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Hi everyone I am really struggling between Case and SB since they are both really good schools and have the same cost of attendance. Will be so grateful for any opinions!
For me:
Case:
Pros:
Stony Brook:
Pros:
Feel free to correct me or add more info. Any opinions would be appreciated and thank you so much for helping!
For me:
- If possible, I hope to specialize, preferably OMFS
- I enjoy big city life
- I am international and diversity is important to me
Case:
Pros:
- Facilities: Brand new campus and facilities
- Class size: ~75, about right
- Public/Private: Private, may have a better experience
- Diversity: Good diversity and mostly OOS students
- Other opportunities: Summer research for D1, externships? Anything else?
- Location: Cleveland, OH. Too snowy. I don't think I will enjoy the city that much because I get scared easily there and I probably don't want to practice in this area after school
- Curriculum: PBL for a year then just regular lectures. Not a fan of PBL and I am a little bit concerned because I have been told by at least 3 ppl that D1 is much easier than undergrad and Idk if that will prep students well for specialization?
- Specialization rate: ~10-20%?
Stony Brook:
Pros:
- Class size: small class size. ~44 dental students and ~200 in total including med students
- Location: Long Island, NY. ~2 hrs to NYC
- Curriculum: regular lectures, take classes with med students, everyone takes NBME so good test prep?
- Specialization rate: ~40%, more fellow travelers
- Facilities: older campus and facilities, kinda disconnected because D1 students take classes in med school but do dental stuff in dental school
- Location: Stony Brook is quite rural. NY is too saturated to provide a job. Must do GPR if one wants to practice general dentistry in NY?
- Diversity: ~40/44 are in-state, not good diversity but NY is pretty diverse in general?
- Other opportunities: possible externships? Anything else?
Feel free to correct me or add more info. Any opinions would be appreciated and thank you so much for helping!