Case, Louisville, or UIC?

[jmac81]

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hey guys...

These are my 3 schools im debating right now...will some of yu guys weigh in with an educated opinion?!

 

[jmac81]

Please help me out here guys!!!! Especially those ofyou whom are alreday in school and have heard the buzz about some of these schools! Thanks so muh for your help

 

[ecdoesit]

here are some questions that i will ask myself if i have to make your choice.

which is your home state?
how much would you like to loan?
where do u see urself in 5 years?
will you be happy there?

 

[jmac81]

Thanks...Is Case's program regarded as one of the best out there now because of its technology? Anyone heard anything among the dental sommunity about uic or louisville?

 

[rwbpj]

I can only speak about Case and Louisville, as I interviewed at both and received offers at both schools. Here is my take.

Case has some great advatages over Louisville in my opinion. Case has a much better simulation clinic than UofL, Dent sim and Kavo units, I think its the only school with both. Uof L has neither Dent sim or Kavo. Case is in a better part of town than UofL (projects across the street, literaly) although both areas are kind of sketchy. Case is a little more expensive, but not much. About the only thing I didnt like about Case is that its almost impossible to get private loans there. I have a family and I will definitly need these extra loans to live. UofL gives you more for cost of living and Louisville is a much cheaper area than Cleveland. I think in the end I would choose Case if you dont need any extra loan money. I know people who went to both schools and those who went to Case seemed to like it, while the people I talked to about UofL liked the area but not necessarily the school. Well hope this helped.

Good luck!

 

[shizzleDDS]

I can't speak for the other schools, but UIC is supposed to have a great teaching faculty, good clinics with endless amounts of patients, and is currently in the process of upgrading almost everything.

For me, however, location and tuition were the determining factors. Tuition is expected to be around a little over $18,000.

 

[Mudduck]

rwbpj,

hey, whatsup man? Just kidding about the don't know jack. Hey, Case is where it is at, baby. You can't go wrong with Case, except for the money thing.

To the OP, at least you aren't stuck with Creighton😕 😕 😕 !!!

Hey builder man, how did you end up in Physics? I totally bombed that final, so it looks like we should have gone to Lord of the Rings after all.😀 see ya man...

 

[rwbpj]

muddy,

I ended up ok in Physiscs (my lowest grade), not sure about the final, but we should have went to the movie at any rate.

Your right about Creighton, who wants to save $160,000 anyway?

To the OP, Louisville has a great basket ball team, they just beat No. 1 Kentucky! On the more serious side if UIC is only $18,000 a year thats a savings of 20,000 a year over Case, something else to consider?

later Muddy

 

[Mudduck]

to jmac81:

I have sent in my deposit to Case, and my wife and I are really excited. This is where we always kind of thought we would end up. Here are the major things that appealed to me:

+ Lots of young families in the dental school with kids the age of my kids
+Dent Sims (not just Kavos), the real deal!
+Last year they received 16 commendations and no recommendations on re-accreditation.
+They offer western boards, which I need
+You get your own operatory for the two years of clinics, so you don't have to do the "instruments in a portable toolbox" thing.
+It is a private school, so they can worry about pleasing other dentists (alumni contributors) rather than politicians who don't give a hoot about dentistry... they have the freedom to do what the school envisions.
+They are in the top 10% of schools for Practice management techniques... teach you how to run a business.
+1:6 faculty-to-student ratio
+Preceptor program (look on their website/mailed materials)
+They just started a new secretary method of scheduling, so it saves you time and headache.
+Lab work is sent out once you show competency in such-n-such. Also, graduating is not on a number-of- procedures basis, but rather a competency basis. So if you are interested in developing skills out of the general dentistry area, you have the time to. I plan on hitting the clinics hard in my third year, so hopefully I can spend the last part of my fourth year doing more intricate procedures, that way I won't have to send EVERY endo/perio/pediatric/etc. case out to a specialist. I will feel more confident about the harder procedures, and maybe I won't be sued as much


Negatives:

-Expensive
-a bit higher cost of living than other similar schools
-Because they are privately funded, they can't be as flexible/generous with the whole loan thing, which sucks for a guy like me who has two kids already, and will probably have a couple more before school is over.
-Cleveland is a dirty city, but livable.


All in all, I really like Case as a school. There are other great programs out there, but Case's program fits me perfectly as far as what I want to learn and be exposed to as a student, so that I can be the dentist I want to be.
You can't go wrong with Case.

 

[larryt]

Congratulation on your decision. I have several friends who graduated or will graduate from there. Couple of dentists at my office graduated from there 5 yrs ago. They all love their school especially with its patient pool. If I do not hear anything from Nova in a week or so, I will send my deposit to Case. If I go there, my friend will leave his apartment (across from school) for me. He will graduate from there next May. Who know .. We may become classmates.

 

[Baby Kuma]

Mudduck, I'll see you at Case. I'm sending in my deposit soon. 🙂

 

[Mudduck]

larryt and Baby Kuma,

Hey, that would be great to have some SDNers in our class. I have not posted much here, but I have been observing/reading SDN for about a year now, so I feel like I know some of the posters. larryt is one I have noticed a lot. Just forget about Nova and anywhere else and go with Case. You know you will be pleased with your decision!

 

[thisisit]

good choice. Don't know much about Louisville and don't like UIC (don't ask why). Case seems like the only choice. Now you have to put up with larryt's BS for 4 years Just kidding larryt...NOT😀

 

[larryt]

I love Case too and I will go there if I'm still single.. But now with family and kid... I'm looking for place with warm weather. 😛

 

[thisisit]

are you telling me that you have been accepted to case but are thinking about not attending? Are you single now but will have a family and a kid in less than 8 months? What are you saying?

 

[larryt]

Originally posted by thisisit
are you telling me that you have been accepted to case but are thinking about not attending?saying?

Yeah..... Nova baby .. Nova is my choice now. Still waiting for Texas schools. (in Feb)

 

[Mangocat]

sorry to ask thisisit, but why don't you like UIC? is it a personal reason or do you have issues with their curriculum, etc? I'm just asking because I want to know pros and cons of the school. Thanks!

 

[jmac81]

i also would really l;ike to hear what you feel is wrong with uic's program

 

[jmac81]

I have heard from several sources now that cleveland is a pretty bad place to live...anyone who goes to case or is familiar with this area. is there any truth to it? When i interviewed at case, i flew in the night before late and had to leave right after my interview, so i would really love to hear about the town, is it a livable p-lace? Is there enough in the town to do, besides studying obviously? Any insight would be greatly appreciated guys.

Im leaning more and more towards case with the more info i hear about it, i would just like some reassurance about living out there.

Thanks guys

 

[MarkFitzsimmons]

I go to case. I'd love to talk to you about life around the university and cleveland. Go ahead and PM me.

 

[Mudduck]

When I interviewed at Case back in October, I spent 2.5 days there with a first year dental student that I am pretty good friends with. He and his wife showed me quite a bit of the city. I have a wife and two little girls, so where we live is almost as important of a factor as what school I go to. That said, I don't think Cleveland is a very good city. BUT....... there are a few really good areas around the city that are great, safe places to live. Cleveland/University heights, Maple Heights, Shaker Heights, South Euclid.
Overall, there are better cities with dental schools, but the area around/outside of Cleveland is great. Cost of living is not too bad, good and safe elementary schools exist, and there is lots to do for both adults and children both in and out of the city.
Dude, Case is really a great school. No , the school is NOT in the ghetto. The ghetto is about 10 minutes away. 10 minutes in the other direction are the nicer neighborhoods. Case is very livable, so long as you choose the right area to live in.

 

[MarkFitzsimmons]

Originally posted by Mudduck
No , the school is NOT in the ghetto. The ghetto is about 10 minutes away. 10 minutes in the other direction are the nicer neighborhoods.

Very good way of putting it, I agree entirely.