<p>Dartmouth is an undergraduate focused Ivy League school. Some may call NYU is not even in consideration but NYU's BA/DDS (Doctor of Dental Science) program is really appealing, and Wash.U and Northwestern are also really amazing schools. Please don't pu too much attention on the cost, but for one's long-term career benefit.</p>
<p>NYU likely has the best “life experience” being in NYC and all. Plus, it’ll give you the chance to make a TON of connections and have internships that will help you later on. You can’t really go wrong with Dartmouth (except possibly location) because after all, it IS an Ivy. That said, NW is a good school too and its in Chi-Town, which has got to be sweet (still not NYC though). Personally Wash-U is not very appealing (despite great academics) because of its location in St. Louis. Full ride does make it an enticing option though.</p>
<p>If it were me I’d choose Dartmouth…just because of the “brand name” it carries. Def the most helpful later on.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is in middle of nowhere, and I prefer living in suburban (urban) area. How’s WUSTL?</p>
<p>Sharifpasha,</p>
<p>You are joking right? NYU does not have the “best life experience”. Anyways NY is the most expensive city in the states and top 5 in the world. You will not get a traditionally college experience. I would opt with Dartmouth great academics, its an ivy and its light years ahead of NYU</p>
<p>ivy leagues alone doesn’t get you anywhere in any career. you still have to rely on internships for experience and networking. nyu is well-known enough internationally that it has a good status as a top school. nyc isn’t THAT crazily expensive, it’s is just more expensive than other cities. besides dartmouth is the middle of nowhere so there’s a monopoly on prices in the collegetown whereas nyc has cheaper places like Queens and Brooklyn that are NOT expensive though you have to travel outside Manhattan.</p>
<p>traditional college experience? you mean green grass and trees? how would that help anyone in their career. will that help you study or get an internship? better yet, there’s NOTHING to do in rural areas but party. forget shopping. forget visiting museums. forget corporate visits (meaning you cant take a trip to corporation HQs) and networking. sure, companies will visit some Ivy league colleges to recruit students but you certainty will have less chance meeting more people you can network with and you must make do with only the recruiters that visit. at night, rural areas aren’t that safe but here in nyc at least in Manhattan no one sleeps at all 24/7. always a lot of people at the street though less at night.</p>
<p>Are you really suggesting that Dartmouth living expenses is comparable to NYU?? and by traditional college experience i mean an actual centrally located campus and not a dislocated feel where theres about 10 million people in the city and small businesses in between buildings. Im pretty sure that a Dartmouth student will not have any trouble finding an internship and on campus recruiting is superior at Ivy’s relative to NYU. Theres no argument here. To the OP i with place your list in this order. I would go with either Dartmouth or Washington a full ride is hard to beat.</p>
<p>Dartmouth
Washington U (Full Ride)
Northwestern
NYU -----------> They are the most expensive out of your choices and the others are better academically.</p>
<p>not everyone has the same financial aid so not everyone gets a full ride. Even if it is true, nyc is the most expensive place on earth everyone controls their own expenses. there’s no such thing as better academically, every school has a different program and people should go to a school where the program fits their needs. not everyone who graduates from ivy league is guaranteed is be successful, you still have to rely on yourself. ivy league students arent guaranteed an internship out of nowhere. very few if any employers hired ONLY on basis of school. i dont think campus recruiting is superior at Ivy than NYU, you only keep believing those Ivy league myths.</p>
<p>Ummmm…you are seriously mistaken mathy. Ivy leagues, and particularly Dartmouth, open the best doors on a consistent basis. Dartmouth recruiting blows NYUs out of the water. Anyone with real business experience will back this up. Most undergrads get jobs through corporate recruiting, and Dartmouth dominates in this area, easily one of the top schools in the country in this regard.</p>
<p>why are we focusing on business when the OP says they’re interested in a BA/DDS program? </p>
<p>if you really are interested in dentistry, go where there’s less debt, because you’ll be in debt in dental school later on. </p>
<p>the program you’re talking about is VERY competitive.</p>
<p>[The candidate’s overall GPA must be a 3.2 or higher at all times during the undergraduate tenure. BA/DDS candidates must complete an abbreviated Biology Major obtaining a grade of B or higher in each course. In order to advance to the School of Dentistry, the GPA for the Biology Major must be a 3.4 or higher following its completion. As far as required score on the DAT, most competitive applicants will have around a 20 on the exam as per the Dental School Admissions Office (average - not cut off). You do compete with other students, though BA / DDS students get “primary consideration” for the transition to the Dental School.]</p>
<p>it’s not a guaranteed admissions program, but it does help save a year. dental programs are very competitive today.</p>
<p>[New</a> York University College of Dentistry](<a href=“NYU College of Dentistry”>NYU College of Dentistry)</p>
<p>missamericanpie is correct. dental schools don’t care which undergraduate school you went to. however, it is a good idea to find a undergraduate school that has the resources that will help your application to dental look appealing. personally, I think any big city will do combined with a very efficient extracirrcular atmosphere. dental schools do not care about internships unless you working with a dentist and to a lesser degree something in the medical field. you will most need to likely volunteer rather than work to show you do care about people and know how to treat patients well (my sis was asked about this when she applied for medical school at nyu during an interview, it may apply to dental school too). NYU appears to have a combined BA degree and DDS degree, meaning you dont have to apply to dental school after your undergraduate studies, you go directly to NYU dental school ([New</a> York University | BA/DDS | About the Program](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/Programs/badds/about.html]New”>http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/Programs/badds/about.html)). the courses will also apply to dental-related pre-requisities. </p>
<p>therefore i think NYU is good idea considering financial aid isn’t a big deal. ivy leagues, I believe wont really help especially in a rural area where there are few or no major medical facilities and even more intense competition. if Dartmouth requires you to apply to dental school after you graduate, i suggest NYU is the better choice. the GPA minimum at NYU is a bit tough but i doubt anyone can go to dental school with a less than stellar grades.</p>
<p>im in the dental program at nyu so if u want to hear the real truths and not what other people have “heard” just ask me</p>
<p>go to Wash U :] a full-ride is just too hard to resist and the campus is beautiful and the atmosphere is cooperative and awesome ^_^</p>
<p>LuckMC11, how is the dental program? I’m planning to apply next year and I want to know more about it.</p>