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I am asking this for my friend. He got accepted to Louisville and VCU. She said both school is good. Which one would you pick and why? thank you.
+1PS: I say this with all due respect to VCU, a fine school to which I am grateful. But the main determinant of the quality of training you get as a dental student is how hard you are willing to work / how much heart you put into it; where you go to school is of secondary importance.
So IMO the main factor (almost the only factor, really) in choosing a school should be tuition. A heavy student loan burden will force you to focus too much on production in your first year or two out of school. This can cripple your clinical skills / personal standard of quality for the rest of your career.
VCU
Honestly, you don't go to Kentucky when you have the chance to be in Virginia.
Virginia is better because it balances everything.
What does this even mean...."Balances everything"?
In terms of towns, Louisville is a lovely little city.
The weather is not too cold, not too hot.
The political climate not too liberal, not too conservative.
The city is not too white not too black, there are a lot of different colors.
The place is not too modern, but not too old.
You want beach, there is Virginia beach
You want mountain, there are the Blue ridge mountains
You want to go camping, you can go to Shenandoah valley.
The economy is blooming in Virginia
It's a good place to live and raise a family later.
D.C is two hours away from Richmond, feels like saying hi to Trump, you can do that too.
VCU is very respected in the city and it is a good program.
So why not Virginia?
Cons:
The city of Richmond is not entirely safe, so people should choose where they live wisely. Easy fix is to live in the suburban areas as they are beautiful
There is diversity but there is not much inclusion but of course not all!
Allergy, you can develop allergy if you live here.
My friend is attending vcu dental now if she wants to talk with someone currently in the program andI am asking this for my friend. He got accepted to Louisville and VCU. She said both school is good. Which one would you pick and why? thank you.
I'm pretty sure their friend already picked, considering it's almost September and both schools have started up lolMy friend is attending vcu dental now if she wants to talk with someone currently in the program and
Lol whoopsI'm pretty sure their friend already picked, considering it's almost September and both schools have started up lol