Whoa there Pacific!

[SugarNaCl]

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Ok... I've made up my mind where to attend, but looking at Armorshells sheet, a figure interested me. Pacific's dental school website said that their tuition is $65,000/yr. Then it said their fees were 17,000 (at least for first year and then like 4,000/yr after that). Is it true that your first year at UoP will set you back $83,000 + living expenses? So, for one year of dental school, you will need to have funding worth about $105,000? So total over 4 yrs will be about $289,000 + 25K/yr living expenses = $389,000? Am I getting something wrong? Maybe CA pays better bc it is more expensive to live there in SF? Are fees included in tuition or something. This makes me feel like an out of stater at VCU is a steal! 😛 For right now, I'm assuming that there is just a HUGE cost of living difference and this is how UoP can charge that much for 4 yrs of education.

 

[ohioboy]

pacific = 3 yrs

 

[sumluck]

Ok... I've made up my mind where to attend, but looking at Armorshells sheet, a figure interested me. Pacific's dental school website said that their tuition is $65,000/yr. Then it said their fees were 17,000 (at least for first year and then like 4,000/yr after that). Is it true that your first year at UoP will set you back $83,000 + living expenses? So, for one year of dental school, you will need to have funding worth about $105,000? So total over 4 yrs will be about $289,000 + 25K/yr living expenses = $389,000? Am I getting something wrong? Maybe CA pays better bc it is more expensive to live there in SF? Are fees included in tuition or something. This makes me feel like an out of stater at VCU is a steal! 😛 For right now, I'm assuming that there is just a HUGE cost of living difference and this is how UoP can charge that much for 4 yrs of education.

Pacific is a 3 yr program, so subtract a year and you roughly have the cost of NYU, USC, Boston, etc. yeah, private schools are expensive...

 

[johntara04]

Pacific is only a 3 year program, but they want you to know what it is like (in some ways) for all us slower 4 year programs. So they charge you a ton and you end up coming out of school with the same amount of debt as a 4 year school. The one positive is that you get to make money 1 year sooner, so it might not technically be as expensive as it looks (when compared to a 4 year school).

 

[SugarNaCl]

OH... phew! That's right, I remember hearing it was a 3 yr program...lucky ducks! I was really scared Thanks for the clarification.

 

[koochooloo]

OH... phew! That's right, I remember hearing it was a 3 yr program...lucky ducks! I was really scared Thanks for the clarification.

hahaha you weirdo

 

[djeffreyt]

the approx. $65,000 includes the $17,000 in fees.

The actual tuition for each of the 9-month breakdowns is:

1st 9-months: $49,000
2nd 9-months: $51,000
3rd 9-months: $53,000
4th 9-months: $55,000

The fees for these same periods are:

1st 9-months: $20,000
2nd 9-months: $7,000
3rd 9-months: $4,000
4th 9-months: $2,500

So the totals with fees and tuition are:

1st 9-months: $69,000
2nd 9-months: $58,000
3rd 9-months: $57,000
4th 9-months: $57,500

Total = $241,500 + living expenses for three years
All numbers were rounded.

Still not cheap...Still worth it in my opinion.

 

[H2OPOLODENT]

Dr. Yarborough claims the grand total for everything is about $310,000.

 

[osubum]

This still doesnt consider inflation (each year you can bet a conservative 4% increase in tiution each year) or the intrest accrued (sp?) during that time. When you factor these two things in, a four year program becomes much more expensive. I didnt even get an interview at Pacific, so I dont worry about the dilemma of chosing between a 4 and 3 year program. I do see how it would be hard to choose and I want to say to those who got in both: good luck deciding what fits your life best.

 

[djeffreyt]

Dr. Yarborough claims the grand total for everything is about $310,000.

Current figures would pretty much agree with that...if you do not count inflation or interest accrued. Also, there is a little bit of added cost for minor things like buying burs as old burs wear out and/or you want a specific cut on a bur. Other little things like that just pop up.

 

[erwin99]

Take the same costs as UofP and make it a 4 year program and you have USC. The presentation they gave us had some staggeringly big numbers. like if you pay off the student loans over 30 years, you'd end up paying 1.1 million with interest. Wow. last resort for me just cause of the cost.

 

[t2thDr14]

I always remembered UOP as the THREE school 😉 ...

3 yrs

$300,000

 

[dentalwife]

Current figures would pretty much agree with that...if you do not count inflation or interest accrued. Also, there is a little bit of added cost for minor things like buying burs as old burs wear out and/or you want a specific cut on a bur. Other little things like that just pop up.

That stuff is covered--fees include an account at the bookstore for buying burrs and plastic teeth. You get whatever you don't use back at the end of each 9 month period. Still scary expensive.

 

[LauraT]

Like johntara04 said, one of the most important things to keep in mind when thinking about this really high tuition, is that instead of gaining debt that fourth year, Pacific grads will be working and already beginning to pay it off, so I usually take the 300,000 and subtract about 100,000. I know this isn't exactly accurate, I haven't done all the math, with the interest accrued, and the amount that one would actually pay back on their loans and stuff that year, but I think it's probably fairly close.

 

[HuyetKiem]

I always remembered UOP as the THREE school 😉 ...

3 yrs

$300,000

It is still cheaper than any other private school. Don't forget that you will make 100k to 130k in the first year. So after 4 yrs, Pacific will cost you only 180k - 200k. Damn, I wished I'd have known this school few year backs

 

[armorshell]

It is still cheaper than any other private school. Don't forget that you will make 100k to 130k in the first year. So after 4 yrs, Pacific will cost you only 180k - 200k. Damn, I wished I'd have known this school few year backs

I wish that was how it worked. Regardless of how early you start repaying, you still have $300,000 to pay back, though if you continue living like a student you could easily pay back 25k of principle that first year alone.

 

[djeffreyt]

Armorshell, why do you always have to ruin my wonderful dillusions with your stupid "reality"?

 

[armorshell]

Armorshell, why do you always have to ruin my wonderful dillusions with your stupid "reality"?

I do what I can. Pick Pacific because of it's "real" benefits and you'll still be happy 🙂

 

[Whahoo]

Don't want to spread any incorrect rumors, but I have heard that since they condense everything and use summertime as well, they still charge 4 yrs of tuition despite graduating you in 3 yrs. So maybe 4 year tuition but no living expenses??? (might make sense cuz why would they want to do extra work and lose $$$???)

 

[dentalwife]

Don't want to spread any incorrect rumors, but I have heard that since they condense everything and use summertime as well, they still charge 4 yrs of tuition despite graduating you in 3 yrs. So maybe 4 year tuition but no living expenses??? (might make sense cuz why would they want to do extra work and lose $$$???)

You do pay for four years...thus the nearly $300,000 price tag. Picking Pacific for the price would be stupid. I remember one first year guy saying, "I want to leave dental school with as little debt as possible" and a third year who had just seen his totals replying, "then you picked the wrong school."

Now, that being said, there are thousands of other reasons to pick Pacific. People who say it doesn't matter what kind of clinical experience you have, usually went to a poor clinical school. For example, the head of endo here at Pacific says you are generally confident after five to seven molar root canals, good and quicker after 15-20 and up to speed at around 40-50. Some schools you do none, some 1 or 2, my husband is a second year and just finished #6. He will do close to 15 before he leaves. Same with all other areas, they have more clinic time so they see more patients so they leave with more experience, thus they are closer to being up to speed and will get there faster. The faculty is great here, the area is FUN, and the school is THREE YEARS!!! It is a great place. Just don't pick it to minimize debt...not a good reason.