My Wednesday Check-IN

[Yah-E]

YO Wuz-up?

Well, today was just another day, I have my finals next week and then it's a full week of relaxing my brain (if I don't hurt it with etOH)! Today, Temple voted on my application for admissions, I wondered how it went? This waiting does truley suck!

I call UOP yesterday and put Kristin, the admissions coordinator on the spot about my application! She's always telling me, it's in review, it's in review, I told her that, listen, I really need to find out if I'm qualified for an interview or not, even if I'm not, just tell me. I really don't feel like waiting anymore! So she tells me that I should find out next week in the mail, if not, give her a call and she will tell me on the phone if I will visit UOP or not.

Speaking of applications, all my other ones are still in review as well!

NYU, Columbia, Tufts, BU, UDMercy, and UPenn

Well, to be honest, I have already lost interests in NYU, Columbia, and UPenn already at this time! Even if I'm invited for an interview at these schools, I might decline.

NYU because I've heard many negative things such as too crowded labs, people fail, and a pricy tag

Columbia because the profs treat you like crap, small class, and faculty and staff treat MD students first class there

UPenn because after my Temple interview, Temple is the only school that I will go to if I do decide to go to Pennsylvania for my dental education. UPenn, all this talk about, oooohhhhhh it's IVY, oohhh tons of students get placed for specialty. I tell you what people, student get placed because of their academic acheivements and not because of the school that they attend. Two reasons, in my opinion, why UPenn has success in placing many of their students in specialties, ONE, it's research based dental school, TWO, it's has a strong basic science emphasis in their curriculum => good board scores!

Their clinical exposure and training DOESN'T even come close to training offered at Temple! Why do Temple students get placed in specialty? STRONG clinical training with confidence and competent skills to diagnose, treat, and prevent oral diseases (obviously you need awesome board scores and some research as well to boost your dental education resume)!

Alright, enough of check-in for me this Wednesday!

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[Scottsdale DDS]

hey yah-zzz, what have you heard from NYU, TUFTS, and BU? i am waiting to hear from them as well (i interviewed at NYU). when did you send your app in? should we be hearing from them soon?

 

[eschou01]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by Yah-ZZZ:
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UPenn because after my Temple interview, Temple is the only school that I will go to if I do decide to go to Pennsylvania for my dental education. UPenn, all this talk about, oooohhhhhh it's IVY, oohhh tons of students get placed for specialty. I tell you what people, student get placed because of their academic acheivements and not because of the school that they attend. Two reasons, in my opinion, why UPenn has success in placing many of their students in specialties, ONE, it's research based dental school, TWO, it's has a strong basic science emphasis in their curriculum => good board scores!

Their clinical exposure and training DOESN'T even come close to training offered at Temple! Why do Temple students get placed in specialty? STRONG clinical training with confidence and competent skills to diagnose, treat, and prevent oral diseases (obviously you need awesome board scores and some research as well to boost your dental education resume)!

•••••FYI...Another reason that UPenn has such success in placing students into residencies is because of their strong alumni network. Many of their graduates have ended up as chairs of specialty programs at other universities over the years. This is what I was told from Corky Cacas, the Director of Admissions at UPenn.

Not to sound hostile, but you might want to save your preconceived judgements of various schools until after you are actually interviewed there and are able to get more info. about each program. Then you can decide for yourself what the pros and cons are for each school rather than what you heard from the grapevine.

Again, I do not mean to sound hostile. Just my $0.02.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Yah-E]

eschou01,

No hostility nor offense taken, again this is MY CHECK-IN and my opinion to drop those schools from my list even with my "preconceived judgements"! I'm not saying that those schools are BAD, just simply stating why I personally will not consider those schools based on my own sources. Your $0.02 is greatly appreciated and I believe that everyone chooses their school of choice for their own reasons. Mine is simply Temple over UPenn, Ivy or Non-Ivy!

MJF,

Only thing that I get from NYU, BU, and Tufts everytime I call them is "You'll hear from us soon, you'll hear from us soon!" and "You're file is in review, you're file is in review!" So, to answer your question, I'm waiting as well! What is your impression of NYU? I had two applicants who interviewed with me at Temple last week and they both disliked NYU due to the price tag and the facility. Their words were, "it seems like NYU cares more about quantity than guality"!

 

[Big_Poppa DDS]

I agree with Eschou01,

It really doesn't matter where you go to dental school, but the fact that you went to dental school. I wouldn't drop any schools from my list, that greatly reduces your chances from getting accepted. I did not go to my first choice for dental school, I didn't even get in, but I wanted to be a dentist so I went to the school that accepted me.

I think you should reconsider, besides I have a friend at NYU and he really likes it there.

 

[Yah-E]

Big_Poppa,

Don't make me have Myrna in your class over at Marquette kick your a@#!! <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" /> Thanks for your kind words!

 

[Big_Poppa DDS]

Yah ZZZ, I sent you a personal message.