Lots of schools to choose from.... which one?

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Alright guys I need some help deciding, I am in my late 20's, got some good money saved up from my business job and can afford to attend any of these. Weather does not matter, good beer does.... oh and so does a strong school that will help me become the best dentist possible, I have not ruled out specializing but right now I am looking at being a GP (I am too old). Which would you choose?

MWU-AZ
MWU-IL
NYU
NOVA
UDM
UMD
LECOM
 
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Alright guys I need some help deciding, I am in my late 20's, got some good money saved up from my business job and can afford to attend any of these. Weather does not matter, good beer does.... oh and so does a strong school that will help me become the best dentist possible, I have not ruled out specializing but right now I am looking at being a GP (I am too old). Which would you choose?

MWU-AZ
MWU-IL
NYU
NOVA
UDM
MDU
LECOM

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UDM, you will be hard pressed to find a school with a stronger clinical. +100g compared to the other schools, unless you are a maryland resident?
 
but then again...it's in detroit

Detroit is not as bad as people say it is, its quite unfortunate because the stereotypes against the city act as deterrents against applicants who might have applied to UDM if they didnt hear such rumors.
 
Detroit is not as bad as people say it is, its quite unfortunate because the stereotypes against the city act as deterrents against applicants who might have applied to UDM if they didnt hear such rumors.

actually i go to school in detroit and it is as bad as people say....
 
actually i go to school in detroit and it is as bad as people say....

yeah.... it is. You can live in the suburbs or in one of the nicer areas though, just drive a beater to school. And UDM is a pretty good school.

Alternatively, I would consider Nova. It is a pretty solid school, plus you don't have to deal with the rough winters (well usually rough).

I kinda feel like NYU and Midwestern-IL are too expensive, but if I had to pick between the two I would go with New York. The two cities are both expensive, but I felt NYU had the edge when it came to the program itself. Midwestern-IL (my safety school atm) seems a little bare-bones: Enough to get the job done, but no 'wow' factor.

I'd take LECOM off the list. I think it's basically a last resort school at this point in the game. Plus, I hate the idea of sitting through the med school's PBL and setting up your own (well the med students' own) didactic competencies.

No clue about Midwestern-AZ, but I have heard good things. Great clinically and a sweet campus, right?

So to sum up: I'd say pick Nova, UDM, (or MW-AZ?) unless you have a scholarship in which case NYU might be an option. Just my two-cents.

Now, back to work..... :d
 
Maryland is probably your best one followed by UDM and NYU. I would consider those.
 
UDM, you will be hard pressed to find a school with a stronger clinical. +100g compared to the other schools, unless you are a maryland resident?


I am from Illinois.




Thanks for the input everybody.
 
NYC has the best 24/7 public transport system in the US. In other words, you can get drunk anywhere in the city, at any time and still be able to make it back to your sweet apartment in lower manhattan just fine. I'm sure you'll be able to get good beer in NYC, therefore, if I were you, and had a lot of money saved up like you said, I would go to NYU. Also, because it's so big I think you would have ample opportunity to get experience in any of the specialty fields, but you could also get well prepared as a general dentist if you still wanted to do that.
 
You can afford nyu? How much money do you have saved up???

Can I have your old job 😀
 
Like any other city, such as chicago just use your common sense. I mean you wouldnt go to east garfield park in chicago for a tourist attraction, same with detroit stick to downtown or suburbs and your good to go. Yeah detroit looks run down and stuff but UDM is right off the highway so its not like you will be in driving through warzone to get there. Plus with 100g savings you could buy some nice stuff. Essentially I see only two on your list UDM or UMD.
 
Since others are suggesting a mixture of UDM, UMD and NYU.

I'd say they all have great programs so really you just need to look at their downsides.

NYU is expensive.
UMD is in Baltimore.
UDM is in Detroit.

So if location matters, go to NYU. If cost matters, go to UDM (though you said you could afford them all). If quality of education matters, to be honest, that's extremely subjective (since quality of education could encompass more than just the curriculum and the class experience).
 
actually i go to school in detroit and it is as bad as people say....

+1 having lived in the city and suburbs.

I had a nice car breakdown at Conner and Mack a few years ago too as a commuter 😉
 
Thanks for help everybody I have narrowed it to UDM and NYU, I don't know why but my gut says UDM. But I gotta think it over.
 
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