BU vs NYU

[prayer]

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Hi Friends,

Any insight regarding the issues listed below in BU compared to NYU

1. Patient exposure/ clinical work
2. Working with Faculty
3. Expenses
4. Over all school atmosphere
5. Labs & Library

I really appreciate for your feedback.

Thanks.

 

[La fea]

Hi Friends,

Any insight regarding the issues listed below in BU compared to NYU

1. Patient exposure/ clinical work
2. Working with Faculty
3. Expenses
4. Over all school atmosphere
5. Labs & Library

I really appreciate for your feedback.

Thanks.

1.NYU > BU
2.NYU takes in 125 students and BU around 60 (give or take 10). You do the math
3.NYU= $$$$ 3 year program, BU is 22 months
4 and 5 Both comparable.
Also comparable weather, living expenses, and culture wise. Although Boston is more student friendly.

 

[pulpstone]

1.NYU > BU
2.NYU takes in 125 students and BU around 60 (give or take 10). You do the math
3.NYU= $$$$ 3 year program, BU is 22 months
4 and 5 Both comparable.
Also comparable weather, living expenses, and culture wise. Although Boston is more student friendly.

so if some one gets accepted both at bu and nyu should choose bu
right......
any body have different opinion
plz contribute
thanks

 

[La fea]

so if some one gets accepted both at bu and nyu should choose bu
right......
any body have different opinion
plz contribute
thanks

not necessarily. 🙂
Have not factored in family ties at all.

 

[dagu123]

BU has 2 year program while NYU has 3 year program. That makes NYU more expensive. Also NYU is in Manhattan of the NY. So living is super expensive.

However, if money and time (1 extra year) is not a problem, NYU will give you a good patient exposure while BU does not. In BU students strugle a lot for dental chairs. This information I got from my friends living in East Coast.

 

[connaught]

In my opininon i feel NYU is better than BU,in terms of patient exposure and clinical exposure no hassles for chair , and living also ppl commute from jersey city so the expenses are the same no one prefers to live in manhattan....ONLY draw back is time frame for NYU...which is three years and thatmakes it set back and students prefer BU,but there are students who have chosen NYU over BU (10% of cases).hope this helps

so if some one gets accepted both at bu and nyu should choose bu
right......
any body have different opinion
plz contribute
thanks

 

[hopekeepsmegoin]

Hi Friends,

Any insight regarding the issues listed below in BU compared to NYU

1. Patient exposure/ clinical work
2. Working with Faculty
3. Expenses
4. Over all school atmosphere
5. Labs & Library

I really appreciate for your feedback.

Thanks.

hey,
it really depends upon wat ur looking for.International dentist typically look at getting their DDS ASAP, because they already have their training form their country.Then BU is best, coz only 2 years and much cheaper. Also take into consideration that the one extra year at nyu=$95,000 loan+loosing one years salary that a 2 yr program grads wud earn=$250.000 profit!!
However, i know a girl who got 93 and declined adission at bu coz she wanted to get better practical exposure at nyu(even though her husband worked in Boston!!)🙄
And my friends at bu and byu have almost similar monthly expense coz boston is pretty expensive.Also remeber people in nyu dont stay in manhattan, they live an hour away (for cheaper homes) and travel that much every day.
looking at all this Bu looks better, I think..even though soem peple say nyu had better patient exposure. But its also tougher to get into Bu!
I think i confused you more then wat u were b4 ....

 

[drrohit81]

Ok I m leaning towards NYU as i study there!
The only negative of NYU is the extra year.
The Other factors Op has mentioned NYU leaves behind BU by miles.
I think the most imp thing is patient exposure for us FTD(esp in Us Enviornment) and you willl have tons of patients here!
You decide whom you want to see actually!!(no Kidding!!)
I have NEVER been without a chair in any of my sessions till date!
Extra year is a thing that make most IDP go to Bu for sure!
But guys its loan money .....an extra year is not at all bad!
As for expenses!(hardly 10% of the idp i know stay in Manhattan)
Commute is easy and cheap!
Look at the bIg picture!
All the best to all the idp out there trying to get in!
Hope this is your Lucky year!
🙂

 

[prayer]

Thankyou drrohit81,

Felt lot positive after your post.

 

[yahoodentist]

Ok I m leaning towards NYU as i study there!
The only negative of NYU is the extra year.
The Other factors Op has mentioned NYU leaves behind BU by miles.
I think the most imp thing is patient exposure for us FTD(esp in Us Enviornment) and you willl have tons of patients here!
You decide whom you want to see actually!!(no Kidding!!)
I have NEVER been without a chair in any of my sessions till date!
Extra year is a thing that make most IDP go to Bu for sure!
But guys its loan money .....an extra year is not at all bad!
As for expenses!(hardly 10% of the idp i know stay in Manhattan)
Commute is easy and cheap!
Look at the bIg picture!
All the best to all the idp out there trying to get in!
Hope this is your Lucky year!
🙂

Agree. Dental exposure is the most important thing we should worry about. There are plenty of dentists in the market. In some big cities, every corner there is a dentist. It is absolutely necessary to gain the better knowledge before practicing dentistry. Otherwise, we cannot stand in the competition.

If you study from a good school, get excellent dental exposure while study, you will recover your lost money for 1 year within 2-3 years after graduation. In other words, studying in a good school will pay you more than studying from an avg / below avg schools. It will also help you to stand in competition. We should think bigger picture.

 

[bmw-viper]

Hmmmmm...... If you think you dont have adequate clinical experience after five years of dental school in a foreign country and 2 year program in United States, I would suggest to go for 1 year GPR{General Practice Residency} ( where you get paid+Clinical Experience+NO Tuition fee).
I would go for BU.
P.S: Loan money is not lottery money😍👍

 

[BayArea Dentist]

Well said bmw-viper!!

The current economic situation, makes loans even harder to get. And the average interest rate is about 7-8 %. My vote is for BU.

Hmmmmm...... If you think you dont have adequate clinical experience after five years of dental school in a foreign country and 2 year program in United States, I would suggest to go for 1 year GPR ( where you get paid+Experience+NO Tuition fee).
I would go for BU.
P.S: Loan money is not lottery money😍👍

 

[incision]

dont forget that we have GRADUATED from a dental school.
I dont see a point to waste time and money going to NYU, thought NYU gives a better clinical exposure.
I would rather join BU and later do a grp or AEGD if I'm not confident in doing clinicals or not confortable with some particular dept work. That way, I will save lot of money.
repayin 250,000 + loan is not a joke.
cost of living more in NY.
more than 50% students at NYU commute to school...2 odd hrs everyday.

Well said bmw-viper!!

The current economic situation, makes loans even harder to get. And the average interest rate is about 7-8 %. My vote is for BU.

 

[pulpstone]

Hmmmmm...... If you think you dont have adequate clinical experience after five years of dental school in a foreign country and 2 year program in United States, I would suggest to go for 1 year GPR{General Practice Residency} ( where you get paid+Clinical Experience+NO Tuition fee).
I would go for BU.
P.S: Loan money is not lottery money😍👍

well said .....totally agreee.......
even if bu does not have much patients......that does not mean they dont teach you the clinical......they practice you enough on a tooth.....if not in patients mouth...........we already have worked on patients......so we can manage everything welll..........

well i can....so......BU👍

 

[drrohit81]

well said .....totally agreee.......
even if bu does not have much patients......that does not mean they dont teach you the clinical......they practice you enough on a tooth.....if not in patients mouth...........we already have worked on patients......so we can manage everything welll..........

well i can....so......BU👍

I am not going into a debating match!
but guys! BU and NYU do not compare when it comes to clinical skills ...and I think that is the most imp thing for us.
(sitting and drilling a plastic tooth will not help you).
Anybody still having a doubt about which is a stronger program ...just walk in anytime into both the schools and within five minutes you will realise the difference
As for Years of dental school back home argument......Please do not compare the standards there and here!
I passed out from one of the top schools outside US and it doesnt match up to the standard at NYU.

I only hope all our AP friends get into a program this session.(BU,NYU,UOP.UPEN....any)
As i see the competition coming up its getting very difficult year after year.
All the best!

 

[dentnep72]

Well if patient exposure is the main concern for any of us than I will prefer BU two years program than NYU three years program. Its my personal opinion , no offense to any friends. No wonder, NYU is very good university but is it worth one year time and $ 95,000? Until and unless, u love NY or have family there than I don't think it is worth. Yup BU lacks patient but does't mean that u will graduate without any skills. After all, I would suggest to go for AEGD or GPR, if you want more exposure. Its a one year degree and you will learn more skills, exposure to patients and earn money too and above all post gradate degree too. And once you have BDS, DMD degree I hope AEGD or GPR is not that hard to get.

Regards
Dentnep

 

[monreal]

Seriously?

 

[skabbaraju]

A lot of people have a "myth" that BU is not a good school. That's not true. BU is a good program with excellent faculty BUT unfortunately, there are 3 other dental schools in the 2-4 mile vicinity. That is the primary reason why there are less patients than in other schools. The other obvious reason is they accept about 65-75 students every year (IDP program) which accentuates the scarcity of patient pool.
It is definitely a highly competitive & challenging program because you have to compete with 64-74 fellow students who are no duds. As a result of this serious competition, you are on your toes every single day at every stage of the program. The outcome is a professional who is more focused and competent than from other schools.
🙂 Guys, its not too hard to market your schools of choice.

P.S: Getting admission into a 2-3 yr IDP program is a boon to many people waiting patiently (some for yrs). I believe any 2yr program is preferable over a 3 yr program if you have an option. Good luck.

 

[dentnep72]

Dear Sravan

I agree with you, BU is very good school but two more dental school are in the same city (Boston) and location of BU makes patients hard to commute as there is no subway to BU dental school , so u need to take bus. However for theory and pre-clinical I think its really good. N above all everything depends on you.

Regards
Dentnep

A lot of people have a "myth" that BU is not a good school. That's not true. BU is a good program with excellent faculty BUT unfortunately, there are 3 other dental schools in the 2-4 mile radius in the vicinity. That is the primary reason why there are less patients than in other schools. The other obvious reason is they accept about 65-75 students every year (IDP program) which accentuates the scarcity of patient pool.
It is definitely a highly competitive & challenging program because you have to compete with 64-74 fellow students who are no duds. As a result of this serious competition, you are on your toes every single day at every stage of the program. The outcome is a professional who is more focused and competent than from other schools.
🙂 Guys, its not too hard to market your schools of choice.

P.S: Getting admission into a 2-3 yr IDP program is a boon to many people waiting patiently (some for yrs). I believe any 2yr program is preferable over a 3 yr program if you have an option. Good luck.

 

[luck by chance]

i totally agree with dentnep.hey r u joining bu frm this july too?can u tell me wat else we need to do after sending them 3000$

 

[dentnep72]

i totally agree with dentnep.hey r u joining bu frm this july too?can u tell me wat else we need to do after sending them 3000$

Dear Friend

I am waiting for admission package from BU. They will send it to you and once u complete it and return back than I think u gonna get I-20. I am not sure whether we can apply for loan without I-20. Do you have any Idea.

Regards
Dentnep

 

[hopekeepsmegoin]

Dear Friend

I am waiting for admission package from BU. They will send it to you and once u complete it and return back than I think u gonna get I-20. I am not sure whether we can apply for loan without I-20. Do you have any Idea.

Regards
Dentnep

I had my NYU interview recently and i absolutely loved the school, the environment n there were loads of patients waiting..............BUT, i wud still like to get into BU, if i get the chance, only becoz its 2 yr...........

 

[dyproots cali]

All the BU graduates i met during my interview and the few alumni i know, said the exact same thing. If u have a better option, avoid BU cos it lacks in clinical exposure. But if its BU vs NYU, choose BU cos it short, cheap and has a very good reputation. Nothing against NYU, cos it is a very good program with good clinical exposure. BUT its too long and too expensive.

I had my NYU interview recently and i absolutely loved the school, the environment n there were loads of patients waiting..............BUT, i wud still like to get into BU, if i get the chance, only becoz its 2 yr...........

 

[luck by chance]

Dear Friend

I am waiting for admission package from BU. They will send it to you and once u complete it and return back than I think u gonna get I-20. I am not sure whether we can apply for loan without I-20. Do you have any Idea.

Regards
Dentnep

yes i too called them and for now we just have to wait for their email .since i dont needI-20 i think im pretty much done for now.

 

[dentds]

Hi,everyone
I have been interviewed by Bu and Nyu both.obviously Nyu is having better infrastructure and patient pool than Bu.As far as academic exposure[theory] i think both are same but real difference is clinical practice that makes sense because after passing out DDS everybody would like to do patient not like to treat typhodonts.If somebody thinks that after passing out they will go for residency than it will be a mistake bcoz residency pay significantly less that dentist job approximately 65% less.So I think you have to decide that what is important for you academic degree just for the shake of doing practice[BU] or want to become competitive dental professional[Other school with good patient pool].

 

[bmw-viper]

Hi,everyone
I have been interviewed by Bu and Nyu both.obviously Nyu is having better infrastructure and patient pool than Bu.As far as academic exposure[theory] i think both are same but real difference is clinical practice that makes sense because after passing out DDS everybody would like to do patient not like to treat typhodonts.If somebody thinks that after passing out they will go for residency than it will be a mistake bcoz residency pay significantly less that dentist job approximately 65% less.So I think you have to decide that what is important for you academic degree just for the shake of doing practice[BU] or want to become competitive dental professional[Other school with good patient pool].

Hi its nice to hear that you were interviewed at BU and NYU.
Do you have acceptance both from NYU & BU?????
How do you know that students that graduated from BU are not competitive compared to the students of NYU?
In general students go for residency if they want to learn more.
I would like to know what a competitive dental professional from NYU know more than the graduates of other schools.
Please show us the light and lead the way!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you

 

[BayArea Dentist]

Well if u go BU for 2 yrs and 1 year of residency, at the end of 3 years, u have a DMD + residency certificate(or degree). And the money spent would be 140K (tuition at BU) - 40k (earned in GPR) = 100 K

If u go 3 yrs at NYU, at the end of 3 years u have a DMD and have spend 200K in tuition.

You can pick for yourself which one will u choose. To me its clear which way i would go.

p.s. All this is assuming u get accepted in residency program in ur first attempt which is doable but hard.

Hi,everyone
I have been interviewed by Bu and Nyu both.obviously Nyu is having better infrastructure and patient pool than Bu.As far as academic exposure[theory] i think both are same but real difference is clinical practice that makes sense because after passing out DDS everybody would like to do patient not like to treat typhodonts.If somebody thinks that after passing out they will go for residency than it will be a mistake bcoz residency pay significantly less that dentist job approximately 65% less.So I think you have to decide that what is important for you academic degree just for the shake of doing practice[BU] or want to become competitive dental professional[Other school with good patient pool].

 

[skabbaraju]

Just to add a li'l more:
I have several friends and acquaintances from BU who are extremely competitive, have all landed in jobs with good salaries, got into good post-grad/residency programs. All in all, doing very well.
People form opinions based on their personal experiences and knowledge or get influenced by their faithful peers.
Bottom line: Both BU and NYU are good schools but when someone downplays BU because of lack of adequate clinical skills, that is being naive.
My wife is a BU alumnus. Do I have to say more....