how OOS friendly is UoP

[rav4182]

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i was looking at the recent 2011 data and noticed most of UoP intervewees and accepted were from cali. does UoP favor In-state applicants? i thought since there a private school they dont discriminate. is it possible that maybe just a lot of cali students apply there? if anyone here knows how UoP favors oos students please share.

 

[PDizzle]

Private = they don't really care

I think you are right by saying a lot of the peeps who go there are Cali res to begin with and just want to stay local.

 

[Pennywisdom]

It's about 2 to 1 ratio in favor of in-state applicants. I think it's because CA has a lot of applicants perhaps more so than any other states in the U.S.

They don't discriminate against OOS applicants.

 

[LetsGo2DSchool]

This program would scare me since they cram 4 years of dental school (which is super intense as it already is) into 3 years. They're on a quarter system consisting of 12 weeks of classes followed by 1 week of vacation.

I don't know about you but after 12 super duper intense weeks of school, I would need more than 1 week to unwind. Talk about burn out.

 

[MAdental]

isnt UoP like crazy expensive? like add 20K to whatever other private schools charge

 

[Pennywisdom]

isnt UoP like crazy expensive? like add 20K to whatever other private schools charge

It's ~20K more expensive per year. However, the total cost (3 years) is cheaper than what you'll be paying at some other private schools (4 years) including NYU, USC, BU, Tufts and Penn.

 

[thewobblytooth]

UOP is a pretty good school, judging from my tours of it. It is definitely a lot more expensive than most schools, but it seems like the students enjoy their time there. I never really heard anyone not like UOP. I know it's hard there, but all d-schools are tough anyway you look at it. Also, something cool, they are moving to a new building soon that is being renovated, so all the equipment is being updated.

 

[peerless218]

This program would scare me since they cram 4 years of dental school (which is super intense as it already is) into 3 years. They're on a quarter system consisting of 12 weeks of classes followed by 1 week of vacation.

I don't know about you but after 12 super duper intense weeks of school, I would need more than 1 week to unwind. Talk about burn out.

It's only hard the first 3 quarter and each quarter at UOP is only 10 weeks, not 12. Pacific crams the entire 1st year into 3 quarters but starting 4th quarter of your 1st year. Your life is back onto the regular pace of a 4 year program. Free time have never been appreciated more when I entered my 4th quarter.

Cost wise, it is expensive if you're comparing the tuition by the years. However, we're definitely not the most expensive private school when you sum up the 3 year cost vs the 4 year cost. If you really want to save money, earn a great GPA and a good DAT for those "harder to get in" state schools.

 

[justdandi]

They don't discriminate against OOS applicants.

By this, do you mean they don't require OOS applicants to have much higher GPA and DAT than in-state applicants (as do state schools)?

I'd love to go to UoP, but my GPAs are rather low (3.5/3.2), and I'm wondering if it's worth it to apply.

 

[rav4182]

hows your dat, im pretty sure they emphasize that more.

 

[Kahr]

It's ~20K more expensive per year. However, the total cost (3 years) is cheaper than what you'll be paying at some other private schools (4 years) including NYU, USC, BU, Tufts and Penn.

Don't mean to go off topic, but aren't you a dental student Penny? And just out of curiosity, how the heck did you get rejected by Columbia (looking at your fabulous predents profile)?😱

 

[Pennywisdom]

Don't mean to go off topic, but aren't you a dental student Penny? And just out of curiosity, how the heck did you get rejected by Columbia (looking at your fabulous predents profile)?😱

I'll be a D1 starting this July.

 

[LetsGo2DSchool]

isnt UoP like crazy expensive? like add 20K to whatever other private schools charge

Yeah, they charge extra to help make up the difference in the one year less of education they provide. It's not by accident.

Talk about highway robbery.