UoP or Colorado?

[jennaviva]

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I am having trouble choosing between the two. I have already been accepted to both and seem to fluctuate my decision by the minute. Colorado is cheaper, but might be having budget and sufficient staff problems. UoP has excellent reviews, but will leave me in a huge amount of debt. I can see myself at either school, though I can't seem to choose which one I am more comfortable with. Any advice would be great!

 

[wimmcs]

I am having trouble choosing between the two. I have already been accepted to both and seem to fluctuate my decision by the minute. Colorado is cheaper, but might be having budget and sufficient staff problems. UoP has excellent reviews, but will leave me in a huge amount of debt. I can see myself at either school, though I can't seem to choose which one I am more comfortable with. Any advice would be great!

Yes, you will have a higher debt load going to UofP, but you'll graduate a WHOLE year earlier, an excellent opportunity to start tackling your loans earlier, IMO. You KNOW deep inside where you want to go... you just need reassurance. They are both excellent schools... good luck deciding and congrats on being accepted to such great schools.

 

[Profchaos]

If you go to dentaltown.com, all the professionals would tell you GO TO THE CHEAPEST SCHOOL outta there. It's really up to your interest and decision on where to go and what to do after graduation. 😉

 

[dds]

If you go to dentaltown.com, all the professionals would tell you GO TO THE CHEAPEST SCHOOL outta there. It's really up to your interest and decision on where to go and what to do after graduation. 😉

When talking about UOP, a 3 year school, be weary about the topic of expenses. Sure the tuition is high, but look into the context of the matter a little deeper and you'll notice that a dentist's one year salary can make up for a lot of that.

If we were talking about USC, NYU, or BU then the tuition argument may hold more credence. In any case though, IMO, money should be a non-factor anyways when deciding where to go to dental school because no matter where you go you'll be able to pay it off.

With that said, I think you should consider: 1) which school better prepares you for where you want to practice. California or Colorado or anywhere else? 2) Do you want to specialize? If so, which school do you think will help you accomplish that? --- Sure there are other factors to consider such as weather or repuation (in this case both schools' reputations are excellent so they cancel each other out), but to me these 2 are the most important ones.