Harvard (OOS) vs UF (IS) vs UConn (OOS)

[CataclysmicKangaroo]

Very interested in perio and omfs and looking to specialize. Also love the idea of a medical school integrated curriculum with pass/fail classes. But also know the increased cost of attending a school as an out-of-state student.

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[Mr.Smile12]

Where's the financial aid package?

 

[JacquesVallee]

And what happens if you go to Harvard only to realize you don't want to do OMFS? You haven't even picked up a handpiece yet; you have no idea if you'll specialize or what field you'd specialize in. Harvard at sticker is >500k and akin to financial suicide. Go to UF.

 

[macsak]

Very interested in perio and omfs and looking to specialize. Also love the idea of a medical school integrated curriculum with pass/fail classes. But also know the increased cost of attending a school as an out-of-state student.

in a previous post, you stated your state of residence was georgia...

 

[CataclysmicKangaroo]

And what happens if you go to Harvard only to realize you don't want to do OMFS? You haven't even picked up a handpiece yet; you have no idea if you'll specialize or what field you'd specialize in. Harvard at sticker is >500k and akin to financial suicide. Go to UF.

Yeah this is a very valid claim I have been debating. Do you think it is a more viable option to just put more leg work at UF to specialize while having the security of a lower COA?

 

[CataclysmicKangaroo]

in a previous post, you stated your state of residence was georgia...

Yea it is but with family assistance plus being able to reclassify as a Florida resident after the first year the COA would be equal to an IS student. Just wanted to make the poll as quick and easy to vote on.

 

[CataclysmicKangaroo]

Where's the financial aid package?

No news on that at this current moment.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

No news on that at this current moment.

Make sure you talk with the SNDA chapter officers about what scholarship amounts they have seen among URiMs.

 

[JacquesVallee]

Yeah this is a very valid claim I have been debating. Do you think it is a more viable option to just put more leg work at UF to specialize while having the security of a lower COA?

100% it is. You got into Harvard. You're clearly very very smart. I'm sure you will have the drive to succeed at any school. I chose my state school over Columbia and Penn, and it was the best decision I ever made. I ended up practicing general dentistry for a couple years, paid off my loans, and am now going back to specialize. Had I been in 500k debt, I would've never given up 2-3 years of lost income for a specialty. Another fact of the matter is, you don't know if you'll even want OMFS yet and you won't know until you have more experience in dental school.