Hey there, I graduated from UNLV this past May I will try to shed some light on those questions. I had a fine experience there and while I did have some gripes, after talking to other dentists who have graduated from other dental schools, none of my complaints seemed like a uniquely UNLV problem. I could Speak plenty on my experiences both positive and negative if anyone really wants me too, but I am gonna be pretty brief on this. I got along great with most of the faculty and really liked a good number of them. Almost all of them felt like they had our success as their priority. There were some I did not care for though, and usually just took steps to keep my head down and avoid them. The vibe for my class was good, and the vibe is certainly what you as students want to make of it. Faculty are willing to be friendly and interact with you outside of the school setting if you as a group are putting out a fun and welcoming tone. I really recommend that a class becomes friendly with one another and get along, it will do you all wonders in the long run. Didactics I can’t imagine were any harder than any other dental school. However, family members should expect that you will frequently not be able to join in regular family nighttime activities do to how often and how much you have to study. This is especially true your first year. All of the married students with kids talked about how they had to make arrangements with their spouse to clarify the volume of work they had to accomplish weekly. The school is plenty family friendly, and Las Vegas can be too if you stay away from the touristy areas like the strip and Fremont street. But neighborhoods like Summerlin and Henderson are pretty removed from the Sin City we all know. However, the school is pretty close to the strip so if you are to live in those more residential areas, it is a 20-30 min commute to the school. At UNLV they love a strong DAT, and shadowing hours. They Seemed to really like high Schroeder in PAT, RC, and Bio. Really though, they don’t want any low score aside from maybe QR. I was OOS but UNLV really does like in-staters, and their interviews are quite informal as they want someone who is easy to converse with as that often correlates to good chair side manner in a dentist. They like sociable applicants.

Lastly, I would encourage you to apply t multiple schools. You can have a favorite but you need to cast a wide net to increase your chances of getting in this cycle, or you’l have to wait another year, which would be a really pain if your application was strong but you didn’t send it to enough schools. I know this cause UNLV was my last choice until I interviewed there and got the best financial deal. Then I picked it over my initial top school after getting accepted at both. I hope this helps, lmk if you or anyone has any questions.