To BU- I was wait-listed at Columbia but I liked their program the least of all of them anyway. Very stuffy atmosphere and far to focused on specializing. My advice to you, be more friendly and you'll get further in life.
I'm actually accepted at Harvard so I think going far in life shouldn't be too much of a challenge. But, like you, I'm turning it down since I'm not set on specializing, I don't care about prestige, and I want the best clinical training I can get. I'm actually not too keen on Boston, personally, and I'm looking for a more laid-back atmosphere with classmates who have similar personalities, interests, and social backgrounds as myself.
I was excited to see that someone else was turning down Harvard for a less "prestigious" school, until I looked at your previous posts to see that you were not, in fact, accepted there, or Columbia either. I was also wait-listed at Columbia, but I found their program to be top notch and very accommodating. Not stuffy at all (the only dental school I've found to be stuffy was UNC Chapel Hill).
I wanted to see why you had turned down Harvard so I could help justify my decision, but then I noticed that you actually weren't accepted yet. So, when others asked why you turned it down, I called you out on it. Not directly, you'll notice, as I didn't mention which schools you falsely advertised as having been accepted to.
I'm not an individual who falsely claims to have been accepted to Ivy League schools and then creates an individualized thread announcing to the world which school I chose "despite being Ivy League material."
Being friendly has nothing to do with it. I assure you, I'm a likable guy. I just don't like it when people falsely broadcast themselves, anonymous or not. My advice to you: be more genuine and don't get upset when people call you out for being deceitful.
Happy holidays!
