school should always come first, location second. i used to tell myself i'd go to middle of alaska if a dental school there accepted me so location doesnt relaly bother me as long as im getting worthy education at school.
that being said, i can't really say much about NOVA because i've never been tehre and i dont know much about the school. as far as Case goes, the school is absolutely great! i was torn between Tufts(Boston) and Case(Cesspool), but i decided to go to Case after careful evaluation of each school, the students, the faculty, and curriculum.