UOP Pacific Pride Day

Let me start today by welcoming Jacob Douglass Mallory into this world. My very good friends Jennifer and Matt Mallory welcomed their son into this world on April 19th. I am going to see Jacob later today. I can't wait to share motherhood with Jennifer. Jen and Matt, you are going to be amazing parents!

So on Saturday Dan and I went to UOP's Pacific Pride Day in San Francisco. UOP has a dental school but the campus is in San Francisco. Dan's best friend Eric McMahon went there a few years back and loved it. So anyway, they have this Pacific Pride day once a year where they open the campus, do presentations, tours, etc. We thought it would be a great opportunity to visit the school so we signed up.

The day began with a demonstration in the sim lab. This is where dentists-to-be practice on mannequin heads before they actually start drilling on humans. Dan got to drill (though the drills are called "hand pieces." I'm guessing most patients aren't real excited to hear the word drill in relation to their mouth.) a tooth and really looked like a natural while doing it. The girl who was instructing him even said so! Dan loved this part but I gotta be honest, the sound of the drill kind of creeped me out. I guess this is why there is only one pre-dent in this family!

After the sim lab we went on to the admissions/financial aid presentation. There weren't any surprises as far as the admissions part went. This school is hard to get into and that's really all there is to it. This last year they had 3,143 applicants and they accept 143 into the class. Yikes. Then there was the financial aid portion. I debated whether or not I was going to post how much the school costs, but I figured what the heck, it will make this post more interesting. So, to attend UOP for the duration of their dental school (3 years) it will cost $268,000. This does NOT include housing, food, living expenses etc. That's the price of a HOUSE!!! Anyway, I guess you just sort of have to move past that part. The good news is they do offer 100% financing, because we would need it!!!

The rest of the day involved lunch, a tour (including a visit to the cadaver lab. I stayed next to the door while the rest of the group checked out a dead guy cut open. They focused on the dude's kidneys while I focused on not losing my lunch. Another reason why dental isn't my destiny), a student panel presentation and a presentation on giving back to the community. Everyone at this school really seemed to love it there (and they must for that price!) They did have really nice facilities and up to date technology. Really, in the end though, if Dan got in there it wouldn't be a difficult choice to attend this school. We would be thrilled.

Okay, Connor's napping so you know what that means for me!

Loves to all.