i am just 15 and graduate next year but is worrying about what college i should go to and what i should take. like accounting or dentistry, but i am barely passing my science classes. but i am acing my accounting class. so whatshould i be a dentist or an accountant? but my mom is putting alot of pressure on me because she wants me to be a dentist alot, but i am afraid that the college wouldnt accept me and i am afraid that if i could into that college but i would fail that dental class. but if i take accounting then i could pass with a's. but if i am an accountant do u think that i could work in IRS or government stuffs like that? HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i like 2 suggest u dat do dat what u like\nu can easily do infuture dat make ur future bright and dont see this which give u more money u have 2 see dat in which subjects u take easy 2 read and can do ur willpower in dat subject dont worry and be relax and think in loneliness carefully.coz its ur future its ur future ok dear take care
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Medical School is definitely harder to get into and harder to fail out of.  You have to really try to fail at medical school.  I don't know much more about medical\n\nDental School is reletively easy to get into. the amount of debt you incur has double or trippled Since W took office.  So it's isincreasingly an elitest proffesion.   I think a dentist would have more debt after graduation.
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Dental assistant's jobs are fairly easy once you get the hang of everything.  I wouldn't suggest this job for you if you don't like working with the public, because that will be your main job.  You'll get the room ready for the patients, bring them back, and assist the dentist.  You'll also develop x-rays, clean up the room, and do other duties that need done for the patient.  Basically, you do everything so that the dentist can come in, talk to the patient, and do his procedure.  Everything else will be up to you.
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Do the smart thing and try both. If you get your degree, then later don't make it big in acting, you'll have something to fall back on. If you don't have a backup like that, you'll have a hard time getting back on your feet. And if you do make it big *crosses fingers* then it was better to be safe than sorry! Good luck!
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To become a dentist you need to go to undergrad school in a biological science. You need to know how the body works and how teeth grow and decay. You need to know how materials react with the body. You need to know how bacteria of the mouth might effect other parts. You are working with a living organism so you need to know how the living organism works.
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It totally depends on what you want to do.  I got a BofBA in accounting and now I'm an accountant.  Some of the folks I work with got Com degress and are now answering the phone in customer service.  I would say, for either degree, get a speacialty in something like marketing, management, journalism, etc. so that you'll be really great in one field.  It's better to be great at one thing than just ok at a lot of things.
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after biomed... you can do eng. or med... bio med is a great way to go.. because u have the option between the two feilds... so u can become and eng... than go back to med school or dental school...\nafter getting a bio med degree its about 4 yrs for dental school... but u have to take the DAT test before u get into dental school...\ni am going into dentistry... so thats why i know a little about this stuff....
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the only way to figure this out is by figuring what YOU want to do in life. It's kind of hard to figure out aftre just finishing college, you have resposibilities now, rent, debts and so on. The key here is to find out what you really enjoy doing. that can come about from many different ways. If you're like me, I found out what I wanted to do in life by.....figuring out what I DIDN'T want to do. Had lots of crappy jobs that lead nowhere. took me awhile to figure out that I didn't know what I wanted and that's why i career hopped to various jobs. Look at what you find interest in, not what makes a lot of money or what your parents would like to see you do but what you find interests in. doesn't have to be in accounting either. I grad with a B.A. in English Writing and I'm now a loan officer. either look for what you want to do or just pick something quick and see if you like it.
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There are all kinds of dentists and dental specialists.  I think you would get over pulling teeth but I would expect that your orthodontist hasn't pulled a tooth since dental school.  Usually orthodontists don't pull teeth.  What your orthodontist does is very different than what a general dentist does, and what an oral surgeon does, and from what an endodontist does.  \n\nThe questions that were listed before were good.  Ask if you could watch or if she knows a general dentist that is a friend of hers who you could visit their office and watch or maybe even help out and work for free.  Then you could see if this is the kind of work that is interesting to you.  You might like what they do and you might not like what they do.  I always wanted to be a dentist but then I saw oral surgery and liked that much better.\n\nIf she can't help you, either call the local dental schools admissions offices or the local dental society.  This may seem intimidating but usually they will be very helpful.  Ask if you can watch or work for free or know somewhere that you can do that because you are interested.  \n\nTo find the local dental society, look on the internet for the state dental association and then call them or email them to find out where the local dental society office is.  \n\nIf you find any of these unhelpful, don't be discouraged and keep trying.  The people who become dentists and specialists are the ones who didn't give up.
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Work for a regular dentist instead of say a periodontist who does surgeries to correct problems. Schooling is only about 9 months so if you don't like it there is always time to change your career again. Plus most interviews are working interviews where you go in for a day or two to work to see if they want to hire you or not. \nThere will be some blood of course because fo the field and gums bleed rather easily in some. The plus is its good money, here in Florida you can make about $16.00 hr working as an assitant for a periodontist. Decent money for little schooling .
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Well, I think it pretty much goes without saying that if you want to have any chance of being successful in the medical field you will need to go back to school and get the necessary education/degrees, first. If you are like me and not too keen on the idea of school, you should consider medical professions that only require 1 or 2 year technical college degrees. \n\nFor instance dental hygiene and dental assisting are both offered in 1 or 2 year programs at technical colleges and you get paid a lot in both professions. Here are a few pros for technical colleges: you don't have to go to school for as long as you would in a traditional college, you don't have to pay for a bunch of "electives" that have nothing to do with your degree, programs are very focused to the area of study with lots of "hands on" learning, and finally technical colleges are one heck of a lot cheaper than 4 year colleges with the same if not better quality of education. \n\nSo my advice is to look into the two year colleges in your area and see what they have to offer. Going that route will have you trained and back into the workforce much faster than anything else I can think of.
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For the long run the intership would be better for you, first very few interships are paid. Most are volunteer. Or skip out on the internship and get a part time office job somewhere on the campus. Preferably one that is close to what your degree is in. If you're an accounting major try to work in the accounting office, ect.\n\nAlso, you're very lucky your family is taking care of your expenses. However, if you're on financial aid you have to start paying back your student loans six months after completion of your degree. Whatever you do in life do not default on your financial aid, it will hurt you and follow you for life. Also, your family needs a bit of a reality check. Your first job out of college is probably not going to be enough to cover all of your expenses until your first two years or so out. If you can find one right out you're very lucky. Good luck!
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Well my dad always said "if you find a job you love, you'll never work a day in your life".  So I asked myself what can I picture myself reasonably doing, that I would enjoy?  At the time I was working for a dentist and loving it - I am now a pre-dental bio-chem major.  My best advice is to get into a field you love.  If you have a job that pays tons of money, but you hate it, you will be miserable.  Better to make less money and be truly happy.
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If your university happens to have a dental program, I'd make an appointment in their clinic and see how much it would cost there. They are generally MUCH cheaper than a normal dentist. Better yet, if you have a friend in the program, and they need someone to bring to class and practice on, volunteer! It's usually free. And the students are well trained before hand and have a seasoned dentist supervising them, so don't be worried that they'll accidently fix the wrong tooth or anything. And students are often much more attentive than actual dentists, as they're being graded for their work. FYI, the same goes across the board, dental hygenist students, cosmetologist students, all do a better job in school than the liscensed pros do in real life.
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A B.S. will require more coursework in biology, and carries a little more prestige.  The B.A. will give you more time to study in other fields.  You need to decide what you are interested in.  The coursework itself is only part of your education.  Talk to a dentist, especially one affiliated with a dental school, for more advice on what dental schools want.
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You have a long way to go before worrying too much.  Get into college first, do well in undergrad.  Get into med school.  There is a long way ahead of you, and you have to make sure this is what you really want.  Honestly, not having all A's in 10th grade won't bar you from med school.  I know people that got B's in some Biology courses that got into med school just fine and are well on their way to being doctors.  But Undergrad is generally a lot harder than High School, and Med School is infinitely harder than undergrad, so if you're struggling with straight A's right now, just think what it will be like to struggle for straight A's in college.  I'm not trying to discourage you, but there is a lot to do before you're really ready to become a doctor.  After high school the next 12 years of your life are devoted to becoming the best damn doctor you can be.\n\nThe 12 years after high school are generally, 4 years of undergrad (Pre-Med), 4 years of Med-School, and mostly 4 years of a residency, depends on the specialty.  The undergrad years are generally your most fun, but are still crucial.  Now I don't want you to be a naive little gunner and overwhelm yourself like most pre-meds, so watch out for scheduling yourself to do too much (volunteering at the hospital, trying to do some extra research, taking too many hard classes at once, doing shadowing rotations).  And while you are doing extra curriculars, make sure you're making them worthwhile, like if you're shadowing a pediatrician, ask them as many questions as you can without coming off annoying.  Just do your best in these years, and keep your GPA high and study as much as you can for the MC AT (Expect to study up to 6-8 hours a day).  Then once you do get accepted into a med-school, prepare for the first stage of hell.  It will involve constant studying, with maybe a few hours A WEEK for fun, and not much time for you to have a fun life.  A residency is your next step, and once you're there, you will spend time running around the hospital picking up as much info as you can on how to become a pediatrician.\n\nJust don't buy into all the glam our of the life of a doctor, you might change your mind about becoming one, or might change your specialty, or who knows.  There is a lot of work ahead of you kid, and I wish you the best of luck, but make sure you have your wits about you, and actually understand the profession inside and out.  And understand that you'll end up in debt most likely, and that family life will be really hard while in med school.  Realize that malpractice insurance comes with the job, and that not just bad doctors get sued.  Becoming a pediatrician is one of the most prestigious careers you can choose, but it comes with so many hardships that anyone who is too weak will be sorted out very quickly, make sure you know what you're in for, and that you're strong enough to make it.  Best of luck.
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Your principal will most likely try to intimidate you into not doing that because it means more work for him or her, and they have a pay-poor and thankless job already.  After all you are a child and have been taught from day  one to do as an adult says and your parents are not here to help you.  But! This is your education, not the Principal's.  Your parents pay good money in taxes for you to get the best out of your school system and if going into a different class will get you that then you should demand it.