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I am having a super hard time choosing between the two and the deadline is approaching fast so I am a little stressed out. I am a CA resident and looking to specialize (not sure which specialty yet maybe endo/ortho?). COA should be around the same. Here below are the pros and cons list I made, please correct me if there's anything incorrect as that may affect my decision!
MWU AZ Pros
- System based curriculum (I also heard they are very accommodating so there's never too many exams to take all at once so I might have a slightly easier time here?)
- Modern facility and new technologies
- Excellent clinical (get to place implants as a pre-doc and can be certified for invisalign and laser as well)
- Cheaper cost of living (I would rather live alone in a studio or 1bed/1bath)
- One time 20k scholarship
MWU AZ Cons
- No specialty programs (not sure if this is a disadvantage if I plan to specialize)
- Further from family (more expensive and longer flights to get home)
NSU Pros
- Closer to home (cheaper and shorter flights home)
- Have connections (my bosses graduated from Nova so I feel like if there's anything there's always someone I can get guidance from)
- Close to the beach (It's nice to be around the beach but I could be fine without it too)
- Has specialty programs (making connections getting LORs might be easier?)
NSU cons
- Will probably need a roommate as the cost of living is pretty high
- Higher pre-clinic student to faculty ratio
- Seems like they sometimes struggle to find patients and was told that clinic is very disorganized
Please provide explanations or any advice! Thank you all in advance!
MWU AZ Pros
- System based curriculum (I also heard they are very accommodating so there's never too many exams to take all at once so I might have a slightly easier time here?)
- Modern facility and new technologies
- Excellent clinical (get to place implants as a pre-doc and can be certified for invisalign and laser as well)
- Cheaper cost of living (I would rather live alone in a studio or 1bed/1bath)
- One time 20k scholarship
MWU AZ Cons
- No specialty programs (not sure if this is a disadvantage if I plan to specialize)
- Further from family (more expensive and longer flights to get home)
NSU Pros
- Closer to home (cheaper and shorter flights home)
- Have connections (my bosses graduated from Nova so I feel like if there's anything there's always someone I can get guidance from)
- Close to the beach (It's nice to be around the beach but I could be fine without it too)
- Has specialty programs (making connections getting LORs might be easier?)
NSU cons
- Will probably need a roommate as the cost of living is pretty high
- Higher pre-clinic student to faculty ratio
- Seems like they sometimes struggle to find patients and was told that clinic is very disorganized
Please provide explanations or any advice! Thank you all in advance!
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