I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'm considering taking a gap year from uni to get into Dentistry next year.
So I went through year 12 not really having a clue what I wanted to do. I did random subjects that I enjoyed (English, 4U Maths, Economics, Society and Culture) and ended up getting an ATAR of 99.00. I never sat the UCAT as I never envisioned a health career - or any careers to be frank. I'm currently enrolled in Actuarial Studies at Macquarie Uni because I liked maths and econ, but I'm not really vibing with the content of the degree (lots of finance and stats rather than social science) or the nature of the profession (working in the financial sector - the risk management side of actuarial is to boost corporation profits).
I was considering a career in dentistry or oral health as I enjoyed having braces and coming up with all sorts of weird ways to keep my teeth clean, and I think I'd like the fine motor skills aspect, as well as being able to serve a community rather than a corporate. Is this even a good enough reason to want to do dentistry? I know changing from actuarial to dentistry looks like a money hungry move, but I just really don't know what's right for me.
Through a gap year, I should be able to cover La Trobe's chem and bio prerequisite through TAFE, and hopefully enrol there next year (if the cut-off doesn't skyrocket), or maybe sit the UCAT and go somewhere else. Is this something that I should consider doing?
I'm clueless about pretty much everything, so all advice is greatly appreciated!
So I went through year 12 not really having a clue what I wanted to do. I did random subjects that I enjoyed (English, 4U Maths, Economics, Society and Culture) and ended up getting an ATAR of 99.00. I never sat the UCAT as I never envisioned a health career - or any careers to be frank. I'm currently enrolled in Actuarial Studies at Macquarie Uni because I liked maths and econ, but I'm not really vibing with the content of the degree (lots of finance and stats rather than social science) or the nature of the profession (working in the financial sector - the risk management side of actuarial is to boost corporation profits).
I was considering a career in dentistry or oral health as I enjoyed having braces and coming up with all sorts of weird ways to keep my teeth clean, and I think I'd like the fine motor skills aspect, as well as being able to serve a community rather than a corporate. Is this even a good enough reason to want to do dentistry? I know changing from actuarial to dentistry looks like a money hungry move, but I just really don't know what's right for me.
Through a gap year, I should be able to cover La Trobe's chem and bio prerequisite through TAFE, and hopefully enrol there next year (if the cut-off doesn't skyrocket), or maybe sit the UCAT and go somewhere else. Is this something that I should consider doing?
I'm clueless about pretty much everything, so all advice is greatly appreciated!