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Rutgers (oos) vs NYU (is) + scholarship
Hi I would appreciate some help in choosing which dental school to attend.
I live in Brooklyn and NYU is giving me 25k annually (w/3.0 GPA) so I would not need to pay for living expenses just commuting and personal stuff. I like NYU since it’s close to family and friends and I am more familiar with the area. I really love being in the city. It also has a good reputation and a lot of networking opportunities I hear. Some cons I have is the class size of almost 400 and having to look for patients to met requirements isn’t my favorite. Also the space in lab and the library can be frustrating since the school is so crowded if you don’t know someone to save you a spot or get there early enough you’re out of luck until space opens up.
For Rutgers I went to their master programs and loved the administrators and people everyone is so nice. I really bonded with my interviewer since it was in person rather then virtual for NYU. Biggest con is location. I commuted already so I know for dental school I won’t be able to and would have to live in or around Newark. I would like to live alone preferably and I personally wouldn’t feel the safest for 4 years. Another somewhat con is how competitive it is I know everyone in dental school is smart but there’s a lot of people competing to be ranked top.
Some pros I have is program is it’s so well organized during the pandemic students have been seeing patients where D3 in nyu patients year got pushed back. I like how they have coordinators that set up patients for you to met your requirements and the class size is smaller. I feel more connected to Rutgers but the location is the biggest thing for me. I like to go out and walk and do things outside and I don’t want to feel stuck at school or in an apt all the time.
Financially I’m estimating NYU will be around 75k with the scholarship plus commuting daily and Rutgers will be 86k the first year w/living since I’m oos and the 53k the next 3 years plus living.... as much as I love Rutgers I’m not sure if living away from family and paying extra to be alone with my cat would be worth it since NYU would be my cheaper option. I understand you get what you put into your experience and I do think both schools are great (even if I may be sounding bias) but do I choose a program I like and pay more for a crappy location or do I ride out NYU’s tough love train and make the best out of it. Any personal experiences or comments are welcomed, thank you!
Rutgers (oos) vs NYU (is) + scholarship
Hi I would appreciate some help in choosing which dental school to attend.
I live in Brooklyn and NYU is giving me 25k annually (w/3.0 GPA) so I would not need to pay for living expenses just commuting and personal stuff. I like NYU since it’s close to family and friends and I am more familiar with the area. I really love being in the city. It also has a good reputation and a lot of networking opportunities I hear. Some cons I have is the class size of almost 400 and having to look for patients to met requirements isn’t my favorite. Also the space in lab and the library can be frustrating since the school is so crowded if you don’t know someone to save you a spot or get there early enough you’re out of luck until space opens up.
For Rutgers I went to their master programs and loved the administrators and people everyone is so nice. I really bonded with my interviewer since it was in person rather then virtual for NYU. Biggest con is location. I commuted already so I know for dental school I won’t be able to and would have to live in or around Newark. I would like to live alone preferably and I personally wouldn’t feel the safest for 4 years. Another somewhat con is how competitive it is I know everyone in dental school is smart but there’s a lot of people competing to be ranked top.
Some pros I have is program is it’s so well organized during the pandemic students have been seeing patients where D3 in nyu patients year got pushed back. I like how they have coordinators that set up patients for you to met your requirements and the class size is smaller. I feel more connected to Rutgers but the location is the biggest thing for me. I like to go out and walk and do things outside and I don’t want to feel stuck at school or in an apt all the time.
Financially I’m estimating NYU will be around 75k with the scholarship plus commuting daily and Rutgers will be 86k the first year w/living since I’m oos and the 53k the next 3 years plus living.... as much as I love Rutgers I’m not sure if living away from family and paying extra to be alone with my cat would be worth it since NYU would be my cheaper option. I understand you get what you put into your experience and I do think both schools are great (even if I may be sounding bias) but do I choose a program I like and pay more for a crappy location or do I ride out NYU’s tough love train and make the best out of it. Any personal experiences or comments are welcomed, thank you!