So I'm looking at two possible dental schools - UQ and Griffith. I believe my grades are enough to get into both (fingers crossed i'm on my knees praying). I was wondering what are the pros and cons for each school? Is one of them superior/inferior to the other? Teaching/education quality? Job prospective? If someone could enlighten me I'd be grateful ;-;
For dentistry, job prospects don't really matter on the university you attend. UQ might be a Go8 university and more "prestigious" but ultimately, that really doesn't matter unless you're at law school.
Having said that:
UQ is HECs for all 5 years.
Griffith is full fee for the final 2 years which makes Griffith a significantly more expensive option.
That big criteria alone would make UQ Dentistry a better option if you're capable of gaining entry.
If you want to nitpick, for location, Griffith is closer to the beach but Brisbane is the much bigger city with more amenities. Rent is fairly cheap for both(SE Queensland is alot cheaper than Sydney or Melbourne). The UQ Campus is more beautiful but as a dental student you'll be based mainly at Herston so I guess that doesn't matter so much lol.
If you ask me for non-tuition criteria, personally prefer Brisbane over the Gold Coast but that is my opinion