Iowa vs Pitt for oos

[thebusiness]

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I need to look up numbers again but from my understanding Pitt is cheaper overall correct? Any advice or knowledge on pros/cons when comparing these two schools?? Thank you in advance for any help!!

 

[Typical Average Student]

Iowa:
- Better patient pool (I believe they're ranked pretty high in their clinical training)

Pitt:
- About $15,000 cheaper per year (assuming you're OSS for both)
- Better campus life (more things to do in Pitt than in Iowa and their campus is larger)
- Pitt is right in the medical center which means your rotations aren't going to be really far away, this also allows for better access to different fields and to network with them.

Same:
- Class Size
- Both offer all ADA residencies

I would choose Pitt over Iowa, I wouldn't want to pay more slightly better clinical training. Also, there isn't anything to do in Iowa....

 

[DocVaquero]

Also, there isn't anything to do in Iowa....

Oh come on. We like to kick the can and shuck corn on the weekends...

Trust me, there's plenty to do in Iowa City.

 

[GAdawg94]

Iowa:
- Better patient pool (I believe they're ranked pretty high in their clinical training)

Pitt:
- About $15,000 cheaper per year (assuming you're OSS for both)
- Better campus life (more things to do in Pitt than in Iowa and their campus is larger)
- Pitt is right in the medical center which means your rotations aren't going to be really far away, this also allows for better access to different fields and to network with them.

Same:
- Class Size
- Both offer all ADA residencies

I would choose Pitt over Iowa, I wouldn't want to pay more slightly better clinical training. Also, there isn't anything to do in Iowa....

Iowa sounds really depressing unless youre from there! Sorry Iowans!

 

[strep mutans]

Same:
- Class Size
- Both offer all ADA residencies

I am pretty sure that the only dental schools that offer advanced education in all ADA-recognized specialites are Iowa and Baylor. Pitt might offer most, but not all. Looks like Pitt doesn't have Public Health or Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology residencies, for example.

 

[DocVaquero]

Iowa sounds really depressing unless youre from there! Sorry Iowans!

That's alright, more Iowa for us. It's also completely unsaturated.


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[Scumbag_Steve]

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[changtw]

Iowa sounds really depressing unless youre from there! Sorry Iowans!

I'm from Southern California and absolutely loved Iowa City and everything their dental school had to offer. The environment isn't going to suit everyone, but very rarely does a city satisfy everyone's wants and needs.

If I had been offered a scholarship to lessen the price difference between Iowa and in-state schools in CA, I would have gone without hesitation.

At the end of the day, their clinical program is top-notch and they start their students early. If you're going for GP, you can't go wrong with that.

 

[ajj70]

Iowa City has a lot to do and most of it within walking distance of campus. Your overall cost of living will be less vs Pitt and Iowa tends to give OOS scholarships. Also factor in that Iowa has a very generous loan forgiveness program (50K/year up to $150K vs PA's $64,000 max) if you commit to working there for a couple years. Not to mention the aging dental population and the very real possibility of walking into an established practice from day one and the annual mean salary for dentist in Iowa is about $12,000/year higher vs Penn. If the real cost difference between the two is 60K, though, I'd go to Pitt.

 

[thebusiness]

Thank you everyone! I'm probably going to go with Pitt because the cost difference is around 50k plus I like bigger cities. But I did love both pitt and Iowa on my interviews.

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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