Upenn vs UMD (instate)

[ElectroLight_]

Hey everyone, I need some advice! I've been accepted into 8 dental schools but my top 2 picks are University of Maryland School of Dentistry(70K/year) and UPenn (120k/year). UPenn is way more expensive, but I'm pretty serious about specializing in oral surgery, and UPenn seems to have better resources for that. Which school do you think I should choose, considering the cost and my career goals? Any thoughts or experiences with either school would be greatly appreciated!

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[macsak]

Hey everyone, I need some advice! I've been accepted into 8 dental schools but my top 2 picks are University of Maryland School of Dentistry(70K/year) and UPenn (120k/year). UPenn is way more expensive, but I'm pretty serious about specializing in oral surgery, and UPenn seems to have better resources for that. Which school do you think I should choose, considering the cost and my career goals? Any thoughts or experiences with either school would be greatly appreciated!

cheapest

 

[OncePreDent]

Congrats on getting accepted into 8 dental schools! That's extremely impressive!

$200k is a large sum of money. Out of the 8 schools you were accepted to, why did you choose Maryland in your top 2?

From what I understand, a decent amount of people from UPenn get accepted into OS; not sure how many from Maryland typically get accepted. I would do the program that has the highest chances of getting accepted into OS. The reason why is the dental program I will be attending had 5 people apply for OS this past cycle, and 0 were accepted. So if there is a program that would increase your likelihood of getting your dream career, I would do it.

 

[ElectroLight_]

Congrats on getting accepted into 8 dental schools! That's extremely impressive!

$200k is a large sum of money. Out of the 8 schools you were accepted to, why did you choose Maryland in your top 2?

From what I understand, a decent amount of people from UPenn get accepted into OS; not sure how many from Maryland typically get accepted. I would do the program that has the highest chances of getting accepted into OS. The reason why is the dental program I will be attending had 5 people apply for OS this past cycle, and 0 were accepted. So if there is a program that would increase your likelihood of getting your dream career, I would do it.

Thank you! I am from Maryland that's why I picked Maryland in my top 2.

 

[dentalapp3456]

Just curious, what were the other six schools that you were accepted into?

 

[ElectroLight_]

Just curious, what were the other six schools that you were accepted into?

Temple, UMD, Rutgers, NOVA, NYU, VCU

 

[Ivy.ch]

More residents at my OMFS program are from Maryland than Penn. 200k would take YEARS to pay off. And if you're actually doing OMFS, you won't start paying it down until 6 years later than all of your classmates. Maryland has a very reputable OMFS home department.

 

[macsak]

More residents at my OMFS program are from Maryland than Penn. 200k would take YEARS to pay off. And if you're actually doing OMFS, you won't start paying it down until 6 years later than all of your classmates. Maryland has a very reputable OMFS home department.

but but but but "prestigious"...