50-year-old starts dental school 30 years after first being rejected [Video]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – John Pace always wanted to be a dentist. But after being rejected from dental school decades ago, he put that dream aside, instead working in AI and Data Sciences for over ten years.

“Really, the main thing was I’m not getting any younger. I wasn’t happy in the career that I was in, and it was going to be time to make a change anyways, and this is really been the thing I wanted to do for so long. Let’s do it.” he said.

Having completed his undergrad degree in the 1990s, it took some effort to get back on track.

But after 2 years of studying and interviewing, he finally got the admissions letter he’d spent his whole life waiting for.

“30 years of wanting to do something. Just, it was like this huge weight came off of me. It was one of the …