Quality vs Cashhh

[jg344]

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What's up guys,

We're getting close to December 1st and with that may come making the decision of which school to pick. I'm hoping to get some input on what you guys think is best in deciding where to attend.

Assuming interviews and all went well, I have a school thats about a 20 minute drive from home. I'd save a great deal on cost of living. And having family and friends close by can help the transition. But we all know there's great programs across the country. Is the extra $$ on these schools really worth in the long run?

Thanks for the tips

 

[Frank22]

It depends on what you value; I'm not even applying to dental schools in my home state, whereas you may prefer to stay home over moving to FL. I'd say the most important factor is cost, however; you want to retire most of your debt before the age of 40, and it will be very difficult to do that with $400K in student loans in addition to purchasing a home, practice, vehicles, saving for retirement, kid's college tuition, and I'm guessing you wouldn't mind having some spending money on the side either.

 

[oralcare123]

Reducing the debt is the most important thing, in my opinion. I would stay home
All schools are accredited, so basically giving you good enough education to start practicing. Later you can get as many CE courses to learn whatever you want

 

[ajj70]

Living at home and having a short commute would win out in my book. Looking at the cost difference between instate and out of state for my home state, instate cost is $121,307 less. Interest on that over 30 years balloons that to about $275,000. Is there ANY school that is really worth $275,000 more......

I agree with oralcare123, if you graduate from any dental school, you will have the skills to become a dentist. What you do after that will depend on you. How good your skills are when you graduate will also be more of a function of what you do in dental school vs which school you attend.

 

[Miley Cyrus.]

Stay home and save the money. You don't want debt and the more money you have coming out of D-school, the better.

Also, being home is another huge advantage. You have got a built in, 100% reliable, supporting team (no best friend can ever be as loyal as your family). You don't have to waste time/energy on ppl who you thought would be reliable, but end up not being reliable. Could save in cooking time, etc, which can make D-school a little bit more pleasant.