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[starbury]

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Hey is there anyone here who either lives in Denver, or knows a lot about Univ. Colorado's dental program?
I want to go to a school that has a large client/clinical base (ie Temple) and I am not sure that colorado would fit that bill. Ive never been to denver, does it present a large underserved community that say temple has with philly? i want to go somewhere where i will have extensive clinical experience and not have to fight to find patients.
any other suggestion, comments are welcomed.
thanks

 

[EightDaysAWeek]

Seeing how you're not in-state, unless you are from a WICHE state, it is very difficult to get into CU. Last year, I think they only opened up 0-1 spots for true out of staters in a class of about 40.
Also, at my interview, the students said that since CU only has like one speciality program, the dental students get to do a lot of difficult procedures.
Since I don't attend CU, I'm sorry I can't give you any more specific information about clinic.

 

[wimmcs]

Seeing how you're not in-state, unless you are from a WICHE state, it is very difficult to get into CU. Last year, I think they only opened up 0-1 spots for true out of staters in a class of about 40.
Also, at my interview, the students said that since CU only has like one speciality program, the dental students get to do a lot of difficult procedures.
Since I don't attend CU, I'm sorry I can't give you any more specific information about clinic.

I agree w/this post. I did hear that their clinical program is excellent and they have an ample patient pool. However, like this post indicated, unless you are from Colorado or from a WICHE state, then your chances of getting in will be tough. Good luck!

 

[starbury]

I agree w/this post. I did hear that their clinical program is excellent and they have an ample patient pool. However, like this post indicated, unless you are from Colorado or from a WICHE state, then your chances of getting in will be tough. Good luck!

sounds good. i was just concerned seeing that ive never been to denver. i thought of it being a nicer town that maybe wouldnt have a large underserved population.
also i am from a wiche state, so hopefully that counts.
lastly, ive heard from some people that the facility is in a basement or something, true?
also, if anyone is from denver or has visited any info would be great. just anything from the layout of the town, to housing, etc.
thanks!

 

[runveryfast]

sounds good. i was just concerned seeing that ive never been to denver. i thought of it being a nicer town that maybe wouldnt have a large underserved population.
also i am from a wiche state, so hopefully that counts.
lastly, ive heard from some people that the facility is in a basement or something, true?
also, if anyone is from denver or has visited any info would be great. just anything from the layout of the town, to housing, etc.
thanks!

As quoted in one of their pamphlets, "It is the only dental school in the United States whose students provide the equivalent of an academic year of service to the under served prior to being awarded their diploma. Since the program's iception, millions of dollars of dental care has been provided by students and graduates to under served citizens of Colorado." Pretty cool, if you ask me. Taking a hike through downtown when I was there for my interview there did seem to be what looked like a lot of underserved people. As to the number I am not sure. Denver is a very nice city with a lot to offer. Currently a new facility is being built for the future of the dental school which is scheduled to be completed this summer. It is going to be very nice. Check out the school's website for the up to date progress of the building. If you are interested in what the costs are for some of the housing near the campus check out this website, WWW.UCHSC.EDU/STUASST. Just like you I am from a WICHE state and I am assuming that helped me get into the school. One thing I respected very much about the school was the honesty they gave us about their acceptance process. For the 2005 class they will be accepting 50 students with the majority going to CO residents and WICHE applicants, and then to non-resident/WICHE. The small class size sounds a lot better than 100+. Another nice thing about U of Colorado is that they take the first part of the boards after the first year and they do not have a lot of specialties. This means more clinical time and exposure. There is a lot more the school has to offer, but I don't want to write a novel write now. Hope this is helpful.

 

[msf41]

Colorado was in a basement, but they are just finishing up a state of the art school that they should be moving in to shortly. Denver is awsome place to live and great patient pool, but as has been said they are very in-bred. If you aren't a colorado resident or WICHE applicant that you don't really have a shot. I'm from Kansas and applied there and was QUICKLY rejected. My stats are 3.6 gpa/3.5 sci 20 AA/22TS/20PAT. I was told that they would accept 1-2 out of state applicants this year and their stats must be EXTREMELY competitive (3.9+).

Either move to colorado or look at one of the many other great schools. I can't remember all of the wiche states that they would consider. I think they are wyomying, north/south dakota, arizona, and maybe some others. Good luck!

 

[gccgrad02]

sounds good. i was just concerned seeing that ive never been to denver. i thought of it being a nicer town that maybe wouldnt have a large underserved population.
also i am from a wiche state, so hopefully that counts.
lastly, ive heard from some people that the facility is in a basement or something, true?
also, if anyone is from denver or has visited any info would be great. just anything from the layout of the town, to housing, etc.
thanks!

I'm not from Denver but am from Colorado Springs which is just about 40 minutes south. Denver is a great city though. Large and spread out, but really nice. As with any large city, you have nice areas and not so nice areas, I think it just depends on what you are looking for and where you want to establish. As stated in the other comments, the dental school right now kind of got the shaft with location but we wont' have to worry about that since the new facility will be up by next fall. The school seems to be a bit slower than the rest in getting info out and getting updates on applications but the staff is very friendly. My recommendation is to come and take a look at denver. If you like the outdoors, you'll love the place cause its only about 40 minutes away from skiing and closer than that to go biking or camping. Prime real estate if you ask me. Hope this helps,

 

[starbury]

THANK YOU ALL!
Seriously, you guys have all been a great help and i really appreciated all the feedback.

hey 'runveryfast' the link didnt load. i dont know if it wasn the correct link or if my comp just sucks.

 

[runveryfast]

THANK YOU ALL!
Seriously, you guys have all been a great help and i really appreciated all the feedback.

hey 'runveryfast' the link didnt load. i dont know if it wasn the correct link or if my comp just sucks.

My fault. Try the same site but don't capitalize everything. You might have to cut and past it too. www.uchsc.edu/stuasst

 

[calbear14]

Either move to colorado or look at one of the many other great schools.

Out of 45 spots, 28-30 are reserved for Colorado residents. The remaining are mostly for WICHE. UCSF and UCLA reserve far more of their spots for California residents only. IMO, I gave up my chances for UCSF/UCLA by moving from California to Colorado. However, I really wanted to live in Colorado. So msf41 is right; if you really want Colorado, move there or have unbelievable stats.

BTW msf41, congrats on your interview at Nebraska. My application is on hold there.