which dental school should I choose from these?

[dentisttobeDMD]

For those who know about the following dental schools, can you please talk about their quality, facility, education, etc.? Disregarding cost, which is the school you would want to go to?

UConn, Stonybrook, Maryland, Boston, Michigan

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[angelnyc89]

Out of that list, I'd have to say Stony Brook. I live in ny, it'd be much easier for me. SB also has a great dental program and is very competitive school. I also thinks its in the top 10 dental schools. Its in Long Island, not far from the the city.

 

[reapply2007]

You need to start with at least two acceptance letters...then you get to choose.

 

[sajjy]

For those who know about the following dental schools, can you please talk about their quality, facility, education, etc.? Disregarding cost, which is the school you would want to go to?

UConn, Stonybrook, Maryland, Boston, Michigan

Wait till Dec 1st atleast...

But UConn-
1) Small class
2) In state residency from second yr
3) Med school curriculum
4) P/F
5) Decent specialty rate
6) In the middle of a beautiful nowhere- Less distraction

 

[aphistis]

Wait till Dec 1st atleast...

But UConn-
1) Small class
2) In state residency from second yr
3) Med school curriculum
4) P/F
5) Decent specialty rate
6) In the middle of a beautiful nowhere- Less distraction

7) By all accounts, universally hated by every student who enrolls there.

 

[Oracle DMD]

7) By all accounts, universally hated by every student who enrolls there.

?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!
i've never heard that. what's so bad about it?

 

[reapply2007]

Once again, wait until you get at least two letter of acceptance - then you get to choose. However, UConn has been a source of great pain for many dental students.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=308179

You might notice most of the people who responded to the thread were banned from SDN.

 

[Oracle DMD]

unbelievable.

 

[aphistis]

?????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!
i've never heard that. what's so bad about it?

I don't know, I've never been there. I've never heard any UCONN student or alum say anything nice about the place, though.

 

[Mackchops]

I don't know, I've never been there. I've never heard any UCONN student or alum say anything nice about the place, though.

Except Dr. Jeff.

 

[ibo man]

You need to start with at least two acceptance letters...then you get to choose.

Bilo d clown!

 

[sajjy]

7) By all accounts, universally hated by every student who enrolls there.

I have some friends there and they confessed that even in their second week of classes they feel under pressure and little stressed out as compared to Harvard's environment where I feel is more laid back than my undergrad.
I did hear some negative things about UConn's 3rd and 4th year but nothing as bad as portrayed by aphistis that i know of.

 

[FutureCTDoc]

I have known dozens of UConn SODM alums with nothing but good things to say. It's a well regarded school. I am instate so I have a bias but I serious contemplated the BS/DMD out of there.

 

[HupHolland]

My biased vote is for Maryland. Only drawback is that you will have to change your user name to dentisttobeDDS.... doesn't quite have the same ring as DMD.

Hup

 

[mantraman1010]

WOW! Those UConn posts are depressing.

 

[Fincayra]

How much of that UConn stuff is true? I am really seriously considering it, and much of the posting seemed to be conjecture.

 

[reapply2007]

If it's on the internet, it must be true. Unhappy people seem to line the halls at any dental school. However, UConn seems to have quite a few unhappy people with time to spend on the web.

Paranoia seems to affect almost every dental student to some degree or another- "prof Z will fail me in clinic because she knows I hate her" or "prof y doesn't like me an is going to give me a poor grade on the evaluation." However, just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

 

[Fincayra]

If it's on the internet, it must be true.

Heh. I sense sarcasm.
Why is it that many of the posters were banned? What does it take to be banned? I am new to SDN, so...