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hey everyone,

i need some help!!! i REALLY liked both of these schools, and i need some advice about which one to go with. if anyone who knows anything about either or both of these schools has any thoughts i would truly appreciate it, thanks. 🙂
 
I suggest UK, I know a kid with a 16 that got into Louisville and I didn't even get an interview. That might be a good thing for you though. At louisville, you can be the top of the class by virtue of showing up.

UK has more class overall, in my book.

Great Job LL. Congrats on your options. 🙂
 
I was in the same position you were. As an in-state student, I only applied to those schools, interviewed at both and was accepted to both. The good thing about it is that you're going to get a good dental education wherever you go. Personally, I liked UofL better and felt like they "recruited" me a little more. The statistics of the incoming classes are almost identical at both schools, so I think it might be unfair to claim one is "classier" than the other. But, like the previous post, everyone will have their own opinion on every dental school in the US and that's ok. You just have to pick the one where you think you'll be most successful and be happy for four years.

Congrats on the acceptances though!
 
Honestly, I belive that Uk would be the better choice. One reason that helped me choose UK over UofL is that UofL is without a dean right now
 
thanks for the responses. if anyone else has anything to share but would rather not post, please feel free to PM me 🙂
 
dddsmack said:
I suggest UK, I know a kid with a 16 that got into Louisville and I didn't even get an interview. That might be a good thing for you though. At louisville, you can be the top of the class by virtue of showing up.

UK has more class overall, in my book.

Great Job LL. Congrats on your options. 🙂
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thanks smack-attack!!! you too. you have some hard decisions as well 😉
 
UK all the way! The faculty and staff seem so personable and willing to help the students any time it is needed. I have not seen that as much at U of L. Ilikecows has a good point, not having a dean, and I have heard some bad stories of the acting dean. This is a tough choice for you and I wish you the best! Good Luck
 
ilikecows said:
Honestly, I belive that Uk would be the better choice. One reason that helped me choose UK over UofL is that UofL is without a dean right now
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UofL never has a "true" dean. they have something known as an "acting dean." basically, this person is the dean for a few years and then they usher in a new dean. somewhat of a checks and balance system if you ask me, but it seems to be working well for them.

Both are great schools though.
 
go UK...i got waitlisted at Louisville and i want in there SOOOOO bad haha...but thats just me though. Congrats on all your acceptances!
 
dddsmack said:
I suggest UK, I know a kid with a 16 that got into Louisville and I didn't even get an interview. That might be a good thing for you though. At louisville, you can be the top of the class by virtue of showing up.

UK has more class overall, in my book.

Great Job LL. Congrats on your options. 🙂
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Are you serious or is that an exaggeration?
 
UofL does have a dean right now and he happens to be a funny man. I don't know how UK works but at my interview UofL's faculty and staff were down to earth and really relax. They seemed close to their students and all the students there seemed very happy. This school will definitely be one of my top choices. As fpor laelialudisia, I gueese you are waiting to hear from North Carolina? Thats also a great school and I hope to hear from them as well. Goodluck on your endevours!
 
dddsmack said:
I suggest UK, I know a kid with a 16 that got into Louisville and I didn't even get an interview. That might be a good thing for you though. At louisville, you can be the top of the class by virtue of showing up.
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That's absurd and your argument is full of holes.
 
I am not arguing anything, just stating what I know and feel.
I am saying that I don't want to be a part of a program that will accept someone for "other" reasons. I think that is absurd.

Why go to a school that is so "Good 'Ole Boy".

I was being a bit sarcastic about being the top of the class, but the fact is he got in and wasn't qualified. (and yes I am here to pass a little judgement, I know him well) I am not bitter, in fact I am happy he got in somewhere, but is a damn joke that many qualified applicants won't get a shot because of crap like that.
 
LL,

I wasn't trying to hijack your thread and turn it into an argument. But Louisville is full of son of alums, with poor acedemic track records. I think it should play a part of your decision making process. Just my thoughts, something to consider. 🙂
 
having just been to UofL this past week i see where ddsmack is coming from. the reason they don't give interviews to people like ddsmack is b/c they're worried that highly qualified applicants will go to other schools and they'll waste their time interviewing and accepting such students. i think UofL really under-estimates the interest that students have in going there and don't realize that there are great applicants out there that would love to go there. when i interviewed i spent half of both my interviews trying to convince my interviewers that i could possibly choose UofL over my state school and that i really might choose UofL if they would accept me.
 
back to the original question---> i think UofL is a great school. the faculty are really fun, the students really seem happy, louiseville is a pretty cool town and it's a great clinical school. i don't know anything about ky, so i can't say which is better, but UofL is one of the better schools i've visited...maybe UF and UAB beat it out, but those schools are for hard-core nerds and cut throat kids.
 
maksidaa said:
having just been to UofL this past week i see where ddsmack is coming from. the reason they don't give interviews to people like ddsmack is b/c they're worried that highly qualified applicants will go to other schools and they'll waste their time interviewing and accepting such students. i think UofL really under-estimates the interest that students have in going there and don't realize that there are great applicants out there that would love to go there. when i interviewed i spent half of both my interviews trying to convince my interviewers that i could possibly choose UofL over my state school and that i really might choose UofL if they would accept me.
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Hey Makisidaa!, I was also there this past weekend. I think i remember you since you were the only one from GA. I got the exact feeling as you that I was trying to convince them that could possibly choose them over my state school. I don't know about the academics there but what ddsmack said is messed up and not true. Their entering class last year stats was: average GPA was around 3.5 and 18's DAT. I don't think they turn away "overqualified" applicants like you said and there might be a number of reasons they they haven't called you yet. Maybe there were other more "Overqualified" applicants than you that got invited first or maybe they haven't got to your file yet since they did received an overwhelming amount of applications. Just out of curiousity what is your "overqualifed" stats?
 
i can see both sides of the argument, but i think that schools have a feeling for where they fit in w/ all the other schools and can kinda' gauge what type of students they can expect to enroll at their school. so each school targets the best students for what they feel is their comfort zone. adcoms know that someone w/ a 24 DAT and a 4.0 are likely to be accepted to harvard, penn, and anywhere else they want to go. so if a school feels they can't compete then they probably won't waste an acceptance or maybe even an interview on that person. that's why a lot of schools ask how many schools you've applied to and other interviews you've been to. that's the feeling i got anyways.
 
maksidaa said:
back to the original question---> i think UofL is a great school. the faculty are really fun, the students really seem happy, louiseville is a pretty cool town and it's a great clinical school. i don't know anything about ky, so i can't say which is better, but UofL is one of the better schools i've visited...maybe UF and UAB beat it out, but those schools are for hard-core nerds and cut throat kids.
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this is exactly how i felt as well about UofL. i liked both of the KY schools sooooooooooooo much more than my state school. i have decided that i will be attending one of the ky schools regardless of whether or not i get accepted to my state school. the extra money seems totally worth it for a much better experience for 4 years of my life 🙂. now i just have to decide which one 😳.
 
laelialudisia said:
this is exactly how i felt as well about UofL. i liked both of the KY schools sooooooooooooo much more than my state school. i have decided that i will be attending one of the ky schools regardless of whether or not i get accepted to my state school. the extra money seems totally worth it for a much better experience for 4 years of my life 🙂. now i just have to decide which one 😳.
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i'm with you all the way. overall, the cost is not a lot more than my state school, and i think it's well worth it if it means i'm going to be happy for the next 4 years.
 
i know at UofL your second year is by far the hardest. everyone i spoke with at UofL said it is very hard b/c you are so busy.

does anyone know if it is the same at UK?
 
the students said...by FAR the 2nd year is the hardest! ...that's something to look forward too 🙂
 
Not to start a riot, but in response to the earlier statement...

I have a classmate who applied to both UofL and UK, she was interviewed and accepted into both schools............with a 16.

This is just to prove there's not much difference between the two schools (as far as the statistics), I'm just happy I'm going to dental school. Just go where it makes you happy.
 
dddsmack said:
I am not arguing anything, just stating what I know and feel.
I am saying that I don't want to be a part of a program that will accept someone for "other" reasons. I think that is absurd.

Why go to a school that is so "Good 'Ole Boy".

I was being a bit sarcastic about being the top of the class, but the fact is he got in and wasn't qualified. (and yes I am here to pass a little judgement, I know him well) I am not bitter, in fact I am happy he got in somewhere, but is a damn joke that many qualified applicants won't get a shot because of crap like that.
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Wow ddsmack. I guess youre a bit bitter. Really though if you think that the same thing doesnt go on at EVERY dental, medical, law, etc. school around you are really kidding yourself. Every school needs money and the alumni is a huge place to get it. Now whether one person got in with low scores is one thing, cause that happens all over but it is not like they are taking the whole class with these kind of scores. I know three people who were admitted and are sons or brothers of alumni all with huge scores on the DAT and great GPAs. The reason that so many of these situations occur is that more often that not the father, brother, or who ever was an awesome student, and odds are that the close realtion will be also. Additionally Louisville is such a good place that the alumni recommend it so highly. Of all the dentists I shadowed it was the two UofL grads that were the ones that actually stayed involved and fully supported their alma matter. I think UofL will be my choice cause I just felt more comfortable there, but everyone will be different. To the OP both schools are exceptional. Lexington is a bit cheaper to live, but a bit smaller town and less to do as well. If you really cant decide flip a coin, and then do the opposite of what it tells you.
 
I know that U of L's second year is crazy hard, like others have said. All the students I talked to mentioned that. Also, you have to take into account the fact that they start school the first of July. I am not sure that UK does that, and for me that would put me in a tough situation. That's just my take.
 
I'm looking forward to going to UofL. I stopped by a couple of days ago and paid my deposit. I'm told that I'm the first one in! Now, I'll just have to wait and see who the other 79 are.
 
pranney said:
I'm looking forward to going to UofL. I stopped by a couple of days ago and paid my deposit. I'm told that I'm the first one in! Now, I'll just have to wait and see who the other 79 are.
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that's pretty sweet!!! maybe we'll be classmates 😀. i'll let you know in a week or so!!
 
laelialudisia said:
that's pretty sweet!!! maybe we'll be classmates 😀. i'll let you know in a week or so!!
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One of my sisters went to KY (she is a veterinarian). She loved it. She bleeds Blue. But I wouldn't go anywhere but Louisville. I didn't even apply to any other school. The reason is this: VIBE.

My current roommate is a 4th year. Through him I know many members of the current senior class there. All of them say the same thing about the school, it's a family. The students are generally not hyper competitive with each other, the faculty are generally nice, etc. And that's the same vibe I felt when I interviewed there.

For most of my life I have lived within 20 minutes of the ULSD, but across the river in Indiana. Since the 1980's when Howard Schnellenberger left the University of Miami and came to Louisville to begin the transformation of our (Louisville's) then crap-ass football team into the not-so-far-away from a National Championship kick-ass team we have now, I have been going to the football games. Even back then I always noticed that every game I went to I always saw this huge group tailgating in the parking lot, every game, having the time of their lives. They were always flying their UofL flag overhead, the flag of the ULSD (the flag consisting of the Louisville Cardinal holding a giant toothbrush!)

What does that have to do with dental school? Everything. When I visited some other schools it felt like I was in a prison camp. Never saw anyone smile. Nobody was really all that friendly. All I heard was complaints about how difficult the program is and how much they hated PBL, or whatever particular gripe they had. At UofL everyone was (and still is) very friendly, and was just thrilled to tell you about how great it is. Not that they don't find it hard, they do. I can tell you after every oral path exam my apartment was filled with drunk dental students blowing off a little steam.

And don't think that their program isn't going to be a challenge. any accredited school is going to give you the education you need. Now, they don't rank dental schools, but they do record Board scores and I can tell you that Louisville consistently scores well on the boards. My roomate's DAT scores were not all that spectacular, but he's at the top of the class and scored a 96 on the part I boards.

As for next years football season, maybe I'll see you there. Hopefully you'll be rooting for the right team.

P.S. Orange Bowl - Louisville over Wake Forest by AT LEAST 20 points.
 
louisville all the way.

Kentucky sucks at football.

I wish my dental school was connected with an undergrad campus. 🙁
 
hey everyone i interviewed at UK in November (out-of-state) and was placed in the hold or waiting list. anyone from out of state heard back yet b/c I talked with Mr. Bryan and he said that they allow the in state ky residents to fill the spots and then take people off the out of state list. thanks😀
 
Rock23 said:
hey everyone i interviewed at UK in November (out-of-state) and was placed in the hold or waiting list. anyone from out of state heard back yet b/c I talked with Mr. Bryan and he said that they allow the in state ky residents to fill the spots and then take people off the out of state list. thanks😀
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I am also on the waiting list and out of state and have yet to hear anything.
 
dddsmack said:
You better not have bet on that one. :laugh:
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I guess I was wrong! I was really dissapointed with Louisville's play. Had they handled the ball it would have been a bigger spread. Urrutia dropped 5 or six perfect passes, a few of which were certain to be game changing receptions.🙁
 
Old School said:
I guess I was wrong! I was really dissapointed with Louisville's play. Had they handled the ball it would have been a bigger spread. Urrutia dropped 5 or six perfect passes, a few of which were certain to be game changing receptions.🙁
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I wasnt so much dissapointed with Louisville's play as much as I was impressed with Wake's play. Their defense held the Card's in check until the second half, but I was pleased to see the Card's defense play well. To keep this thread equal UK played well to upset Clemson. A TCBY near my house is offering free waffle cones this evening because both the Kentucky schools won their bowl games. 🙂
 
I got in on Dec. 1 out-of-state. From what i know they accepted 70 people on Dec. 1. More will be accepted after Jan. 15 which is when our deposit is due.
 
byorkie said:
I got in on Dec. 1 out-of-state. From what i know they accepted 70 people on Dec. 1. More will be accepted after Jan. 15 which is when our deposit is due.
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Are you decided on Louisville?
 
I actually decided on University of Kentucky. I really like the faculty and students there and really feel like this school fits me the most. Besides, I got a scholarship that covers my out-of-state tuition so it seems like that is where I need to be.
 
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