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does it really matter if you get a state school education or a private? will private schools really take you that much farther? what if you want to specialize?
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One major advantage of going to a state school over a private school is the amount of money that you save. I have spoken to a few people that go to SUNY Stony Brook and their tuition per year is something like 12,000 and here at NYU the tuition is 48,000/yr. So in a state school, you will save a ton of money.
Now with private schools, you might be exposed to newer technology and materials since these schools don't really depend on state funding as much as state schools do.
As far as specializing, as Tom said, if you have the grades, the skills, the experience, and the NBDE scores good enough for PG programs, you will get in anywhere. The only thing being is that some private schools reserve a spot or 2 for their own graduates.
Hope this helps,
Now with private schools, you might be exposed to newer technology and materials since these schools don't really depend on state funding as much as state schools do.
As far as specializing, as Tom said, if you have the grades, the skills, the experience, and the NBDE scores good enough for PG programs, you will get in anywhere. The only thing being is that some private schools reserve a spot or 2 for their own graduates.
Hope this helps,
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mr. thirsty - Lots of public schools also save spots in their specialty programs for their own students. North Carolina comes to mind right away, and Oregon looks like they do this too. I can't say that Buffalo does b/c I know there have been a few of our alumni that got screwed by the pedo and ortho programs here who took other school's graduates over our own very qualified Buffalo students. Go figure - I don't have too much respect for either of those departments at our school after seeing what they've done to our applicants while I've been a student here.
A private vs. public dental education is what you will make of it. In dentistry, the private schools are not necessarily viewed as the wonders of dental education as some of our medical colleagues' private med schools are. There are many public dental schools that have very good reputations in different aspects of dentistry as well. For example (and these are my opinions only) - Research, I think of Michigan, Iowa, San Antonio. Specializing, I think of UConn. Good clinical general dentistry, I think of my school, Buffalo (there are also others). And those are all state schools.
But for me, the biggest reason to attend a state school is the amount of money I'lve saved. And while I've been here, I've attained fairly decent stats to have a shot at specializing as well. I feel lucky to have had both of these. (Although come match day, I may be singing a different tune...)
A private vs. public dental education is what you will make of it. In dentistry, the private schools are not necessarily viewed as the wonders of dental education as some of our medical colleagues' private med schools are. There are many public dental schools that have very good reputations in different aspects of dentistry as well. For example (and these are my opinions only) - Research, I think of Michigan, Iowa, San Antonio. Specializing, I think of UConn. Good clinical general dentistry, I think of my school, Buffalo (there are also others). And those are all state schools.
But for me, the biggest reason to attend a state school is the amount of money I'lve saved. And while I've been here, I've attained fairly decent stats to have a shot at specializing as well. I feel lucky to have had both of these. (Although come match day, I may be singing a different tune...)
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Griffin nailed the biggest point. There just isn't the dichotomy in dental schools that there are in medical schools.
Private schools aren't the "cream-of-the-crop" in dental school, they are simply just private schools.
Private schools aren't the "cream-of-the-crop" in dental school, they are simply just private schools.
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Unless you're accepted to a very good Ivy League School, go to a state one, that will save you both arms and both legs.
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Yeah, but it UPenn offering scholarships but your home state school is accepting you, then go to the public school!
The Ivy League schools don't offer better dental educations. Perhaps undergrad, or law, or medical, but not dental.
I'd say still go to the state school even if a very good Ivy school accepts you. You'll come out just as good a doc and be worse for the wear on your pocketbook.
The Ivy League schools don't offer better dental educations. Perhaps undergrad, or law, or medical, but not dental.
I'd say still go to the state school even if a very good Ivy school accepts you. You'll come out just as good a doc and be worse for the wear on your pocketbook.
