Need direction in life?

[Anonymous]

Im 28, i currently work at a retail store and i hate every minute of it. I have a bachelors in fine arts for animation and can't find work, let alone have any interest in pursuing it any longer. I have 120k in student loans over that bullshit degree. I wanted to be a dentist because its an amazing field and could probably help me pay back those loans but I screwed up my science gpa by not taking it seriously, so bad that im below a 2.0 and even tho i can be forgiven by the school for three classes and got straight a's until the end of my required courses for dent school, i would only max out at a 2.8 which is still not good at all. My degree gpa is 3.5. I dont know what i can do with my life besides dentistry and am very depressed and dont see another way out of this. I dont want to be a hygienist but the doctor. I feel it's too late for me and I want to end everything. I need advice...

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Also im reacting this way because i was a very smart and gifted boy and stayed out of trouble. Now all i am is in trouble and i feel i will never be anything but a nobody. and im getting older

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

1) You can apply to Dental School and explain all that shit during your interview/essay. They will see the improvement and may give you the benefit of the doubt.

2) If Dental School doesn't work out then become a hygienist. Get experience there then reapply to Dental School after 3 or so years.

3) Go to a Community College and retake your science courses. Present that to the Dental School to show them that you have now retaken the courses and proven yourself academically fit. Bonus: Comm. college is cheaper than university. Neg: It's going to take you awhile to take those classes over, meanwhile you're stuck in retail.

4) Do animation on the side. Go into work for yourself... try and sell cartoons or whatever it is that you do. You're a college kid, figure out what you can do for yourself. I know you said you're done with it but it's better than retail and at least you're in you're field.

5) Don't feel sorry for yourself. Find solutions. Use your brain.

[Asker]

I like the solutions. #4 however, i did twice. its the type of field where people judge you by your work alone and the jobs are far and few inbetween. I have no passion for it whatsoever and the only reason why i finished the degree was because it was a way to gain the attention of dental schools. #5 i guess i feel this way because i have no friends/family to talk to except for my gf and im sure this is depressing for her to hear so it hurts me too. Community college is a good idea but iffy because dent school wants your courses to be done at the university level. You know my fear is finally figuring out my life and im 40 when i could have in my early 30's at least.

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

Look man... life happens. Take it at the Comm College level and present it. First, make sure they are acceptable and ask questions... and when/if you get an interview or essay just explain that you can't, in good reason, return at the university level just to take General Science courses. The cost difference does not warrant you taking it at the University level. You're a grown man with Debt, Bills, a Job and Life. Tell them that. Be confident... after all, it's the TRUTH so there is no reason to be shy about it.

And yeah don't talk to your g/f about it. If you do then minimize it. Women can't handle failure as well as men can, it'll depress her more than you and may cause her to leave you... don't get me started, just take my word for it.

[Asker]

Is it even possible to get into dent school with a 3.5 gpa and 2.8 science gpa?

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

I'm sure it is. It's not medical school. But then you're completely forgetting about the essays and the interviews... I told you, you make up a lot of points that way.