For those of you who said yes to attending NYU, why?

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Seeing your original quote is actually quite hurtful, and I'm wanting to set the record straight.

I am WELL aware my academic record is not top notch. But going into this application cycle I had over 2,500 hours of shadowing and assisting. These hours were clocked in at a clinic many dental students would reject working in because we work with a very challenging group of patients. In this office I am cursed at daily, I've been spit on, and generally treated like dirt, but I stay because I love dentistry and I feel I am doing the right thing for struggling communities. This experience, along with being an urban teacher for 3 years in one of the hardest school districts in the country, more than made up for my GPA that you don't see as so worthy. I also never did a post-bac.

I posted my GPA certainly knowing it could be scrutinized. I posted it though because so many people are going into this application process feeling unworthy just like I did. But I wanted to leave it up because I felt it important for people to know that they are capable of multiple interviews and acceptances; some of which were indeed less expensive than NYU, but I chose it because I felt it was the best school for me.

I posted in this thread because OP wanted to know why NYU, and those are my reasons. Anybody giving advice would give compare and contrast anecdotes from their personal experiences that someone from another school could potentially be offended by, or certainly seen as inaccurate. Since this was an NYU-specific post, I felt it appropriate to mention the things I did.

Thanks for sharing.
 
well i can tell you that NYU accepts a lot of students, especially those with lower stats. they have a large class size to fill so they interview a lot and accept a lot

the education you'll receive here is pretty good. i hate a lot of things about NYU, but in all honesty, now that i'm in clinic i'm thankful to be immersed in a really rich clinical environment.
 
well i can tell you that NYU accepts a lot of students, especially those with lower stats. they have a large class size to fill so they interview a lot and accept a lot

the education you'll receive here is pretty good. i hate a lot of things about NYU, but in all honesty, now that i'm in clinic i'm thankful to be immersed in a really rich clinical environment.
Personally, I don't mind that they accept people with lower stats , like to each their own, but I have to wonder , do you think that their trend of doing so is hurting dentistry overall when said individuals graduate ? Why do they accept people with such lower stats , again , before anyone jumps down my throat , I'm just curious.... I personally don't mind that they accept lower stat applicants , and I'm glad everyone gets a shot , but I just wonder what someone who goes to the school thinks ...


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Personally, I don't mind that they accept people with lower stats , like to each their own, but I have to wonder , do you think that their trend of doing so is hurting dentistry overall when said individuals graduate ? Why do they accept people with such lower stats , again , before anyone jumps down my throat , I'm just curious.... I personally don't mind that they accept lower stat applicants , and I'm glad everyone gets a shot , but I just wonder what someone who goes to the school thinks ...


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I don't think it hurts the field at all. As long as they pass their boards and licensure examination they're competent enough to practice dentistry. No matter what their admission scores and GPA were.
 
I don't think it hurts the field at all. As long as they pass their boards and licensure examination they're competent enough to practice dentistry. No matter what their admission scores and GPA were.
I suppose that's definitely a fair argument , makes sense , thanks !


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Personally, I don't mind that they accept people with lower stats , like to each their own, but I have to wonder , do you think that their trend of doing so is hurting dentistry overall when said individuals graduate ? Why do they accept people with such lower stats , again , before anyone jumps down my throat , I'm just curious.... I personally don't mind that they accept lower stat applicants , and I'm glad everyone gets a shot , but I just wonder what someone who goes to the school thinks ...


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NYU is the 3rd oldest dental school and produces about 10% of all dentists in the country, so i'm pretty sure they're not hurting any trends. the school has the means to accept a whole lot of people and have the ability to have each student graduate with the experience of doing some of the most complex procedures in dentistry. the patient pool plays a big part in that. people in NYC go to NYU over Columbia because it is a better clinical school (no offense at all by the way), so we never have patient shortages. arguably there can be a shortage in terms of 'quality', i.e. in terms of getting an implant crown requirement...but if your population base is mostly medicaid, it'll be difficult to get anywhere.

i mean sure, the NYU of the past had a horrible reputation but the school is a long ways from that now. i said it before at some point and i'll say it again...i have my issues with the school, but i'm thankful for the clinical education that i'm receiving.

and why do they accept people with lower stats? because they likely know that those students have no where else to go and will pay the absurd amount of tuition money to come here. i worked before coming here so the expenses are tolerable (although i have no savings left) but the price is still crazy.
 
NYU is the 3rd oldest dental school and produces about 10% of all dentists in the country, so i'm pretty sure they're not hurting any trends. the school has the means to accept a whole lot of people and have the ability to have each student graduate with the experience of doing some of the most complex procedures in dentistry. the patient pool plays a big part in that. people in NYC go to NYU over Columbia because it is a better clinical school (no offense at all by the way), so we never have patient shortages. arguably there can be a shortage in terms of 'quality', i.e. in terms of getting an implant crown requirement...but if your population base is mostly medicaid, it'll be difficult to get anywhere.

i mean sure, the NYU of the past had a horrible reputation but the school is a long ways from that now. i said it before at some point and i'll say it again...i have my issues with the school, but i'm thankful for the clinical education that i'm receiving.

and why do they accept people with lower stats? because they likely know that those students have no where else to go and will pay the absurd amount of tuition money to come here. i worked before coming here so the expenses are tolerable (although i have no savings left) but the price is still crazy.

May I ask what issues you have with NYU?
 
In 2012, the avg stats of admitted students were 3.53 gpa / 3.44 sgpa and 21 DAT. Isnt this around the avg for all dental school with slightly higher DATs? I think because NYU admits so many students compared to other dental schools, there is a larger gap btwn the higher and the lower stats and thus people believe it may be easier to get into. Sure its easier than your state schools or any ivys, but pretty much all other private schools have similar admission statistics.

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NYU is the 3rd oldest dental school and produces about 10% of all dentists in the country, so i'm pretty sure they're not hurting any trends. the school has the means to accept a whole lot of people and have the ability to have each student graduate with the experience of doing some of the most complex procedures in dentistry. the patient pool plays a big part in that. people in NYC go to NYU over Columbia because it is a better clinical school (no offense at all by the way), so we never have patient shortages. arguably there can be a shortage in terms of 'quality', i.e. in terms of getting an implant crown requirement...but if your population base is mostly medicaid, it'll be difficult to get anywhere.

i mean sure, the NYU of the past had a horrible reputation but the school is a long ways from that now. i said it before at some point and i'll say it again...i have my issues with the school, but i'm thankful for the clinical education that i'm receiving.

and why do they accept people with lower stats? because they likely know that those students have no where else to go and will pay the absurd amount of tuition money to come here. i worked before coming here so the expenses are tolerable (although i have no savings left) but the price is still crazy.
I don't know anyone that goes to nyu over any other school lol , but yeah I suppose a large patient pool helps produce a more well rounded practitioner , but the patient pool of nyu is the same as Columbia , they're both in the nyc area , however , to me nyu seems like a factory lol, just my opinion though...


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I don't know anyone that goes to nyu over any other school lol , but yeah I suppose a large patient pool helps produce a more well rounded practitioner , but the patient pool of nyu is the same as Columbia , they're both in the nyc area , however , to me nyu seems like a factory lol, just my opinion though...


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it's really not. columbia is known for producing more specialists, which is great in its own regard, but clinically the school is lacking....columbia doesn't emphasize the clinical aspect as much. i'm in no way trying to bash columbia, it's a fact..compare clinical requirements and the pre-clinical curricula if you don't believe me. ask any faculty who has taught at/been to both schools, or ask any private dentist in new york city

and to be honest there are times where it feels like a factory, which sucks at times, but i wouldn't trade my clinical experience for anything.

patient pool makes a huge difference, by the way. you'll see in a few years.
 
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it's really not. columbia is known for producing more specialists, which is great in its own regard, but clinically the school is lacking....columbia doesn't emphasize the clinical aspect as much. i'm in no way trying to bash columbia, it's a fact..compare clinical requirements and the pre-clinical curricula if you don't believe me. ask any faculty who has taught at/been to both schools, or ask any private dentist in new york city

and to be honest there are times where it feels like a factory, which sucks at times, but i wouldn't trade my clinical experience for anything.

patient pool makes a huge difference, by the way. you'll see in a few years.
The whole factory thing just turns ur education into a business lol, and I mean I do wanna specialize so if what you say is true I guess it's good I'm going where I am, likewise , I hope you enjoy your time at nyu 🙂


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Isn't every non-public dental school a business?

Every school is a business. They have to be. They need to somewhat make money to maintain the school (not necessarily from the patients; public schools may have less pressure here). Some schools actually closed down in the past because they just simply do not have enough money.

It's not a bad thing anyway. Making money is a really important aspect of dentistry. You can't help people if you can't take care of yourself/ practice. And trust me, your bill won't be that small....
 
interestingly enough, many schools don't even make a profit due to medicaid reimbursement rates
 
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