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In response to "also, tuiition costs are usually positively correlated with how much you earn when you graduate. if they're paying that much for a school" by dug

Doubt it. Patients don't really care that much where you went to school. -- nm

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jul 11 '09, 21:13

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the places that hire you care. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:14 9
- Highly unlikely. Western Dental won't care, because patients don't know. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:18 8
  - I'm sorry, but that is just not true. The docs from the best schools will get the best offers. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:19 7
    - I doubt the difference in offers will be substantial. Patient's simply don't know where their doctors were educated. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:22 6
      - you are either in denial or were brainwashed by state school admission officers. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:22 5
        
        You are saying that patients know where they doctor was educated? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:23 4
        
        I'm saying that's not what determines the job offer you get. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:24 3
        
        I doubt the offers will be substantially different. Plus, this would only apply to dental school Since for med school, your residency location - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:26 2
        
        if you think a Harvard doc will get the same offers as you, you're mistaken. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:30 1
        
        Oh, I sure he will. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:31
well then they are stupid for paying a premium to learn the same thing they could have learned at a smaller cheaper place -- nm - dug Jul 11, 21:14 30
- You don't have much of a choice when talking about acceptance to med, dental, or pharm school. 1) You are luckily to get into. 2) All schools have - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:15 29
  - when they are hard to get into, that means many people will be willing to write the check. - loosilu Jul 11, 21:17 27
    - Oh, I understand how it works. I am just saying it is freaking ridiculous. But I definitely understand the business behind it. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:19 1
      - if you don't like it, don't be a dentist. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:21
    - if it's like med school or law school, the USC name opens doors within the profession that other, cheaper schools do not -- nm - dug Jul 11, 21:18 24
      - For law school yes. Other fields not so much. And mostly in LA anyway, USC isn't ranked that high. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:19 23
        
        economically, that doesn't make any sense. if USC graduates were not able to command higher salaries after graduation, why would they pay so much - dug Jul 11, 21:21 21
        
        Because, USC might have been the only school they were accepted to. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:23 20
        
        LOL. Hilarious. (nm) - musubi Jul 11, 22:36
        
        they could have applied to only state schools. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:23 18
        
        You obviously don't understand how competitive it is. End of discussion. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:26 17
        
        oh for god's sake, I taught premeds for five years. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:27 16
        
        And I am a pre-med at the nations biggest pre-med school. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:28 6
        
        yeah so? - loosilu Jul 11, 21:29 5
        
        Nobody is forcing anyone to do anything. Just saying it is ridiculous. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:31 4
        
        if it's too ridiculous, don't do it. - loosilu Jul 11, 21:32 3
        
        hehe.. pre-meds are whiny. "if you're willing to do it, suck it up" applies to everything in life. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:33 2
        
        for everything worth having in life there are sacrafices to be made - - 'lia Jul 11, 21:37
        
        exactly. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:34
        
        He's having a bit of a moment here. - Subversive Jul 11, 21:28 8
        
        Define crappy? I wouldn't call my undergrad of future med school crappy. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 21:29 7
        
        Dude, you're getting awfully defensive. Thought maybe you go to a school without much 'prestige' and thus the denial. - Subversive Jul 11, 21:36 6
        
        he's going to a state school. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:36 5
        
        Ranked 3rd in the nation for publicly funded. Considered to be one of the new ivys. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:02 3
        
        I don't say this often, but loosi is right. (nm) - musubi Jul 11, 22:38
        
        This thread blows me away. nm - Jim Jul 11, 22:20 1
        
        Thank you. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 11, 22:22
        
        Makes sense. -- nm - Subversive Jul 11, 21:38
        
        well, I don't know dental school specifically. Vet school is similar to med school, except much harder to get in. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 21:20
  - then go to a public school if the patients don't care where you went! -- nm - dug Jul 11, 21:16

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