After TCNJ? Esp. for dental?

dentmom4
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:48:35 +0000

Very few people will care where you went to dental school. “Top dental school” only means something to you. UPenn Dental School accepts only 5% of its applicants so it’s extremely competitive for ALL students. Out of the 2300 who applied there 2 years ago, 120 entered as freshmen! The odds aren’t great.

All students who complete dental school earn their DDS or DMD degrees. Most choose the cheapest school, which is the in-state public option. You don’t want to be saddled with loans up to $400-500K when you graduate, with the interest clock ticking from day one as this will severely limit your ability to buy a house, a new car, raise children with a spouse, and buy a practice.

m2ck is right: when you’re in dental school, you won’t have much free time outside of classes, the clinic, and the lab. Once you graduate, you can move anywhere.