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Hello. This is my first post and I kinda created an account just to ask people who might have more insight on my circumstance. Basically I was accepted into 2 dental schools (all were pricey private institutions) and I basically panicked at the thought of having to pay back 500k+ in loans and thought about changing careers. But I wanted to be a dentist for a pretty long time and was considering reapplying this year. I was turned down by state schools (apologies I would rather not name any) for the reason that I did not have enough volunteering (zero hours hehe). My DAT and GPA were fairly competitive (22AA/22TS) and 3.6 overall 3.8 sGPA from a competitive school in the top 50. That being said, if I devote a lot of my time to volunteering right now (starting this March through June) will I have a chance at reapplying or will they basically see me as an odd man out for declining 2 acceptances? And I'll be honest I shouldn't have applied to those schools and should have done my homework on their tuition rates but dullard that I am I only found out about the dangers of compound interest after I was accepted. Sorry for the length. Chew me out, offer advice I don't mind just wanna hear my honest chances at this point or whether I should just stay away from dentistry. Thanks all. And if it means anything I'm 24 right now.
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