umdnj vs. stony brook

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lol... are you serious? 4 years in a drive-by neighborhood vs 4 years in solemn peace.

Other than that though, I was really impressed by UMDNJ's brand spankin new clinics. Then again, at Stony you get your own chair.
 
NyCzPeter said:
lol... are you serious? 4 years in a drive-by neighborhood vs 4 years in solemn peace.

Other than that though, I was really impressed by UMDNJ's brand spankin new clinics. Then again, at Stony you get your own chair.
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Lets be honest here and not spin anything....Stony is the worst location for a 4 year school. Maybe a gpr or a residency, but 4 years in Stony Brook?
 
nydds25 said:
Lets be honest here and not spin anything....Stony is the worst location for a 4 year school. Maybe a gpr or a residency, but 4 years in Stony Brook?
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stony brook area is nicer, but going to one or the other won't make a difference in the long run..go where ever its cheaper and you feel more comfortable
 
well, where is your state of residency?? go to your state school, period.

either school is very good for its price. if cost isn't your concern at all, stonybrook is a better school with better reputation.
 
In terms of curriculum, what I got from interviewing at both is that UMDNJ is wild about their clinics (that was basically all they talked about), so they are more clinically orientated. They start patients at the end of their first year I think. SB, on the other hand, has a mix - we take classes with the med students and start with patients the fall of our second year. We started morph and operative pretty early (Sept-Morph, Oct for Operative), while some schools haven't done any dental technique classes yet (I'm looking at you Harvard... I think I heard the same for Penn too). I know at least one person who is from NJ and chose SB over their state school. You can gain residency after one year. A lot of factors to consider besides just money. Where do you want to live and what kind of program do you want to be in?
 
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