Among these schools, how would you rank them?
UCSF, UCLA, Harvard, Penn, Columbia, UMich, UConn, UMich, UW
UCSF, UCLA, Harvard, Penn, Columbia, UMich, UConn, UMich, UW
How would you rank these schools?
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it's not a cut-n-dry ranking, each school has it's strengths, and 'weaknesses' are sometimes VERY subjective.
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You can reference this. But it's not very meaningful if you don't intend on doing research.
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/GrantsAndFunding/NIDCR_Funding_to_US_Schools/DentalSchools/
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/GrantsAndFunding/NIDCR_Funding_to_US_Schools/DentalSchools/
it is more popular in medical schools... I do not think it works that well for DS...
majority of your patients will never ask or know where you graduate from....
if I need a dentist I will check with his/ her patients and ask them how happy they with their dental work... I would not ask where he/she graduated from...
majority of your patients will never ask or know where you graduate from....
if I need a dentist I will check with his/ her patients and ask them how happy they with their dental work... I would not ask where he/she graduated from...
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Ok I'll help you:
1. UW (Didn't Twilight take place in Washington?)
2. UCLA (You can say "I'm from So-cal")
3. UCSF (You've got the Golden Gate bridge! What more could you want in Dschool!)
4. UMich (Really cold)
4a. UMich (You listed it twice so I had to)
5. UConn (Richard Hamilton played basketball there)
6. Penn (See no. 2)
7. Colombia (Uh, Ivy league baby!)
8. Harvard (You're cool if you say you went to Harvard)
Hope that helps...
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I am appalled that washington is known for "where twilight took place". ughhhh. Let's think of WA as where 10 things I hate about you took place in. =)
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That's my rank too!
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You gotta be kidding. UW should be near the top (great school + super affordable) while Columbia and Penn should be at the bottom. Those are schools that bank on their names.
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Duly noted and changed per your request.
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I guess everyone has their own ranking. To some, Meharry is the best school, to others, Harvard. Just out of curiosity, (assuming you're a WA resident) would you chose Harvard over UW if you got in both?
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I don't know yet. I hate to admit it but Harvard's name has a lot of leverage. Even if that's the only thing going for Harvard it's enough to make it a difficult decision. Right now I'm inclined to say that UW is my top choice.
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DrDDSMan,
Thats what I'm struggling with right now. I'm a WA resident and (hopefully) if I get accepted to both UW and Columbia I will have to choose. Certainly I would pick UW over harvard b/c I'm not into research, but both UW and Columbia have their own strengths..... I love them both
Thats what I'm struggling with right now. I'm a WA resident and (hopefully) if I get accepted to both UW and Columbia I will have to choose. Certainly I would pick UW over harvard b/c I'm not into research, but both UW and Columbia have their own strengths..... I love them both
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What do you like about Columbia? For me it's really a no-brainer.
What do you like about Columbia? For me it's really a no-brainer.
lol since harvard's curriculum is SO research based 🙄
specialization opportunity, P/F, Boston vs price, Seattle - both schools seem great but that pretty much sums up major differences...
i feel like i learned 10x more at my interviews so far than i learned from reading other sources... interviews changed my school "rankings" a lot
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Research is part of the Harvard curriculum. If someone's not interested in research then declining to go to Harvard because of that is pretty reasonable.
I wonder how much of the specialization rate of Harvard graduates should be attributed to the school's reputation and education and how much is because they accept high caliber students who wanted to specialize anyway.
The mandatory research requirement is an 8 week summer. Besides that, I don't see how it is any more "research" based besides giving more opportunities if that interests students. Students said their PBL sesssions, which only happened like 3 hrs/week were really mostly a small group review. People make it out to be some school whose curriculum is all research, and it didn't seem like it at all to me.
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It's funny how the same generalizations for schools perpetuate themselves year after year, even if they're not true. For example, as just mentioned, "Harvard is for research". As stated above, the research component is only for a few weeks and can be as basic & unscientific as a study on how applicants chose dental schools or toothpaste brands.
Harvard dental students do spend the first 2 years taking the same classes as med students and don't have clinic. You either like that or you don't... But does that mean Harvard dental school focuses on molding dentists for research? Not at all.
Harvard dental students do spend the first 2 years taking the same classes as med students and don't have clinic. You either like that or you don't... But does that mean Harvard dental school focuses on molding dentists for research? Not at all.
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I would have to disagree. Following the logic of your argument, I shall say this: "I don't like a course at Columbia. Therefore, declining to go here because of that is pretty reasonable."
If you were to eliminate all the schools you don't like something about, you might be overlooking a great school. Maybe you are just trying to eliminate the competition so that you have more chances of getting into Harvard though 😀...
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Appreciate your snide, backhanded accusation of sabotage there. I concede that research is not as big of a deal as some believe, but I still think it's worth taking into consideration when deciding on a school. I'm not suggesting that an applicant should make decisions hinging upon one component.
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If someone's not interested in research then declining to go to Harvard because of that is pretty reasonable.
That would be logical if research were a significant component of Harvard's program. Do we now agree that research at Harvard is only for a few weeks and does not necessarily have to be esoteric and/or difficult?
If so, then declining to go to Harvard because someone gave misinformation that Harvard's program is for those interested in research is not reasonable and/or logical.
That would be logical if research were a significant component of Harvard's program. Do we now agree that research at Harvard is only for a few weeks and does not necessarily have to be esoteric and/or difficult?
If so, then declining to go to Harvard because someone gave misinformation that Harvard's program is for those interested in research is not reasonable and/or logical.
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Yes, if you'd only read my last post.
But personally, if I were to go to Harvard I would not goof off on research and write something like this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7825135
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does anyone have access to Columbia's curriculum?
