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I've been fortunate enough to be accepted to several schools and have narrowed it down to Tufts and UCSF (unless I get off UF waitlist). I have a feeling everyone will rush to say UCSF but first let me give some background information. UCSF tuition is approx $90,000 cheaper which is significant but so is the cost of living. After using the living stipends provided by each school as a relative comparison Boston is roughly 20-25,ooo cheaper over four years.
Both are great cities and I would happy living in both places for four years. Boston is easier to get to and from home (FL) and personally, I feel like I will relate to people better there, but San Fran has great weather, beach, outdoors which I value. From what I've gathered both have their pros and cons when it comes to clinical training so I consider that a wash.
While I know UCSF has a better reputation, I've talked to a local dentist in my area who is a Tufts graduate and was very surprised when he said he gets new patients weekly because he advertises he went to Tufts. SW FL has a large population of retired former NE residents, and thus a Tufts degree wouldn't correlate to increased business in most parts of the country but it does for this area.
I know I may seem biased in favor of Tufts, but that is not the case. I've always been a proponent of going to the cheaper school, but it becomes hard to quantify certain aspects (enjoyment, location, future networking/business) to a monetary value (in this case ~$70,000).
Not sure about specializing yet. As of now I picture myself going into GD, but not ready to rule out specializing.
Sorry for the long post but any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Both are great cities and I would happy living in both places for four years. Boston is easier to get to and from home (FL) and personally, I feel like I will relate to people better there, but San Fran has great weather, beach, outdoors which I value. From what I've gathered both have their pros and cons when it comes to clinical training so I consider that a wash.
While I know UCSF has a better reputation, I've talked to a local dentist in my area who is a Tufts graduate and was very surprised when he said he gets new patients weekly because he advertises he went to Tufts. SW FL has a large population of retired former NE residents, and thus a Tufts degree wouldn't correlate to increased business in most parts of the country but it does for this area.
I know I may seem biased in favor of Tufts, but that is not the case. I've always been a proponent of going to the cheaper school, but it becomes hard to quantify certain aspects (enjoyment, location, future networking/business) to a monetary value (in this case ~$70,000).
Not sure about specializing yet. As of now I picture myself going into GD, but not ready to rule out specializing.
Sorry for the long post but any insight would be greatly appreciated!
