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Yesterday was the deadline to put a deposit at Utah and so I put down 1000 there. But after doing more thinking, now I think I might want to go to one of my state schools. Deadline for a deposit is tomorrow. Here we go.
Utah (IS tuition, I go to a Utah school and qualify for IS tuition):
PRO:
~45k/year tuition/books&fees
Fantastic clinical track record, solid patient pool here in SLC
Smaller student body (50)
Cheaper COL
Brand new facilities
CON:
No specialties
Young school
UCSF or UCLA (IS tuition)
PRO:
Home (I'm from the bay)
Reputation of school
High specialty rate
~60k/year tuition/fees (assuming I get no grant money)
CON:
Clinical seems sub-par
Old facilities
Higher COL in either city
I have an option for a loan w/ no interest to pay for school. My spouse will be working and covering hopefully most of our living costs. I guess my main question is, would paying a little more be worth it in the end to keep my options open to specialize (i.e. go to UCLA or UCSF)? I know many people say, "don't base your decision off specializing" & "go to the cheapest school" so I put my deposit down at Utah. Opinions? I'm partial to every school and would be fine living in SLC, SF, or LA. I've done pretty thorough research on all my options and have spoke with dozens of dental students/dentists, but what the heck, might as well ask my fellow SDN people too. Opinions?
Utah (IS tuition, I go to a Utah school and qualify for IS tuition):
PRO:
~45k/year tuition/books&fees
Fantastic clinical track record, solid patient pool here in SLC
Smaller student body (50)
Cheaper COL
Brand new facilities
CON:
No specialties
Young school
UCSF or UCLA (IS tuition)
PRO:
Home (I'm from the bay)
Reputation of school
High specialty rate
~60k/year tuition/fees (assuming I get no grant money)
CON:
Clinical seems sub-par
Old facilities
Higher COL in either city
I have an option for a loan w/ no interest to pay for school. My spouse will be working and covering hopefully most of our living costs. I guess my main question is, would paying a little more be worth it in the end to keep my options open to specialize (i.e. go to UCLA or UCSF)? I know many people say, "don't base your decision off specializing" & "go to the cheapest school" so I put my deposit down at Utah. Opinions? I'm partial to every school and would be fine living in SLC, SF, or LA. I've done pretty thorough research on all my options and have spoke with dozens of dental students/dentists, but what the heck, might as well ask my fellow SDN people too. Opinions?