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Good afternoon!
I am a senior currently applying for dental school, and graduated with a GPA of 3.90 and a DAT AA/TS of 24/26, so I'm not necessarily worried about getting into dental schools, but I am concerned about another question: mental health and dental school. I've struggled with pretty severe bouts of burnout and depression during undergrad, largely (I think) brought on by how hard I studied during college. As I'm finishing school, studying is much harder for me than it used to be, and I find myself needing to spend more personal time than I did in previous years. Hearing from close friends who are now in dental school, I am wondering whether it is a wise decision for me to enter the rigors of D-school and still expect to take good care of myself mentally. From the perspective of D-students or dentists, what do you think? I also graduated with a degree in environmental engineering, so I am considering moving straight into industry to have a better work/life balance with the standard 9-5. Could I make it through D-school? What would you do?
Thanks for any input.
I am a senior currently applying for dental school, and graduated with a GPA of 3.90 and a DAT AA/TS of 24/26, so I'm not necessarily worried about getting into dental schools, but I am concerned about another question: mental health and dental school. I've struggled with pretty severe bouts of burnout and depression during undergrad, largely (I think) brought on by how hard I studied during college. As I'm finishing school, studying is much harder for me than it used to be, and I find myself needing to spend more personal time than I did in previous years. Hearing from close friends who are now in dental school, I am wondering whether it is a wise decision for me to enter the rigors of D-school and still expect to take good care of myself mentally. From the perspective of D-students or dentists, what do you think? I also graduated with a degree in environmental engineering, so I am considering moving straight into industry to have a better work/life balance with the standard 9-5. Could I make it through D-school? What would you do?
Thanks for any input.