u/toopinktoopretty

i’m 20 and dropped out from my prior university course as i didn’t have much interest (optometry) to decide to take a gap year and figure things out

i have wanted to do dentistry for a while but unfortunately got rejected 3 times, so i’m looking for alternative options, i feel like im discovering maybe it isn’t meant for me as someone who’s on the more introverted side and might find the repetitive tasks tedious. i’ve always considered something in healthcare and im kind of debating between medicine or dental therapy right now, medicine is more prestigious and broad and I can specialise in a lot of different things, but the state of the NHS doesn’t look great and i know it’s a huge lifelong commitment with not a great work life balance so im unsure. dental therapy seems stable 9-5 but quite repetitive and a lack of progression

on the other hand for the first time i’m considering non healthcare general degrees, but with the state of the job market im unsure about picking something that doesn’t lead to a guaranteed job at the end. At the same time im scared of picking a vocational degree that basically means im stuck doing that job until the end of time. however it seems like the most employable degrees involve some sort of maths and im very naturally weak at it and dont enjoy it whatsoever, the only thing left is law but even that doesnt sound exciting to me, and im aware it super competitive to get into and again the work life balance isn’t great

id appreciate any insight from people who are already working, i know i sound mega indecisive right now but i feel like ive wasted so much time already and i need to make the right decision

Salam everyone, i’d like to share my personal circumstances and ask for guidance. I’m ashamed to admit that for a while i was fully agnostic, i didn’t believe in islam at all and rarely called for Allah’s help. I started first year at university where i drank alchohol regularly, ate non halal meat without a care, went clubbing every week, which i feel so incredibly guilty about now. i completely removed islam from my life.

recently ive gone through a period of extreme hardship, i feel guilty only turning back to Allah when things are tough for me especially because of how much ive sinned

how do i reconnect with the religion? i still doubt certain aspects especially because i was engaged with so much ex muslim content and rhetoric but now i just want to go back to Allah

i feel at the most peace when i trust Allah fully, my circumstances have gotten better after praying and it’s reinstated my belief.

i don’t know what to do apart from read dua, pray 5 times a day and thank Allah regularly and of course abstain from haram things

i achieved A*AB at a level but i’m contextual for most unis

998888777 GCSES

2100 UCAT B3

dentistry was my dream but i couldn’t get in after applying 3 times so im switching to med

Just did my ucat achieved A*AB at a level but i’m contextual for most unis,
998888777 GCSES
2100 UCAT B3

i’m honestly considering dht or med at this point

i found that verbalising my steps out loud increases my scores significantly somehow 😭

i do whisper but i don’t wanna be annoying asf on exam day by whispering to myself for every question, incase i distract the people around me but saying it in my head doesn’t have the same effect

should i just do it anyway, every man for himself 🫣🫣 but i feel bad

it’s actually so strange i’ve gen learnt so much from the ucat 😭😭 like i’ll remember random facts about game theory or japanese architecture and be like how do i know this then remember i read about it during a mock LOOL

To preface I’ve always wanted to do dentistry it’s been my dream career for so long. I love everything about it. but it seems like the competition is getting worse every year. This is my fourth time applying and my ucat scores aren’t going amazingly I’m not sure whether to give up on my dentistry dream and apply to medicine instead I’m averaging 1800 on the ucat and I’m aiming for 2200 my exam is in two weeks.

I’m worried about the F1 doctor strikes and the unemployment rates also I’m not sure if I’d be okay with being dealing with life or death situations. that’s also I prefer dentistry the stakes seem a bit lower. it seems like a lot of mental energy required

I’m also quite unsure about the worklife balance. I think I’d want to work in a GP. I believe I’ve heard that’s quite competitive to get into. I just genuinely don’t know what else to do optometry? Law? I have no clue to be completely honest I’m picking medicine because it seems like the closest dentistry and the UCAT requirements are lower, but I’m not sure that’s a good enough reason.

I’d appreciate any brutally honest insight so that I know what I’m getting into

i know that inflation is a thing but what caused the deciles to shoot up so much in 2025? it feels like now everyone is aiming for 2300 which is insane when you think about it. when i first took my ucat in 2024 2900/3600 was an insane score but scaled to now that would be 2000 which is just average almost.

is it because AR was removed? so people have more time to focus on the other 3 subsections?

realised i lost 4 marks in my recent DM mini mock on venn diagrams alone, my problem is they just take me soo much time so i estimate the answer, but clearly that isn’t working for me, does anyone have any tips on getting faster? is it just brute forcing practise?