The Future Outlook
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As graduation inches closer and closer, family and friends are concerned about what my plans will be after college. Although it is getting somewhat annoying when I keep hearing the same questions, their worries (especially from my parents) are understandable. In this harsh economic time, all college graduates have no guarantees of a secure job.
My plans continue to revolve around getting in dental school, as stated in the About page. Over the next few months, I’ll be working on my application. I’ll be taking the Dental Admissions Test in June. This is the top priority on my list. My parents keep telling me that I should make sure I have a job coming out of college but they do not know much about the process of getting into graduate school. Even if I apply, I’ll still have one year’s time before matriculation (if I get in). Upon graduation, I’ll be a certified EMT-Basic.
According to Salary.com, the average annual salary of this title is about $34,000. It seems like a great thing to do for the year off, but I’ll be returning to the dental office, at which I interned last summer, for a possible paid position. If that works out well, I’ll search for a part-time gig as an EMT-Basic for some extra income.
Many people look at me and think that I will have many problems after college because of my supposed lack of motivation. No matter how things seem to be, I always believe “the ship will right itself”.
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Jerry said:
You are wise get experience, and to listen to what your heart tells you to do. Your parents sound very well-meaning, but if they haven’t been there themselves then they can’t have any insurance of knowing that if you apply to dental school then a regular 9-5 job isn’t going to fit your application lifestyle very well! Good luck with the DAT and the application process, and I hope that it leads to much success.
JerryMarch 20th, 2009 at 11:06 am
