What's your first choice school?

[coral2005]

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Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be?? and why??

 

[sumozmom]

Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be??

UNLV but I'm not applying till 2007

 

[hokiedds]

UAB is easily my first choice. They have great facilities and brand new clinics (with plenty of chairs and a huge patient base). Both the faculty and the students there seemed really nice and everyone was very friendly and willing to answer any questions you had. Really the biggest thing that impressed me was that the students there actually like it...there's not all that many dental schools where you can ask a D2 if they like dental school and get a positive response.

 

[NA4242]

Any school that accepts me 😉

Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be??

 

[speedy3816]

Nova is my first choice right now... im not applying till 2007 though

 

[Tracy47]

UAB is easily my first choice

what's UAB? 😕

 

[unlvhopeful]

UNLV cause I can get in as an in-stater. By the way, whoever said I needed to wait a year was wrong. I moved down last week and continue to work for the department store I had been working at in St. George, Utah. I just gave them a letter from my Manager that said I am transferring work to their Vegas store and...Kazoom, in January I will start getting in-state tuition and am already considered a "resident." Very easy process. The admissions people are cool too. I'm surprised more people don't do it this way. 😀

 

[hokiedds]

what's UAB? 😕

The University of Alabama-Birmingham

 

[twinklit]

my first choices: UNLV, Arizona, UCSF

Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be?? and why??

 

[WhoooaaaBUNDY]

The University of North Cackalacky at Chapel Hill

 

[Coolfishdent]

UMDNJ

Reasons:
Cost (Nj resident)
Where my family lives
Where my fiance lives and works (I go to school in Boston... he would move if I don't get into a NYC/NJ school of course!)
Know the faculty


- btw, I go to Tufts undergrad and if money and location was no object, I'd go there. They facilities are beautiful and they are so nice here....

 

[dat_student]

Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be?? and why??

My top choices are:

#1) UCSF = UPENN
#2) UCLA = UMD,
#3) Columbia = UCONN

 

[lundon22]

My number 1 school would have to be Ohio State, eventhough Case has much better facilities, Ohio State is incredibly cheaper for an in-state resident! Go Buckeyes!!

 

[Todds2be@work]

Number one school would be whoever contacts me and tells me that I am accepted.

 

[Tche]

Uw

 

[rambo2006]

My school of choice is the University of Minnesota. The program they have is solid, and the students' scores on the boards are among the top. The cost for in-state students is fair 🙂 👍

 

[AUTigers]

UAB is easily my first choice. They have great facilities and brand new clinics (with plenty of chairs and a huge patient base). Both the faculty and the students there seemed really nice and everyone was very friendly and willing to answer any questions you had. Really the biggest thing that impressed me was that the students there actually like it...there's not all that many dental schools where you can ask a D2 if they like dental school and get a positive response.

Are you an Alabama resident? If not, what made you decide to tour UAB?

 

[Rocky5]

UPenn or Columbia

 

[Mustt Mustt]

right now a toss up between UMKC and TEMPLE but will see how my NOVA interview goes.

 

[hokiedds]

Are you an Alabama resident? If not, what made you decide to tour UAB?

Nope, I'm from Virginia but I knew a couple people who go there and they just couldn't stop saying good things about the school, so I applied and ended up getting an interview.

 

[natroncb]

UConn=Pitt... dont know how to decide. 😎

 

[Beestieboy]

Well with UoP granting me an interview at the end of January, and Arizona giving me the bird, I'd have to say UNLV or Creighton.

 

[Cinnamoroll0913]

Well with UoP granting me an interview at the end of January, and Arizona giving me the bird, I'd have to say UNLV or Creighton.

Why Creighton? I heard that the city is boring...how's the program?

 

[VegasBabyVegas]

Vegas baby, Vegas

 

[hairybagel]

UNLV or Oklahoma I will have to think long and hard if I get both.

 

[Fat_Man]

So far, UCONN is my top choice.

 

[Richnator]

Would everyone mind telling us what your first choice would be?? and why??

University of Maryland wins my first choice hands down.

 

[TimR]

university of phoenix (it's an online school), they have a really good program, but i have heard that it is more of a research school, like columbia.

 

[dentister]

university of phoenix (it's an online school), they have a really good program, but i have heard that it is more of a research school, like columbia.

Lol. very intelligent.

 

[Rezdawg]

No Boston University??? Whats wrong with you people?

 

[raZ10]

#1 UCLA=Harvard
#2 Columbia
#3 UPenn
#4 NYU

i have my fingers crossed for ucla and harvard..but i think realistically, columbia is the best case scenario for me 🙂

 

[Beestieboy]

Why Creighton? I heard that the city is boring...how's the program?

Depends on what you call boring. If you need big city life, you may not dig Creighton, but Omaha is not a small city either. If you need to go clubbing or bar hopping it might be lacking too. Other than that, it's a strong school and for Utah and Idaho applicants it's great becuase of a compact agreement they have (those states don't have schools of their own). If you go back to your home state to practice you get about 50% off tuition and so it ends up being very affordable (as far as dental school goes).

 

[TimR]

Depends on what you call boring. If you need big city life, you may not dig Creighton, but Omaha is not a small city either. If you need to go clubbing or bar hopping it might be lacking too. Other than that, it's a strong school and for Utah and Idaho applicants it's great becuase of a compact agreement they have (those states don't have schools of their own). If you go back to your home state to practice you get about 50% off tuition and so it ends up being very affordable (as far as dental school goes).

yeah, but then you would have to live in utah or idaho. i'd rather kill myself than be killed by a foolish utah driver

 

[WhoooaaaBUNDY]

yeah, but then you would have to live in utah or idaho. i'd rather kill myself than be killed by a foolish utah driver

burn ... not going to make any friends putting down utah in a dental forum

 

[TimR]

burn ... not going to make any friends putting down utah in a dental forum

i have been living amongst the utards for 2 years now.... all i do is offend them. besides their bleached blond hair tips and cool 90's mustangs, they're not that scary of a bunch.

 

[ElMudo]

burn ... not going to make any friends putting down utah in a dental forum

So I guess putting down those from Idaho is ok?! (Typical utardedness on display!)

 

[Sprgrover]

So I guess putting down those from Idaho is ok?! (Typical utardedness on display!)

I've learned to live with it.

 

[WhoooaaaBUNDY]

So I guess putting down those from Idaho is ok?! (Typical utardedness on display!)

touche' ... only meant that Utah appears to be very well represented among dents, haven't had the same experience with those from idaho, i'm sure they're out there. i have no connections to either (typical assumptardedness on display!).

 

[TeethVader]

My first choice: UCLA or UCSF either or....but landed at SC 😛

 

[eunjoo55]

columbia... no doubt

 

[Sk8aBull]

this would do better as a poll

 

[litlmisa]

OHSU-
Why?-(no order)
It is an older school (with new facilities soon to be under construction) with a great rep.
I love Portland, there is so much to do-Beach, Mountains, Camping Hiking, Fishing, Biking, Rock Climbing, River play, Seattle- its all within a couple of hours.
Their board pass rate is great, and they score well, too.
Their instructors are real, and tough.
The classes all seem to bond with each other, joke around and like the school.
They have a lot of speciality programs and they do their own lab work, (extra time, ha ha, can be used making fun little things out of spare gold..)
You can do round with the med. school for those interested in OMFS.
Cost is a factor as well.
You buy your own intruments, so you can get special tools/carvers if you want.
There are lots of patients to work on, and your friends/fam can request you.

 

[briansle]

i have been living amongst the utards for 2 years now.... all i do is offend them. besides their bleached blond hair tips and cool 90's mustangs, they're not that scary of a bunch.

I dunno man... 😳

One of my roommates is from Salt Lake. That guy is flat-out tough. He looks alot like Chuck Liddell. He could probably knock you out like the Iceman as well.

 

[Lostinbul]

First choice = Arizona

1. taking the first boards after the first year
2. brand new everything
3. weather is a lot warmer than other areas I interviewed at
4. not as expensive as USC
5. students seem to really enjoy the program (one class at a time)
6. not too far from home
7. mesa seems like a place you could walk around in the evening and not get shot
8. they haven't rejected me yet

 

[Catfish]

my choices:
1. UPenn or UF
2. U Pitt

 

[MSZ]

My choices:

1. UPenn = Harvard
2. UConn

 

[dexadental]

Upenn

 

[bwa102]

1. Columbia
2. North Carolina
3. Minnesota

 

[TimR]

I dunno man... 😳

One of my roommates is from Salt Lake. That guy is flat-out tough. He looks alot like Chuck Liddell. He could probably knock you out like the Iceman as well.

uh okay, is that supposed to be a threat? if so then i definitely know a guy who could beat him up.... so there.

 

[adr12]

UNC

Great school, low cost for in-staters, great faculty, near family.