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Matt_Tress t1_j99s28j wrote

Reply to comment by earth-to-matilda in Do you all have stories of people who quit the typical DC corporate/political career and pursued something else? by [deleted]

Say more about this please.

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earth-to-matilda t1_j9aiqbu wrote

what would you like to know?

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Matt_Tress t1_j9b8x17 wrote

I’m curious what the process was like. You just up and decided to go to dental school mid-career?

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earth-to-matilda t1_j9byt4v wrote

pretty much. i was over a decade removed from undergrad to dental school, and while i had a bachelors in biochemistry i needed to retake some courses for some schools

from the time i actually made the decision to pursue teeth it took me almost five years to start school. had to transition out of the previous career, and sell my condo, and take some of the refresher courses (last part took the longest since i did night classes while still working)

but the path was the same as it is for any other dentist: take an entrance exam and hopefully score well, apply to schools and get interviews/get in, survive 4 years of acute hellish torture, pass three board exams and get a state license

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Matt_Tress t1_j9c38r5 wrote

All I can say is wow, that is some serious dedication. Now that you’re on the other side of that process… are you glad you did it? Would you have career-switched to something else instead?

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earth-to-matilda t1_j9d7w4y wrote

my worst day doing this shit is miles better than anything else i’ve ever done

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