I am just finishing my first year at UOP & I've been feeling terrible about how I did.
At the end of the day the thing I am most concerned about is how I performed in simulation lab. I barely got by with C's. Feels like even people in remedial turned out better than me in the end. I struggled a lot this year with some stuff in my personal life and it was tough going from a top performer to a subpar student..
What Im most concerned about is my future as a clinician. Recently it hit me, we are about to see patients and even though I did my best considering everything going on, I hardly got by. I am scared for my future as a dentist. I wouldn't want my friends and family to go to me considering how much worse I did than my peers clinically and didactically, as well. It feels like its too late to get to the point of being a great dentist, like I missed my shot during simlab to get ahead. Its discouraging and sometimes makes me want to give up all together. I'm wondering if anyone got C's in dental school but feels like they were able to become great dentists from the clinic side. Also I don't have any connections in the field, so I am worried about my job prospects too. I will be applying to a major metropolitan area I need to live in because of family where it will be competitive, so I am curious how much these grades will matter for that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
At the end of the day the thing I am most concerned about is how I performed in simulation lab. I barely got by with C's. Feels like even people in remedial turned out better than me in the end. I struggled a lot this year with some stuff in my personal life and it was tough going from a top performer to a subpar student..
What Im most concerned about is my future as a clinician. Recently it hit me, we are about to see patients and even though I did my best considering everything going on, I hardly got by. I am scared for my future as a dentist. I wouldn't want my friends and family to go to me considering how much worse I did than my peers clinically and didactically, as well. It feels like its too late to get to the point of being a great dentist, like I missed my shot during simlab to get ahead. Its discouraging and sometimes makes me want to give up all together. I'm wondering if anyone got C's in dental school but feels like they were able to become great dentists from the clinic side. Also I don't have any connections in the field, so I am worried about my job prospects too. I will be applying to a major metropolitan area I need to live in because of family where it will be competitive, so I am curious how much these grades will matter for that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.