What is rational versus what you want to do...

[Flyingdentist]

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So here is a hypothetical situation, just for fun:

If you had two offers:

A) one to a very good school where you know you'd have a good education and the offer was significantly funded and therefore you wouldn't need to take out loans

versus

B) an offer to a VERY good school that was VERY well known but that you would have to take out loans to go to; after looking at both programs you like this one better

What would you do? Do you go with the rational and safe option and choose A? Or do you take a risk and go to the place where you'd have more fun and would DEFINITELY have a great experience?

 

[dmd2011]

dont choose a school based primarily on how much it costs. figure out which school fits you the best and the school that you feel will make you the best dentist.

 

[12YearOldKid]

So here is a hypothetical situation, just for fun:

If you had two offers:

A) one to a very good school where you know you'd have a good education and the offer was significantly funded and therefore you wouldn't need to take out loans

versus

B) an offer to a VERY good school that was VERY well known but that you would have to take out loans to go to; after looking at both programs you like this one better

What would you do? Do you go with the rational and safe option and choose A? Or do you take a risk and go to the place where you'd have more fun and would DEFINITELY have a great experience?

Unless option B is Harvard, go to the cheaper school. All this talk about "the best fit" is crap. Dental school will suck no matter where you go. No need to overpay.

 

[Ex_EE]

No doubt I would take choice A. No loans is a huge deal!

 

[dddsmack]

No loans, I would go there and retire when I was thirty-five.😀

 

[Turnerjo13]

What if the school that you really love is a private school that costs $300,000 and your state school is only just OK and it costs $200,000?

 

[dddsmack]

$100,000 is not going to influence my decision by any means. 🙂