Here are the reasons I liked the University of Minnesota:
-good class size (not too big or too small)
-lots of research opportunities (if you want to beef up your resume for specialties or if you just enjoy research)
-great sim clinics (they have a regular sim clinic but also have an advanced sim clinic that only a few schools nationwide have...great technology)
-large patient pool
-enough chairs for all the students so no fighting to get clinic time
-people are "Minnesota Nice" so its a great atmosphere
-the Twin Cities is a great area to live in (Minneapolis is more modern and has lots of fun places while Saint Paul is a little older with lots of artsy stuff and historic sites, and a pretty cool science museum for us nerds 🙂 )...plus there is a low crime rate so you don't have to look over your shoulder when you walk around at night
-weather is actually a plus because you get to experience FOUR seasons a year (yes the winters are cold, but the summer is hot, and fall/spring are in the middle)
-you get to interact with dental hygiene and dental therapy students (people you will be professionally interacting with for the rest of your career)
-large campus so there are lots of places to study/things to do in case you get sick of being around all dental or health care areas (and there are lots of on-campus and near-campus apartments)
I interviewed at 5 schools and liked the U of MN the best, but of course that is just my opinion...I hope this helps you with your decision. Good luck! you can always look at their website to get a better feel for it too.
