For NYU grads

[NYG90]

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Hey everyone,
I was accepted to NYU and I wanted to know if NYU grads have trouble getting the residencies that they want.
I also was wondering if the negative reputation of the school has carried over with you in your career. By that I mean, do patients or other dentists look at you skeptically because of your NYU degree.
In the end I understand it all depends on what kind of a dentist you yourself are, but I wanted to know if that's the first impression people have of you.

Thanks for any help!

 

[dmdluffy]

My mentor was an NYU grad and if anything, it helped him with his patient base occasionally. Some patients would inquire as to where he went to school and NYU is a prestigious name. In the grand scheme of things though, I don't think NYU will have a positive/negative effect on what your future patients will think.

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

Hey everyone,
I was accepted to NYU and I wanted to know if NYU grads have trouble getting the residencies that they want.
I also was wondering if the negative reputation of the school has carried over with you in your career. By that I mean, do patients or other dentists look at you skeptically because of your NYU degree.
In the end I understand it all depends on what kind of a dentist you yourself are, but I wanted to know if that's the first impression people have of you.

Thanks for any help!

Last time I checked, NYU has a pretty good reputation. The only negatives are the large class size and the cost of living in the middle of New York. Other then that, you get a good education and clinical experience.

 

[invictusx]

I'm in the same dilemma.

I just got into Columbia today and now I'm choosing between Columbia or NYU. Columbia is known for its high matching rates whereas at NYU, I personally believe it may be a bit harder. It's hard to really say. Columbia sure does "sound better" cause it's an ivy league or whatever but I'm not sure. I'm so out of it right now.

 

[ginaych]

I'm in the same dilemma.

I just got into Columbia today and now I'm choosing between Columbia or NYU. Columbia is known for its high matching rates whereas at NYU, I personally believe it may be a bit harder. It's hard to really say. Columbia sure does "sound better" cause it's an ivy league or whatever but I'm not sure. I'm so out of it right now.

go to columbia! if not for anything else at least it costs you less. smaller class size is also a plus.

As for OP's concern, I think that NYU's past should not be a deciding factor. The school might have had some transient bad reputation, but it looks like they have improved it over the years. You will by no mean carry a "negative" reputation by going to NYU. On top of that, whether a dental school is good or not is what you make of it. NYU offers a ton of opportunities for you to make yourself an excellent care giver.

 

[invictusx]

go to columbia! if not for anything else at least it costs you less. smaller class size is also a plus.

As for OP's concern, I think that NYU's shady past should not be a deciding factor. The school might have had some transient bad reputation, but it looks like they have improved it over the years. You will by no mean carry a "negative" reputation by going to NYU. On top of that, whether a dental school is good or not is what you make of it. NYU offers a ton of opportunities for you to make yourself an excellent care giver.

A lot of people are telling me to go to Columbia. I'm kind of stuck in the same situation as the OP because I feel conflicted in a way. I have a really great experience at NYU and I think I can be pretty happy there. My only main concern about Columbia is the idea of virtually making you a specialist. Sometimes I wonder whether or not I want to specialize and that what if I don't and Columbia doesn't provide me with enough clinical experience to make me an excellent general dentist (some resident from Columbia said that if he were to open a practice now, he would feel incompetent as a general dentist)?

 

[hifive]

A lot of people are telling me to go to Columbia. I'm kind of stuck in the same situation as the OP because I feel conflicted in a way. I have a really great experience at NYU and I think I can be pretty happy there. My only main concern about Columbia is the idea of virtually making you a specialist. Sometimes I wonder whether or not I want to specialize and that what if I don't and Columbia doesn't provide me with enough clinical experience to make me an excellent general dentist (some resident from Columbia said that if he were to open a practice now, he would feel incompetent as a general dentist)?

Columbia. There is always GPR if you are not ready, and with Columbia's rates you will certainly get that, plus 1yr is required by the state if you want to practice there- win/win.

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

(some resident from Columbia said that if he were to open a practice now, he would feel incompetent as a general dentist)?

Any new dental school graduate who tells you he/she feels confident enough to open a successful dental practice right away is lying to you.

 

[invictusx]

Any new dental school graduate who tells you he/she feels confident enough to open a successful dental practice right away is lying to you.

What he meant was that he doesn't feel confident enough to work as a general dentist based on the clinical experience that Columbia gave him.

 

[invictusx]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[dantemac]

If anything NYU is a prestigious name to patients, who would be thinking of their sterling reputations for business, Tisch school of the arts, etc.

Leave it to pre-dents to dissect and find the "negative" reputation of NYU.

 

[invictusx]

If anything NYU is a prestigious name to patients, who would be thinking of their sterling reputations for business, Tisch school of the arts, etc.

Leave it to pre-dents to dissect and find the "negative" reputation of NYU.

I liked NYU a lot, especially their facilities and their clinical exposure.

 

[Seamonkey Doc]

I heard NYU gives a better clinical exposure than Columbia, in terms of the number of procedures one gets to perform on patients. This was from a dental student.

 

[invictusx]

I heard NYU gives a better clinical exposure than Columbia, in terms of the number of procedures one gets to perform on patients. This was from a dental student.

That's what I heard, too.

 

[invictusx]

the differences in clinical exposure between the two schools are negligible, and nobody will force you to specialize if you attend Columbia. its good you are undecided about specializing; so many dental students change their minds after the rotations, it confuses me to see predents with such concrete commitments before even matriculating. however, having those options available if you do happen to change your mind is a benefit that cannot be understated.

Yeah that's what I had in mind... Hm....

 

[BigAppleDDS]

I'm a D1 at NYU right now and I've been drilling since sometime in October and will see a patient in the middle of my 2nd year. I'm unsure about Columbia but I'm absolutely loving how quickly they threw us into pre-clinical stuff!

 

[HeyCharlie]

NYU is world renowned. Their law school, med school and business school are some of the best in the nation, and because of that it helps give validation to other NYU programs. Trust me, the layman (aka patients) regard NYU highly from a reputation standpoint.

 

[HeyCharlie]

I would choose Columbia on the Ivy prestige.

 

[planisphere]

I would choose Columbia on the Ivy prestige.

ditto. obviously...

 

[wired202808]

Hey everyone,
I was accepted to NYU and I wanted to know if NYU grads have trouble getting the residencies that they want.
I also was wondering if the negative reputation of the school has carried over with you in your career. By that I mean, do patients or other dentists look at you skeptically because of your NYU degree.
In the end I understand it all depends on what kind of a dentist you yourself are, but I wanted to know if that's the first impression people have of you.

Thanks for any help!

Unless you have other cheaper options you might as well attend NYU.

 

[invictusx]

NYU is world renowned. Their law school, med school and business school are some of the best in the nation, and because of that it helps give validation to other NYU programs. Trust me, the layman (aka patients) regard NYU highly from a reputation standpoint.

I cannot agree more that NYU is world renowned but Columbia is just as prestigious, if not more. And I cannot agree more that laymen do regard NYU highly.

 

[Seamonkey Doc]

I cannot agree more that NYU is world renowned but Columbia is just as prestigious, if not more. And I cannot agree more that laymen do regard NYU highly.

NYU and Columbia are both big names in a great city. Some people might consider Columbia more prestigious due to its Ivy League label. But I would think an average dentist that comes out of Columbia is just as competent as the average dentist from NYU or nearly any other dental school in this country. This is why I think the "big name" aspect is overrated.

So for anyone who is confused between NYU and Columbia, how about you take the big name aspect out of it? Instead ask yourself where you felt comfortable. Which school were you more impressed with based on what you saw and who you interacted with at the interview? Which school made you more excited about attending dental school?

 

[wired202808]

Columbia is much better at focusing on specializing vs. GPR type of work. I've heard over and over again that Columbia grads who went the GPR route we're pretty clueless and needed a lot of hand holding. So I guess it depends on what one wants to do after d-school.

 

[imrealgerman]

I cannot agree more that NYU is world renowned but Columbia is just as prestigious, if not more. And I cannot agree more that laymen do regard NYU highly.

I'd choose Columbia, even if the other option was Harvard. You simply cannot beat a medical education and it's even more untouchable since Columbia does offer pr-clinical coursework. I imagine the stereotypes are as follows: At NYU, you will do more but at Columbia, you will know more. Knowledge is power.

*Note: I know Harvard is straight med school, so I'm obviously biased lol.