Hi ! Some of you PMd me regarding input drom my friend a d3 at NYU. Not me!!!!! I am a pre-dental applicant.
I only hear good things from NYU. I have not heard anything that I don't expect.
Here is the quote.
This is (D3) from NYU. That day you had your interview, I was seeing an emergency patient and at 11:30 I had an OMP exam. I would have liked to talk to you in person but Monday was a hectic day. As for attending NYU as a dental school, I personally like the school. Of course every school has its own faults, NYU has many. We have the highest turn over rate. That is, the freshman class starts out with about 320 students, after the first year, that number can drop to 280. And as the semesters go by, so do some of the students. There is only one way to describe attending NYU. "Kill or be killed" You can quote me on that! That is exactly how it is here. No one will look out for you but yourself. Its New York city, the same attitude applies to the school's philosophy. I am a 3rd year student now, the first and second years are the hardest. Now they have changed the academics, its a block schedule which means you are in class most of the day. You get alot of lect!
ure hours and the tests are long. When I first started, we had individual classes. Some of the lower classmen complain about how hard it is intergrading all the classes. Some people learn better that way, its totally up to how you learn. But with all that, I have to say that you will not get the clinical experience any where else in the country. NYU is the largest dental facility in the country. You will never run out of patients. You do more procedures here than anyone else will at a different school. We have all the specialities, everything in the building, so you can refer your patient to Endo, Perio, Prostho, Ortho, Pedo, and NYU is the only school with an implant clinic. Right now I'm working as an assistant for the Continuing Dental Education program in implants. Every Wednesday I assistant in the surgeries, anything from multiple implant placements to Maxillary sinus lifts and bone grafts. As far as the cost, NYU is expensive. You have to buy everything yo!
urself. One thing I didn't like was not keeping my instruments. You have to give everything back to the school the end of your 2nd year. You can't keep any of the hand pieces or anything else. So basically you are paying $7000 a year to rent everything from the school. If you lose anything, you have to replace it, so its almost worth buying your own instruments from a dental supply store. Which leads me to the next thing, if its not bolted down, it will disappear. We have problems with things getting stolen. Even if you are in the pre-clinical labs, you will using your hand piece and get up to ask a faculty a question, if you don't take it off and take it with you, when you come back, it will be gone. You have to watch your stuff at all times. I never had anything stolen from me, but all my friends, they have had something stolen. That goes for lockers too, never leave without checking your locker. When you realize it, its too late. I lived in the dorms for the !
first 2 years. You want to be close to school because your classes and tests will be at 8 and commuting is a nightmare, especially in the winter. The dorms are expensive, about $1600 a month. You can find something cheaper, like a studio close by, but you have to pay finder fees and that could get expensive. New York city is a great place, alot of things to do. Whatever you are into, you can do it here. Its a great place to live. I hope I have given you the inside to NYUCD. If you have any other questions, email me. The school is respected throughout the country. You can get into PG programs and residency programs fairly easily, these places know NYU grads have the clinical experience. Good luck with your admissions. Let me know what other schools you are interested in. I interviewed and was accepted to Boston University and Nova Southeastern, but I decided on NYU and I believe!
I made the right decision.
Again this is from a D3 at NYU. Not mE! I graduated college with her though and I am really jealous right now.
D3 thats only one year to go.
Also, I am still trying to figure out who interviewed me. Dr. Kanalakis or somehing. He is in charge of the clinical! I will call MOnday!!! It's one of those things you have to know!