UNE or BU?

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Pretty simple, BU or UNE? Would love to hear your thoughts.
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fogorvostan said:
If I'm remembering correctly, UNE is quite a bit cheaper than BU. If so, I would choose UNE. I know two people who go there and they love it.
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I believe it's around $20,000 cheaper a year, and I know they're a fairly newer school. I'd love to hear others thoughts as well.
 
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Joey333 said:
I believe it's around $20,000 cheaper a year, and I know they're a fairly newer school. I'd love to hear others thoughts as well.
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$20,000 x 4 years = $80,000 with 7% interest? Definitely UNE. That was my second choice actually. I'm just not cut out for living in Maine.
 
I think it comes down to you and how you felt at the schools when you interviewed..
I personally loved BU. A lot of the issues that you heard about the school on here have been dealt with over the past couple of years. At least that's the impression I got when I talked to their current D3 and D4s. Money is a huge factor as always. But, I think you should evaluate other factors before making your decision. I know it sounds silly but do a pro and cons list
 
I really liked Portland, Maine. The dental campus of UNE was a bit small, but the city itself had so many good restaurants. Some of the highest number of restaurants per capita in the country!
 
I'm already accepted to BU, and got a call for an interview at UNE yesterday. I really have no idea what I should do, I just have to confirm the interview by Monday. I think I would like it and it's a bit cheaper, but it's still just a chance, ya know?
 
Joey333 said:
I'm already accepted to BU, and got a call for an interview at UNE yesterday. I really have no idea what I should do, I just have to confirm the interview by Monday. I think I would like it and it's a bit cheaper, but it's still just a chance, ya know?
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It's really up to you. If you would seriously considering going to UNE, then I would attend the interview. They are obviously interested enough in your application to call you for an interview invite in the middle of April. If you are leaning towards not likely to drop BU for there, then I wouldn't waste your time or their time.
 
fogorvostan said:
It's really up to you. If you would seriously considering going to UNE, then I would attend the interview. They are obviously interested enough in your application to call you for an interview invite in the middle of April. If you are leaning towards not likely to drop BU for there, then I wouldn't waste your time or their time.
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Yeah I hear you. I would attend UNE. My main factors are cost and will I get a good education. I'm a little worried because they have graduated their first class yet. I know lecom is fairly new and they didn't do very well.
 
If BU truly dealt with their problems and money isn't a huge factor then I would choose BU. My brother went to BU for undergrad and it's freaking sweet. However, Boston is SUPER expensive.
 
fogorvostan said:
If I'm remembering correctly, UNE is quite a bit cheaper than BU. If so, I would choose UNE. I know two people who go there and they love it.
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Thanks for the input, fog.

Can you share more about what your friends love about UNE? What year are they? Enough patients? How are the faculty?
 
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Incis0r said:
Thanks for the input, fog.

Can you share more about what your friends love about UNE? What year are they? Enough patients? How are the faculty?
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One is a current D1 and the other is a D4. Obviously the D1 hasn't fully experienced the clinical side of things, but she said that she enjoys her professors and don't feel like any of them are the "out to get you" type. The D4 said that she hasn't experienced any problems with getting patients, but she is very a go getter person so that may have something to do with it. The only complaints both of them have is that housing is limited nearby campus so you might have an extra bit of a drive if you want to go cheap, gross anatomy was on a different campus (can't remember if they said all of it? Some of it?), and they hated the dress code at first but stopping caring after like a month.
 
fogorvostan said:
One is a current D1 and the other is a D4. Obviously the D1 hasn't fully experienced the clinical side of things, but she said that she enjoys her professors and don't feel like any of them are the "out to get you" type. The D4 said that she hasn't experienced any problems with getting patients, but she is very a go getter person so that may have something to do with it. The only complaints both of them have is that housing is limited nearby campus so you might have an extra bit of a drive if you want to go cheap, gross anatomy was on a different campus (can't remember if they said all of it? Some of it?), and they hated the dress code at first but stopping caring after like a month.
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Thank you for the information, @fogorvostan ! This is really helpful to know.
 
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If BU truly dealt with their problems and money isn't a huge factor then I would choose BU. My brother went to BU for undergrad and it's freaking sweet. However, Boston is
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fogorvostan said:
One is a current D1 and the other is a D4. Obviously the D1 hasn't fully experienced the clinical side of things, but she said that she enjoys her professors and don't feel like any of them are the "out to get you" type. The D4 said that she hasn't experienced any problems with getting patients, but she is very a go getter person so that may have something to do with it. The only complaints both of them have is that housing is limited nearby campus so you might have an extra bit of a drive if you want to go cheap, gross anatomy was on a different campus (can't remember if they said all of it? Some of it?), and they hated the dress code at first but stopping caring after like a month.
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Thanks for that. The dean said they have over 4000 patients right now which is a lot for the area. I really liked the school and their philosophy. I find out Tuesday so I'll keep you guys posted!
 
Just got accepted into UNE off the waitlist. I have no idea what to do as I liked both schools. Help!
 
Rekker said:
If BU truly dealt with their problems and money isn't a huge factor then I would choose BU. My brother went to BU for undergrad and it's freaking sweet. However, Boston is SUPER expensive.
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Yeah, I love Boston, lived there for two years, but I'd probably go UNE based on school cost and cost of living. Heck, it'd only a few hour drive if you want to go to the city if that's your main draw.
 
How do you guys feel about boston if you received a 10k-20k scholarship?
 
From anecdotal and monetary evidence, I would say UNE is a far better choice than BU.
 
Yeah I'm leaning towards UNE right now. The 35 credits a semester seems high though from other programs I've looked into.
 
Joey333 said:
Yeah I'm leaning towards UNE right now. The 35 credits a semester seems high though from other programs I've looked into.
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The two people I know who go there have said that it's rough, but it's totally doable.
 
fogorvostan said:
The two people I know who go there have said that it's rough, but it's totally doable.
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I imagine that most dental schools are all pretty similar in difficulty, but thanks for letting me know that I appreciate all your help!
 
Hi guys, this may be trivial but do I email Boston first letting them know I won't be attending, then put my deposit down at UNE? I already submitted some financial aid forms, deposit and started working on the medical stuff for BU so I kinda feel bad about it haha. Thanks!
 
Joey333 said:
Hi guys, this may be trivial but do I email Boston first letting them know I won't be attending, then put my deposit down at UNE? I already submitted some financial aid forms, deposit and started working on the medical stuff for BU so I kinda feel bad about it haha. Thanks!
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When is the deposit for UNE due by? (I was given 2 weeks to make a decision back in March)
I think you should do both asap. Free up the spot at BU so they can work on filling it up quickly and secure the spot at UNE so you don't lose it.

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Joey333 said:
Yeah I'm leaning towards UNE right now. The 35 credits a semester seems high though from other programs I've looked into.
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Yeah, our first semester is 38 credit hours :O
I've been comparing many dental schools' curriculum and trying to see what's different.
I think that most schools don't include the simulation clinic/lab time as a part of the hours in the semester, subtracting that time makes UNE's credit hours almost the same as the average in many schools (26-28 credit hours)

I'm pretty sure UNE is not out to destroy us, it'll probably.. hopefully.. be similar to other schools in terms of course load. 🙂
 
Soleus715 said:
Yeah, our first semester is 38 credit hours :O
I've been comparing many dental schools' curriculum and trying to see what's different.
I think that most schools don't include the simulation clinic/lab time as a part of the hours in the semester, subtracting that time makes UNE's credit hours almost the same as the average in many schools (26-28 credit hours)

I'm pretty sure UNE is not out to destroy us, it'll probably.. hopefully.. be similar to other schools in terms of course load. 🙂
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😱 How many classes is that? I only have 24 next semester.
 
Soleus715 said:
When is the deposit for UNE due by? (I was given 2 weeks to make a decision back in March)
I think you should do both asap. Free up the spot at BU so they can work on filling it up quickly and secure the spot at UNE so you don't lose it.

Once you're in, make sure you join our facebook group! 😀
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The deposit is due Wednesday. I'm going to call and pay over the phone today, and then email Boston.
 
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