***The Official University of Utah class of 2021 Interview/Acceptance Thread***

seminole0928 said:
I was accepted to both University of Utah and Maryland and decided to stick with U of U, so I submitted my 1st deposit yesterday morning! That being said, are there any d-3 or d-4 students here, or do you know of any, that chose UofU over a highly ranked school? I ask this because of the obvious white elephant in the room, Utah is currently poorly ranked but, based on my experience at the facility and after meeting several faculty members, I am confident that the school will climb up the rankings soon and provide me with an exceptional education. Feel free to comment on your personal opinions on the school as compared to others!
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Congrats on getting in! I'm a D3 currently. As far as I am aware, there are no reliable rankings for dental schools as there are for medical schools. I would say that most of us here turned down offers from top programs. That being said, once you are in school, a ranking is the last thing on your mind (which is why it is completely possible that there are now rankings that I am unaware of! haha). What starts to matter is how much you are paying and your clinical experience. In talking with students from other schools, you really can't beat the experience that you get at the University of Utah. I am confident that after my 3rd year I will have as much experience or more as many graduating D4s at other schools. The clinical experience is awesome so far! For instance, molar endo just became a requirement... many other schools don't even get a great deal of experience doing root canals on single rooted teeth. Factor in the price and you've got a winner. Plus there are plenty of chances to get involved with leadership, research etc. if that's your thing. Academically, we have a 100% pass rate on boards for our first two classes and judging by how hard the D2s are studying now, I bet that will continue.
 
QWERT14 said:
Can someone give a comparison of Roseman vs. UUSOD? From my research, the programs are almost polar opposite. Roseman does the hybrid curriculum, Utah is traditional. Roseman is expensive, Utah is inexpensive (IS). Roseman is P/F, Utah is traditional. Roseman has an average class size, Utah has a smaller class. I'm wondering if anyone has insights to how the students are at both schools? Happy/Stressed?, More inclined to specialize or not?, Relationship with faculty?, etc.
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It's hard to say a whole lot without experiencing both programs. But on the whole, I think students are happy with their decisions at either school. You will be happy wherever you go! I know several students from Roseman really well and they are awesome to be around and great leaders.

I have heard from students at undergraduate universities in the area that Roseman students have told them that it is worth the extra money to go to Roseman because it is less stressful/easier. I think that most students from both schools would agree that Utah is more difficult, but I embrace that. I got accepted to Roseman and would have been happy going there. There is nothing wrong with it as a school. Nobody should feel like it is a bad school but don't let the fact that it is easier be your reason for going there or ANYWHERE for that matter... It is your career you are talking about here. This is the education that you have to use for the next 40 years. Do you really want to select a school because it is easier? Is that what you want to tell your patients? I went to _____ because it would allow me to ski during the winter? And the claim that it is worth the extra money is false. Will graduates from both schools survive, probably. But will they live the same? Absolutely not. Something has got to give somewhere. The difference in a monthly payment for a Roseman grad and a Utah grad could literally pay for a $450,000 house vs a $200,000 house. The difference in INTEREST alone paid by a Roseman grad is equal to 21 years of maximum allowed IRA contributions... That's half of your retirement! Don't be fooled. Sorry for the rant.🙂

I love having a small class size. I think our school is unique in how close the students are in each class. I think this is something that every student at our school appreciates and it gives a better opportunity to form those relationships with faculty members.

As for specializing, so far it seems that everyone who has really applied themselves has been accepted to specialty programs (top notch as well), but it's still early in our first application cycle to tell. One thing to watch out for when someone presents specialty stats are those students accepted into SPECIALTY programs vs those accepted to RESIDENCY programs. Unless you are interested in doing a GPR/AEGD those numbers can mean two different things.

It would be hard to believe that Roseman's clinical experience matches ours just based on how early we get in the clinic, the types of procedures we are doing and the fact that we don't assist each other. Again, not that I know this, but it just makes sense to me. When you meet students from other schools you tend to ask what they are doing etc. and when we started in clinic they were still in class full time. When they started doing prophys and simple restorative we were doing crown preps and endo. Just the way it is.

I hope this didn't come off as rude or anything. For the most part, I have only had positive experiences with Roseman and would have been happy to attend if that's what I ended up doing. And I as far as I know, what I have said is fact, not opinion.
 
Sorry for the frequent posts all the sudden! I just wanted to give hope to you all who are still holding out for a Utah acceptance! I was one of you for the entire month of December. It's hard when you've been accepted to some amazing schools around the country but not the one you really want for some reason! My simple advice is to hold off on those other schools and pay your deposit the very last day possible. There is no reason to pay early. I got accepted to the U on the 28th of December. I was glad to save the $1500 I nearly paid to a different school!
 
dentistaazzurro18 said:
Sorry for the frequent posts all the sudden! I just wanted to give hope to you all who are still holding out for a Utah acceptance! I was one of you for the entire month of December. It's hard when you've been accepted to some amazing schools around the country but not the one you really want for some reason! My simple advice is to hold off on those other schools and pay your deposit the very last day possible. There is no reason to pay early. I got accepted to the U on the 28th of December. I was glad to save the $1500 I nearly paid to a different school!
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Would you mind sharing what your number on the alternate lists was? I'm in the same boat where I got one acceptance to a school but I'm a single digit Utah alternate and I know I'm likely to get in at some point but I still need to guarantee myself a seat at this other school with a crazy big deposit by January 1st! I'm hoping I hear back from Utah before I'm forced to pay up!!
 
DentistHopeful123 said:
Would you mind sharing what your number on the alternate lists was? I'm in the same boat where I got one acceptance to a school but I'm a single digit Utah alternate and I know I'm likely to get in at some point but I still need to guarantee myself a seat at this other school with a crazy big deposit by January 1st! I'm hoping I hear back from Utah before I'm forced to pay up!!
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Check to see if the school you need to pay your deposit to has a grace period to get that deposit back. That happened to me where I paid my deposit to another school and then heard from Utah a few days later. I was luckily still able to get the full deposit back.


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DentistHopeful123 said:
Would you mind sharing what your number on the alternate lists was? I'm in the same boat where I got one acceptance to a school but I'm a single digit Utah alternate and I know I'm likely to get in at some point but I still need to guarantee myself a seat at this other school with a crazy big deposit by January 1st! I'm hoping I hear back from Utah before I'm forced to pay up!!
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Unfortunately they didn't have the wait list organized as they do now.🙁 Honestly, I don't think they even mentioned one... I just figured I hadn't gotten in but decided to hold out. Sorry I can't be of more help!
 
JefferyCoon said:
Anyone know what the status is with the waitlist?
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Classes don't start back up until January 9th, but I think faculty is back on Monday. I'd guess you'll see some movement then as the deadline for accepting your offer will pass on the 1st. I'd guess next week will be a big email week about waitlist updates and alternate positions.
 
I called the office and they were super friendly. 🙂

I asked if they give alternate list position updates and they do not. You must call. My spot had only moved up one place. I would have thought there would be more movement but I guess a lot of people must have put down multiple deposits.
 
Are there any out of state students who have been accepted? If so, what are your thoughts about the non-resident tuition?
 
AES911 said:
Are there any out of state students who have been accepted? If so, what are your thoughts about the non-resident tuition?
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Out of state tuition is brutal everywhere. I'm from Oregon, and I got accepted at the University of Utah, NYU, and Indiana University, and have an interview at USC coming up, and honestly, Utah may be my cheapest option of those 4. I guess it depends on what other acceptances you have, but for me, I got no love from my in state school so all my options for school are expensive. Granted NYU and USC are the two most expensive schools in the country it seems like. But living in Salt Lake is pretty cheap compared to most places (I love seeing the kind of place I can get in Salt lake for what I pay here in Portland) and that helps lessen the pain of the high tuition.

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like in Utah, you can apply for in-state tuition after 12 consecutive months of living there. Not sure the logistics of all that, but the University's website has a whole list of things you have to do before you can qualify, but that would be nice to get 2 years of saving 30k.
 
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KD1662 said:
Out of state tuition is brutal everywhere. I'm from Oregon, and I got accepted at the University of Utah, NYU, and Indiana University, and have an interview at USC coming up, and honestly, Utah may be my cheapest option of those 4. I guess it depends on what other acceptances you have, but for me, I got no love from my in state school so all my options for school are expensive. Granted NYU and USC are the two most expensive schools in the country it seems like. But living in Salt Lake is pretty cheap compared to most places (I love seeing the kind of place I can get in Salt lake for what I pay here in Portland) and that helps lessen the pain of the high tuition.

Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like in Utah, you can apply for in-state tuition after 12 consecutive months of living there. Not sure the logistics of all that, but the University's website has a whole list of things you have to do before you can qualify, but that would be nice to get 2 years of saving 30k.
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I actually asked Julie Oyler and she said once you matriculate as a nonresident you stay a nonresident the whole 4 years. I was reading through the universities guideline on residency and it seems true.
 
AES911 said:
I actually asked Julie Oyler and she said once you matriculate as a nonresident you stay a nonresident the whole 4 years. I was reading through the universities guideline on residency and it seems true.
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Thanks for the concrete answer. Although that is unfortunate, the rest is still true. Didn't choose this profession thinking it would be cheap to get there.
 
AES911 said:
Are there any out of state students who have been accepted? If so, what are your thoughts about the non-resident tuition?
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I am a Florida resident and just like KD1662 I didn't have much luck with my in-state schools which were projecting a total cost of living that was $50-60K cheaper than Utah. I was offered acceptance to Utah and Maryland and I rejected UM's offer because it would have been far too expensive. Although their financial aid advisor could be a part-time comedian with her detailed explanation of how to live within the calculated budget, the budget itself was far more comical 😉 Although there are some people that are willing to live off of pb & j's and instant ramen, I am married so that's not okay.

Overall, I think Utah's tuition is high but tbh I think they over-estimated on their budget for the living expenses. I just had an interview at UCLA and surprisingly the expected cost of attending and living is cheaper by a formidable amount. Which is suspicious at that.

In terms of whether or not Utah is worth the price? I was more than okay with turning down Maryland for Utah and Maryland is not a program to joke about. Utah has an excellent facility compared to the 5 I've been to, wonderful faculty and staff, and the curriculum seems to be competitive to other programs. The biggest unknown IMO is how Utah will compare to other programs in terms of matric. rates and matching. Thus far, I am extremely content with my decision to stay at Utah and if other offers arise my wife and I would think hard before making the decision.
 
I just thought you should all know the newest updates at the University of Utah SOD. I just found out today that the D2 class all passed their boards on the first time, making our pass rate remain at 100%. I also found out that all 13 students in our D4 class that applied to specialty programs got accepted. These are exciting bits of info for anyone that may be on the fence about Utah. It's the real thing.


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Does anyone know if the instruments are included in the fees or do we have to buy our own?
 
Does anyone know if the 3+1 curriculum is actually unique to the U or if it is common?
 
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AES911 said:
Does anyone know if the 3+1 curriculum is actually unique to the U or if it is common?
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Not sure on that one. Obviously there is UoP, but other than UoP, the U is the only school that I applied to with a 3+1 and I applied to 12 schools.


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Does anyone know the total estimated tuition, fees, and equipment per year? ADEA says it will be about 58k per year for in state but I keep reading on the University of Utah dental school website that it is 45k per year in state.. Which is it?

Thanks in advance!
 
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