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Hi, I am a pre-dental student who is seeking kind opinions from d-students--
(so this is on the pre-dental forum, too. )
Quite some people say that it doesn't matter which school a person attends if one wants to specialize. I wonder how true this is. I mean, I know that one has to work hard in any school in order to get in a specialty program, but does the school really not matter AT ALL?
Let's say if a student works very hard and attends a school A that is known for sending many students into specialty programs, compared to a student who works just as hard and attends a school B that produces mostly GPs. They can get into specialty programs in either school, but is the former more likely to be able to get in a better specialty program by attending school A, since the school probably has more to offer in order to prepare its students for specialty programs?
I have always thought the above is true. However, I had a chance to talk to a GP, and he actually thinks otherwise. He says the student who attends school B would more likely to be able to get in a good specialty program, since there is less competition in school B, and therefore easier for him to grab the opportunities around him and make his application strong.
I am confused now and wonder which reasoning is more plausible. Could anyone please kindly help?
(so this is on the pre-dental forum, too. )
Quite some people say that it doesn't matter which school a person attends if one wants to specialize. I wonder how true this is. I mean, I know that one has to work hard in any school in order to get in a specialty program, but does the school really not matter AT ALL?
Let's say if a student works very hard and attends a school A that is known for sending many students into specialty programs, compared to a student who works just as hard and attends a school B that produces mostly GPs. They can get into specialty programs in either school, but is the former more likely to be able to get in a better specialty program by attending school A, since the school probably has more to offer in order to prepare its students for specialty programs?
I have always thought the above is true. However, I had a chance to talk to a GP, and he actually thinks otherwise. He says the student who attends school B would more likely to be able to get in a good specialty program, since there is less competition in school B, and therefore easier for him to grab the opportunities around him and make his application strong.
I am confused now and wonder which reasoning is more plausible. Could anyone please kindly help?