TWO FOR ONE dillemna- ADVICE NOW!

[hiwope]

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My cousin and I (related by our mothers) are both applying to dental school this semester. Our GPAs and DAT scores are similar, as with our extra curriculars. The only difference is our undergraduate schools. I am debating if going to the same school is a + or - ...

Dental school is a big stone stone; I'm sure it will have rollercoasters for our mentality. If we went to the same school, we would have support from the start, not to mention minimizing the workload (by ~half?!). If I chose to go to a different school, will this help my personal growth, like I am hoping? In terms of our personalities, I am more comfortable being self-dependent. My cousin, on the other hand, is also an independent learner, but she is accustomed to having her support group.

Is this the right way to go to dental school?? Am I going to become a different kind of dentist if I made a different decision??

 

[doc toothache]

Why not wait until one or both of you have acceptances in your hands before getting too hypothetical/philosophical?

 

[TeamGuo]

Why not wait until one or both of you have acceptances in your hands before getting too hypothetical/philosophical?

I second that.

 

[DrReo]

Sounds deep. You don't need to hold your realitive's hand. Make decisions that will help you and do well on your studies!

 

[rewJW]

If we went to the same school, we would have support from the start, not to mention minimizing the workload (by ~half?!).

I'm not so sure this is an accurate assumption, anyway. You can have as many study buddies as you want all going to the same school but if you want to succeed, you're still going to have to put 100% effort into it.

 

[Rubber Dam Man]

the effort will indeed need to come from you as an individual regardless of whether you have a study buddy or not. you guys might help each other out a lot through dental school, but I certainly would not use this as a decisive factor let alone weigh any importance on it. If you feel like either of you have even an ounce of dependence on one another, then I would suggest going your own respective ways because that other person may not be there to hold your hand in practice - just my opinion though

 

[hiwope]

She has a 3.9 GPA with 19 AA; I have a 3.7 with 21 AA/TS.. Both of us applied to >20 schools (we were pessimistic on our weaker points). I am hoping we get interviews (so far we have one school offering both of us interviews), and I know I can't make a decision unless a school accepts us (or else bad karma! 😱). Yet, I first really want to hear all of SDN's opinion on this!

Having someone there is comforting, but I want to know/feel that I am doing this for myself, by myself. Have any of you guys gone to the same school as your sisters/brothers?? For me, it becomes a TOTALLY different environment when family is involved with your academics.. Opinions, please!!

 

[supraman]

My brother and I went to same undergrad school, hes a year younger than me