cheaper...
bruh, you're a broken record about this. OP is aware that cost is important, but it's still important they hear about other factors.
bruh, sorry you don't respect my opinion. but OP said "cost is a big factor", to me that says that they should choose the cheaper school. there are no other factors that would outweigh that, unless OP has BIG personal reasons to stay near pomona...
it's all good brotha, no disrespect, sending lots of respect your way.
I actually live 45 min from WesternU so I don’t have to worry about cost of living for that one. But I was also wondering how the clinical experience is for both of them. I feel like they’re the same as well which is what makes it hard for me to decide too. I tried to look at the cost difference and it seems like Western is a lot more than UNLV
wait, are you saying that you are going to live at home and commute 45 minutes each way?
Man I am literally in the same exact boat as you right now with UNLV vs WesternU, except I live like 20 minutes away from WesternU, in Rancho Cucamonga. If you don't mind the commute we can be future classmates!
Yea I would be commuting every day to western. I feel like it would even out with the tuition difference between them
I want my independence as well but living in CA is pretty expensive. I’m hoping I get scholarships as well
Thank you for the info! How are the faculty? Are they approachable? The in-state tuition is really good which is why I would go there
Oh yea you live a lot closer that I do lol the commute wasn’t too bad when I went for the interview. Are you still deciding between the two or are you set on western?
I would say overall they are nice. I mean there are a few here and there that I didn't like at all, but you'll find that anywhere. I will say that that school as an insane amount of faculty turnover -- the school is constantly looking for professors/clinical faculty and that can make it difficult scheduling patients in clinic. There was a few days when I was there that clinic had to be closed because there was not enough clinical faculty to go around. So that is something to think about. That said, the school only have GPR/Ortho/Pediatric residency programs, meaning you get a LOT of prosth/endo/restorative experience. There was a guy that graduated a year before me that did 150 molar root canals. 150. Some schools have you do 2-3 root canals total! Dr. Lemon runs the endo department (may be retiring soon?), but it's by far the best undergraduate endo program in the country. We also get to do pediatric rotations at the pediatric clinic, as well as work with the ortho residents sometimes.
Definitely keeping my options open right now but definitely leaning towards Western, its just nice to have my living expenses covered for a little longer before I decide to move out of my parents
