I'm in!!!! Now the tough choice...which school BU or Temple??
I can give you some insight on Temple:
1. Temple total cost over 4 years: 304K. BU= 347K
2. We are known for our enormous patient pool and clinical education. BU is not ( from the rumors around SDN,BU's reputation may be polar to Temples in regards to its clinical education. A friend of mine that interviewed there had also mentioned that some of the rumors on SDN are true: hard time finding patients, etc).
3. My first semester has been great so far, and I hear from the upperclassmen that the 1st year isnt too bad, especially relative to most dental schools. BUT 2nd year gets very tough(similar to most schools). I have had time to go out atleast twice a week ( meeting up with friends, etc).
4. SO FAR(key words), the class has been great, everyone is very helpful.
5. Temple has class capture ( video recorded lectures), very helpful incase you miss a lecture or want to review what the Professor said.
6. Class size at both schools are very similar.BU's class size might be a bit smaller.
7. The Professors from my first semester are very helpful, they have made it a point that they want all of us to do well and pass. This is has been evident by certain points being fairly given back to us if we challenge a certain question and in other scenarios.
8. BU is located in a very nice area, especially relative to Temple. Temple is not in the nicest area, but its also safe on the street the school is located on. Many students live atleast 10-25 min away from the school in very safe areas. The city of Philly is also very nice.
Hope this helps. You should receive feedback from a BU student as well to get a fair comparison.