Houston (IS) vs. UTHSCSA (IS)

[APspreadTBD]

I am very lucky to have a choice between two good schools, however, I have until this Friday to make a decision as I have been accepted to both programs. I can go through to explain the pros and cons of both programs but I am trying to minimize lifestyle factors in order to base my decision on which school will provide the best opportunities for me to be the best possible clinician for my future patients.
Roughly speaking,
SA- Higher clinical requirements, Selecternships, the schools seem to be focused on making specialist and grooming students to be "the future presidents of the ADA. (Will be prepping DDS students for Implants), longer stands level of reputation

Hou- Has been doing the systems approached curriculum for a longer period of time then SA, the entire dental school facilities are fairly new (SA has a better clinic), better class culture (less gunner), teaches the student to manage implants and Hou seems to be a school on the incline but unfortunately does not have the best reputation historically (but I believe this is changing based on how stringent it is to get into their program currently.

I would love to hear any additional attributes of both programs especially from current students of either of these schools; I would love to hear your best argument why you believe your program made you the best possible dentist/specialist. Clinical capability/competence and various aspects of providing patient care are not dictated by just doing more procedures.

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[AppalachianDentalBoy]

Disclaimer: accepted to one and not the other, don’t plan on attending either.

Houston has nicer facilities and is all in one building. I think their requirements are about the same as San Antonio’s and potentially slightly higher. The students were way chiller and family like there compared to the ones at San Antonio during my interview. I also liked the administrators/faculty at Houston way more than at San Antonio. Basically I would only attend San Antonio if your family lives in the area andyou wanna practice there.

also lmao San Antonio is not geared towards producing specialists. Only 20% of their class specializes which is average. Placing one or two implants on a selective shouldn’t be a deciding factor yet either but is pretty cool.

 

[APspreadTBD]

Disclaimer: accepted to one and not the other, don’t plan on attending either.

Houston has nicer facilities and is all in one building. I think their requirements are about the same as San Antonio’s and potentially slightly higher. The students were way chiller and family like there compared to the ones at San Antonio during my interview. I also liked the administrators/faculty at Houston way more than at San Antonio. Basically I would only attend San Antonio if your family lives in the area andyou wanna practice there.

also lmao San Antonio is not geared towards producing specialists. Only 20% of their class specializes which is average. Placing one or two implants on a selective shouldn’t be a deciding factor yet either but is pretty cool.

Which school did you get accepted to between the two?

 

[rectangle]

Just curious, what makes you say that about Houstons reputation?

 

[APspreadTBD]

Just curious, what makes you say that about Houston's reputation?

To clarify, I think Houston has a great reputation!! I have not heard of it breaking into the top 20 schools in the U.S. yet but maybe that is happening! Since I am comparing it with a school that has done this previously I said it "doesn't have the best reputation"; Houstons program seems to be very forward-thinking in the way they designed the entire program and frankly, I feel lucky to have the offer from UTSD. That doesn't make the decision any easier though...

 

[macsak]

To clarify, I think Houston has a great reputation!! I have not heard of it breaking into the top 20 schools in the U.S. yet but maybe that is happening! Since I am comparing it with a school that has done this previously I said it "doesn't have the best reputation"; Houstons program seems to be very forward-thinking in the way they designed the entire program and frankly, I feel lucky to have the offer from UTSD. That doesn't make the decision any easier though...

please specify how you are determining the list of top 20 dental schools...

 

[predentstudent2]

please specify how you are determining the list of top 20 dental schools...

I do not think dental school rankings are necessarily accurate. I would encourage you to rank both on your own preferences and make the decision that way.

 

[macsak]

I do not think dental school rankings are necessarily accurate. I would encourage you to rank both on your own preferences and make the decision that way.

that's why I was asking the OP

 

[predentstudent2]

that's why I was asking the OP

Yea agreed with what you are saying my comment was towards op as well. Didn’t realize I quoted you.


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[AppalachianDentalBoy]

To clarify, I think Houston has a great reputation!! I have not heard of it breaking into the top 20 schools in the U.S. yet but maybe that is happening! Since I am comparing it with a school that has done this previously I said it "doesn't have the best reputation"; Houstons program seems to be very forward-thinking in the way they designed the entire program and frankly, I feel lucky to have the offer from UTSD. That doesn't make the decision any easier though...

Dental schools in the US don't rank and even if they did the biggest factor is usually research money.