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Nice post! 
You're not the first to say that! It's funny really because everytime when you have two dental schools in the same state, you ALWAYS hear that the state school is so much more better than the private school.
Everything I hear about the UF dental program is from word of mouth or from others directly. I personally never had any exposure to the UF dental program, but all I hear are the negative stuff.
One thing I do know for fact is that Florida dental applicants tend to lean towards the UF dental program for the simple reason of saving money. A lot of them say to me that they don't care about the negative things they've heard, all that tuition money they save will be worth it when they graduate.
I guess that is true, less loan debt now = less headaches in the future!
Yes, please do share why you feel that UF dental "suck"?
You're not the first to say that! It's funny really because everytime when you have two dental schools in the same state, you ALWAYS hear that the state school is so much more better than the private school.
Everything I hear about the UF dental program is from word of mouth or from others directly. I personally never had any exposure to the UF dental program, but all I hear are the negative stuff.
One thing I do know for fact is that Florida dental applicants tend to lean towards the UF dental program for the simple reason of saving money. A lot of them say to me that they don't care about the negative things they've heard, all that tuition money they save will be worth it when they graduate.
I guess that is true, less loan debt now = less headaches in the future!
Yes, please do share why you feel that UF dental "suck"?
S
Stomatologist
Hi everyone,
I dont go to UF, but while on the application circuit I was accepted and chose UF over most other dental schools. Including Penn with 1/2 tuition scholarship.
To be honest, I liked the campus a lot and the program is well recognized all over the country. Not only do they have a strong clinical curriculum but research at UF is pretty strong too. The "myth" is that you'll not have enough clinical cases to complete requirements in order to graduate. Simply, not true! I know specialists as well as generalists out of UF with great clinical skills.
I have two friends attending UF and several more coming in this year, and the only complain they have is the "third semester" (aka classes during the summer) which only gives a couple of weeks vacation after a hard first year. Also, they dislike the isolation experienced in Gainesville. I mean, if you're from a big city, moving to an 80,000 rural town where half of the population are college students could be depressing. On the other hand, tuition is way less than other dental schools (in the range of 12000 per year) including living expenses. I can't get better than that.
The truth is that it all depends how much time you put into the books. No matter which dental school you go to, if you study hard and practice your hand skills, you'll be a good dentist.
My advice is.... if you got in at UF, go there. I went through the same desicion making process a year ago, and it came down to UF, no questions asked.
I hope this helps.
I dont go to UF, but while on the application circuit I was accepted and chose UF over most other dental schools. Including Penn with 1/2 tuition scholarship.
To be honest, I liked the campus a lot and the program is well recognized all over the country. Not only do they have a strong clinical curriculum but research at UF is pretty strong too. The "myth" is that you'll not have enough clinical cases to complete requirements in order to graduate. Simply, not true! I know specialists as well as generalists out of UF with great clinical skills.
I have two friends attending UF and several more coming in this year, and the only complain they have is the "third semester" (aka classes during the summer) which only gives a couple of weeks vacation after a hard first year. Also, they dislike the isolation experienced in Gainesville. I mean, if you're from a big city, moving to an 80,000 rural town where half of the population are college students could be depressing. On the other hand, tuition is way less than other dental schools (in the range of 12000 per year) including living expenses. I can't get better than that.
The truth is that it all depends how much time you put into the books. No matter which dental school you go to, if you study hard and practice your hand skills, you'll be a good dentist.
My advice is.... if you got in at UF, go there. I went through the same desicion making process a year ago, and it came down to UF, no questions asked.
I hope this helps.
S
Stomatologist
Hello Doc,
Im sorry for the delay on the response.
Well lets see, all my friends are from Miami. Now "third years": Joel "second years": Alex and Natalia, incoming students: Damian, Ivys and others from FIU.
Hope this helps.
Im sorry for the delay on the response.
Well lets see, all my friends are from Miami. Now "third years": Joel "second years": Alex and Natalia, incoming students: Damian, Ivys and others from FIU.
Hope this helps.
G
GatorWell
I am hoping to get into UF dental school 🙂 Let me know how your first year is like 🙂
