriculation will be accepted as an equivalent because i thought i have already my grades so this should be fine yk but guess WHAT i got rejections from lincoln and leeds just cuz of Matriculation. And hull gave me offer of any other undergraduate course of which i meet their a level grade requirement. Haven't heard anything back from keele. I also applied for nursing as a backup option at kings. And i got the interview offer for that. And theres a condition like i have to sit three more gcse during my gap year. Decided sub bio and chem not sure third one
Also not to mention i ............ ucat. I got 1720 b2. No questions on this pls
But heres the thing now im in a gap year and im kinda back to dentistry. Im just tooo overstimulated with this. Im not joking at all. Im volunteering at a hospital and whichever department i come accross i want to go in that. Paramedics, child nursing, like anything atp.
I feel like atp i moght get into wrong degree. Im really thinking back to dentistry now. But through graduate route. Im not sure if that even works. Thats why im back here at tsr cause you might get some REAL GOOD ADVICE. Like should i take another gap year if i dont get into med this year(which is very likely) and apply for dentistry. But dentistry is REAL COMPETITIVE.
I really want to retake chemistry because that was my comfort subject and it was an easy A for me. Im working as a support teacher at my sixth form. So im really finding chem so easy.
So what should i do with my life. If you were in my shoes what would u have done

This is so me I just can’t make my mind up and I always come up with a new option last minute, but what I found helped me pick one course is a list I listed out every single degree I wanted and pros and cons for each one I went with the one with the most pros and less cons. Regarding your situation don’t be mad at yourself your ambitious and that’s something to be proud of you if you believe all heartedly that dentistry is the one for you you can get in even if it’s competeetive, there are so many options you can do (study abroad) which is less conpetetive but pricy. I feel like you should retake what you need to retake and see how it goes from their, but if you feel like dentistry is your calling try as hard as you can put all the effort in and if it doesn’t work out maybe it wasn’t for you but at least you know you put your all into it so no regrets. I just want to ask have you had any work experience in the dental field? maybe that would make you decide if it’s for you or not.

Reply 2

clairesgloss

Original post

by ridafsd

Thank you sm for replying.
No i couldn't find any work experience in dental practices. I tried lit everywhere. Your idea of listing sounds good. Ill try it tonight. And no i cant move out of the uk atleast for another two or three years.

Reply 3

monqrl

Original post

by clairesgloss

Hi,
Before you may start this, i am sorry if it makes you mad because im mad at myself aswell.
So basically, since the start of my a sixth form i really wanted to go into dentistry but i lost my hope after learning that there are very few options which really offer dentistry in uk and i didnt wanted to move out back then. So at the end i decided to go to med school.
But the problem lies here. I dont have gcse besides english and maths at grade 5. And i already did my A levels this year. And got A in bio, B in chem and C in psych.
I applied for foundation year medicine at keele, hullyork, lincoln and leeds. I literally being a dumbahh just relied on chatgpt. That my Matriculation will be accepted as an equivalent because i thought i have already my grades so this should be fine yk but guess WHAT i got rejections from lincoln and leeds just cuz of Matriculation. And hull gave me offer of any other undergraduate course of which i meet their a level grade requirement. Haven't heard anything back from keele. I also applied for nursing as a backup option at kings. And i got the interview offer for that. And theres a condition like i have to sit three more gcse during my gap year. Decided sub bio and chem not sure third one
Also not to mention i ............ ucat. I got 1720 b2. No questions on this pls
But heres the thing now im in a gap year and im kinda back to dentistry. Im just tooo overstimulated with this. Im not joking at all. Im volunteering at a hospital and whichever department i come accross i want to go in that. Paramedics, child nursing, like anything atp.
I feel like atp i moght get into wrong degree. Im really thinking back to dentistry now. But through graduate route. Im not sure if that even works. Thats why im back here at tsr cause you might get some REAL GOOD ADVICE. Like should i take another gap year if i dont get into med this year(which is very likely) and apply for dentistry. But dentistry is REAL COMPETITIVE.
I really want to retake chemistry because that was my comfort subject and it was an easy A for me. Im working as a support teacher at my sixth form. So im really finding chem so easy.
So what should i do with my life. If you were in my shoes what would u have done

Heyy, honestly if i was in your shoes i’d start considering other degrees such as pharmacy and optometry. They pay well and are useful degrees if you don’t even want to be in that field after you’ve graduated (it shows you’re smart). But if you still want to go into dentistry after that, you can always do a post graduate course!! There’s always so many ways to get in!

Reply 4

j0h4nn4

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by monqrl

Whats the difference applying post graduate for dentistry than undergrad and would you have to do another course in the meantime

Reply 5

Osterley

Original post

by clairesgloss

Hi,
Before you may start this, i am sorry if it makes you mad because im mad at myself aswell.
So basically, since the start of my a sixth form i really wanted to go into dentistry but i lost my hope after learning that there are very few options which really offer dentistry in uk and i didnt wanted to move out back then. So at the end i decided to go to med school.
But the problem lies here. I dont have gcse besides english and maths at grade 5. And i already did my A levels this year. And got A in bio, B in chem and C in psych.
I applied for foundation year medicine at keele, hullyork, lincoln and leeds. I literally being a dumbahh just relied on chatgpt. That my Matriculation will be accepted as an equivalent because i thought i have already my grades so this should be fine yk but guess WHAT i got rejections from lincoln and leeds just cuz of Matriculation. And hull gave me offer of any other undergraduate course of which i meet their a level grade requirement. Haven't heard anything back from keele. I also applied for nursing as a backup option at kings. And i got the interview offer for that. And theres a condition like i have to sit three more gcse during my gap year. Decided sub bio and chem not sure third one
Also not to mention i ............ ucat. I got 1720 b2. No questions on this pls
But heres the thing now im in a gap year and im kinda back to dentistry. Im just tooo overstimulated with this. Im not joking at all. Im volunteering at a hospital and whichever department i come accross i want to go in that. Paramedics, child nursing, like anything atp.
I feel like atp i moght get into wrong degree. Im really thinking back to dentistry now. But through graduate route. Im not sure if that even works. Thats why im back here at tsr cause you might get some REAL GOOD ADVICE. Like should i take another gap year if i dont get into med this year(which is very likely) and apply for dentistry. But dentistry is REAL COMPETITIVE.
I really want to retake chemistry because that was my comfort subject and it was an easy A for me. Im working as a support teacher at my sixth form. So im really finding chem so easy.
So what should i do with my life. If you were in my shoes what would u have done

It sounds like you still haven't worked out what you want to do yet, but it's going to be in people-facing healthcare. However you also don't yet have the academic grades to pursue several of the options mentioned.
What is it about dentistry that you are attracted to? It's really not a ' didn't get into medicine ' career anymore (although it was quite common in my time). Do you already like working with your hands doing fiddly things, because you'll be doing this a lot, repetitively (I'm a dentist btw).
Despite your lack of coal-face work experience in dentistry, if I were you, I would prioritise this- get a job as a trainee dental nurse, see the role warts and all, and you'll know for sure. Or does your hospital have a MaX Fax or Ortho department- could you sit with the receptionists and talk to the dentists and dental nurses?
Have you looked at Dental Hygiene & Therapy?
Alongside this, you need a plan to up the GCSE and A Levels.
Graduate entry- hmm.. expensive, competitive and , well , why not focus on the now, not the if?
You're young and life is a long road, so all time spent now will shape you ahead. Good luck