School 1: Maryland (IS)
Pros:
Pros:
Pros:
- In-state tuition (but I'm not planning on commuting from home)
- Great facilities
- Heavy emphasis on diversity
- Has great histories being the first dental school
- Surrounding area
- Maybe it was just for this year, but the interview felt impersonal (lasted for 10 min; student panel was great though)
- See patients starting from the third year
Pros:
- See patients starting from the first year
- Went to Richmond for undergrad and loved the city
- Great experience at the interview
- New clinic building that will be finished by next year
- Richmond isn't that much safer than Baltimore
- Cost of living
- Heavy emphasis on digital dentistry (I also want to have enough practice in traditional techniques)