NYU (BA/7 year DDS) Vs. Dartmouth Vs. Wash.U. Vs. Northwestern

Pre-Med & Medical School Multiple Degree Programs
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<p>I have to narrow down my final deicision from: </p>

<p>NYU (BA/ 7-year DDS (Doctor of Dental Science) Program) (waiting for financial aid award)
Dartmouth (waiting for financial aid award)
WashU very good award I have to pay about 5K in my first year I asked some more aid
Northwestern (waiting for financial aid award)
JHU (I did not apply for financial aid by the time I applied for admissions, and they are no longer accepting financial aid application therefore $0 No Financial Aid)
Fordham (Presidential Scholarship Full-ride for all 4 years)
UB Berkeley (they gave me 27K this year)</p>

<p>As far as I know, NYU matriculates about 10 students to its 7 year joint D.D.S. Program
-Pros-
1. DDS Joint (I am thinking of three options: 1. Dartmouth 2. Non-Ivy but same caliber schools like Wash.U., Northwestern (depending on financial aid and the "fit". 3. NYU (Almost same reason as yours: D.D.S. Program and NYC) 3. Wash.U. Alone because it is not well known in Korea and even in the U.S., but many smart people know it is a great school.
2. Living in NYC sounds like more than living in a big city, it means unlimited opportunity for whatever you want.
3. I heard NYU dorm is very good (Yeah, but if the dorm sucks then there is nothing good at NYU, excluding special programs like DDS)
-Con-
1. It's NYU. Not Columbia, Northwestern, Dartmouth, or Penn but it is not a school to laugh at.
2. Very expensive (Probably more expensive then any other schools on my list)
3. No Campus Life (My friends at NYU told me he goes to club instead of joining frat parties and other student organizations, which is great but it is different from the ordinary college students)
4. The recruiters from elite companies like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan will prefer to have schools like Dartmouth, Wharton, etc. (Yeah, I know D.D.S. is different)
5. I heard a rumor that professors don't care about students as they are supposed to do (No office hours, work for their part time job, it is people from NYC, people might be really busy and sometimes selfish)<br>
6. I heard there are undergraduate joint DDS at some other schools like Penn, and Lehigh. In my opinion, Penn>NYU>Lehigh
I think that unless you want to teach at Harvard Dental School, brand name of one's school does not matter that much in the dental world, at least for your resume. I think it is more about your career experience.</p>

<p>Thank you for your advice in advance. :)</p>

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<p>have any questions just ask, im in nyu’s dental program</p>

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<p>Hmm…if NYU doesn’t give you more than WashU I wouldn’t go to NYU. If Dartmouth is affordable, it would probably do more for you than NYU. I think that WashU is going to be the best premed/predental/prewhatever education you can get, and I’ve heard really good things about campus life at WashU. JHU is out, Fordham is good but will not offer you tons of research, and Berk will be expensive even though they gave you 27k (which is actually a great award from Berk because they can be stingy).</p>

<p>Overall, very well done. You might want to post your stats for some of the other eager applicants for next year :)</p>

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<p>@HUMBOLDT</p>

<p>Is it really true that they matriculate only 10-20 people? If that’s true, I can’t believe I was one of them… AHHHHHHH!</p>

<p>@LUCKMC11</p>

<p>Hi!</p>

<p>First of all, I was accepted to the program and because I applied as an early decision, I am DEFINITELY GOING! :)</p>

<p>Secondly, I just have some questions regarding the BA/DDS program.</p>

<p>1.) I was just wondering what the curriculum is like. What courses are required and what courses are recommended? </p>

<p>2.) If I were to take college classes during the summer this year at a community college (which would suck, but whatever), what courses should I take? </p>

<p>3.) How much do you study? Do you have free time to enjoy NYC?</p>

<p>Thanks for your time! :)</p>