Applicants generally found the UNLV interview experience to be laid-back and informative, with a positive impression of the school's faculty, facilities, and students. Some appreciated the conversational nature of the interviews, while others mentioned concerns about disorganization or specific individuals during the process.
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I loved UNLV! If you get the chance to interview here, definitely do so!
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Based just on the interview, the place seems amazing. I truly enjoyed the interview experience there.
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Great school and interviews
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Overall interview day wss very relaxing and fun. Student interview was fun and great. We just had a conversation! No question was asked. Faculty interview was good too but little stressful because of their tone and just atmosphere in a room..UNLVSDM is s grest school!
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Awesome school!! I hope to attend!!
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Did not like the dishonesty by the financial aid person.
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Very casual interview, the faculty member was very nice and overall I left with a good feel for the school, curriculum and expectations of learning style.
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I was much more impressed with the school after visiting.
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Loved it!
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Great School!
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Our tour was given by D1 students who had only been there like 3 weeks, and they didn't show us the clinic or other basic things. They kept getting lost which made it hard to get a good feel of the school
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Cool, new school
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The interview day really got me stoked about possibly attending UNLV. the admissions committee wants you to attend the place that's best for you and your learning style, something I think was noble of them to point out, especially when for many of us, it was our first interview.
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Great presentation of the school; Dr. Kingsley stole the show!
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Overall, I really liked the school and I can see myself going there for the next 4 years.
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UNLV is a wonderful program and everyone there is super friendly.
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The interview was very laid back and informal.
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Very relaxed and easy interviews. They simply want to see who you really are. If you go, I advise just trying to have a conversation not a formal interview. Relax!
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I had two interviews at separate times: a student and a prof. both were really relaxed and informal. I loved the professors who presented and the students who took us on tour. they're all really happy to be there.
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I loved the school! Great facilities, faculty and students.
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Presentations. Lunch. Tour. Interviews. I was impressed by the facilities. Do the staff members have much to offer? Who knows. It seems like the number 1 aspect of the school is that everything is digital. So what?
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Awesome, loved it
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There were two different interviews, one from faculty and one from a 3rd or 4th year student. I thought this was genius. The faculty one was open file and was pretty personal. They really wanted to get to know me which was excellent and referred a lot to my personal statement. The student interview was more to kind of dig a little deeper and see if you really meant business/could hack it in dental school. My experience may have differed with other students since there were 20 of us and 10 different interviewers for each interview.
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I had a real positive experience. Students and faculty alike seemed real happy to be there. All of the full-time faculty I met have been there at least 3 years (minus Dean West who just arrived last spring). They've retained loyalty to the school, because they really like being there. That says a lot.
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I thought the interview was very positive. Both the faculty and student that interviewed me were nice and we shared certain commonalities (the faculty was from my home state and the I speak the students native language). I don't know if that was done intentionally or not, but it certainly helped. The faculty member talked a lot - it was hard to fit a word in edge-wise. The student seemed a little stoic and serious.
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So you basically meet with and talk to all of the other predental students in this big auditorium at the beginning and find out that the majority of them are either Mormon or go to a Mormon school then...
1)Overview of school and dental statistics with Brownstein/Ancajas.
2)Overview of financial aid with really cool/laid back black guy.
3)Overview of curriculum by very nice and funny, "colorful" guy who will make you laugh.
4)Quick lunch of deli sandwhiches, chips, soda/water, pickle, and a chocolaty pastry thing.
5)Quick tour of the school with students.
6)Interviews with students or faculty who will rate you 1-5 on how you did on the interview. They may or may not be on the actual admissions committee. Doesn't really matter though cause they are all very nice.
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So laid back. Both student and faculty interviewers were extremely helpful and friendly. They want to know about who you are as a person and whether or not UNLV is a good fit for.
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It was great.
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Interviews were very enjoyable. Both the dental student and professor made the interview more of a get-to-know-you session, where you as the prospective student were able to steer the direction of the interview towards areas in which you thought were important. I like this type of interview more than others because you get to ask pertinent questions and find out more about the school itself, rather than the interviewer trying to stump you with numerous difficult questions that do not really reflect your personality or desire to enter into the dental field.
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Overall, excellent!
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Laid back and stress free
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Exciting!
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It was laid back and very informative
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Excellent - everyone was very friendly
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Over all my interview experience was great..I like las vegas..or maybe I should say i love las vegas and the school itself was great also
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UNLV interview is one of the most informative and impressive interviews,its layed back, youll get alot out of it, and come away understanding alot more about the process.
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Ok, first let me say that I went into the interview not expecting much and I left with this school being my second choice. I loved the technology focus at this school, it just makes sense to have records kept electronically. People mentioned that the school is in a bad part of town. So what? That to me is a plus, where else are you going to put a low cost clinic to attract future patients? You dont have to live next door.
Also I read some things about a gay professor making them feel uncomfortable. Personally speaking, I think his part of the presentation was the best. It also turned out that he was my faculty interviewer and he was really cool and very funny.
I got out of the interview at 2 pm. Lunch was sandwiches, cookies, chips, and sodas, all you could eat. Anyways, I was highly impressed and am seriously considering going there.
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Pretty good. My legs fell asleep because we spent a real long time sitting through the first few speakers in the morning. All the other interviewees and our student interviewers were very nice. The student interview was closed file except for my personal statement so we spent a lot of time rehashing information about my volunteer work, leadership experience and DAT and GPA scores. He also asked a lot of questions about strengths, weaknesses, etc. Faculty interview was very laid back.
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The day was very disorganized, gay professor offended me and made me feel way uncomfortable.
Dean was in and out of presentation after getting there late.
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The interviews were about what you would expect from any dental school. No real surprising questions. One interview was with a student, which I think is just more of a question-asking opportunity for the applicant.
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The presentations were informative and entertaining. The students had only good things to say about the faculty members. The facilities were REALLY state of the art. I read about it but didn't know what that meant until I actually witnessed it. Both my interviewers were very nice and understanding. I actually enjoyed my interviews because I got to know each of them as a person and the school better. People complain about the area, but I think it's good to have the strip nearby for events such as weekend dinners with the significant other or friend. It rained when I went. I love the rain, so it made the experience even more enjoyable.
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In overall, the experience was great and I loved the school. The facilites and paper less lectures is very new and modern. Since the school is new, they are implementing the new ideas and technologies for the future dentists.
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Dr. Ancajas did a good job, I learned a few things I didn't know. Dr. Kingsly was funny. The two one-to-one interviews were good, I enjoyed talking to the faculty and getting to know them better. Overall I had a good time and I hope I make it for 2006
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Everyone was very open. They outlined their place in the admission process and statistics for admission. We were breifed on Financial Aid stuff (really boring-if you've been through one interview, you've already heard everything they will say). Next came a briefing on their curriculum and a school tour. I liked having the interview at the end of the day. It allowed me to have questions ready that were relevant and informed.
My husband and I spent a few hours looking at neighborhoods and found they all look alike. We come from Seattle where there is topography. There are no reference points when driving through town...but it's sunny!
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First, I was interviewed by a student. It was very comfortable. He asked questions regarding grades, but it was easy to talk to him. Second, I was interviewed by an administrator. Initially, she was hard and intimidating with her questions, but then she loosened up. I think she even cracked a smile.
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The school is really really new, and it has the newest technology and facilities. However, the d-students are not diversed, primary white males.
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Interview was more like quiz. Instead of trying to know me, they felt the admission would be better suited to quiz me on different sinarios. The thing that was odd was that I had a group interview, where as UNLV does one-on-one interviews.
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It was good. My faculty interviewer was very nice. Students were cool and helpful.
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Very impressed with school. The faculty that we met were very enthusiastic about the school. The students seemed pretty nice. The interview is so laid back that you dont even know your being interviewed. I liked the school.
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Good atmosphere and presentation, but tour was short and uninformative
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It was great. I stayed at the palace station hotel. It was ok. I would suggest somewhere else. The school and facultly are nice. They treat you like like their colleague. My interview was with Dr. Ord and he was very friendly. The interview itself was very conversational and didn't ask anything out of the ordinary. By the way...a guy followed me to my room! So girls becareful if you are by yourself!
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It was very low stress. They made it sound very good.
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The faculty and students make you feel welcome. The school is very nice, and everything is state-of-the-art. The integrative, concept based classes are something unique to UNLV.
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I loved everything about the school. The faculy was so friendly that I was not stressed out at all, and I didn't feel like I was under the hot light during the interview. At UNLV they really care about the students and they do everything they can to make the interview a great experience
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Presentation was given, mostly about applicant stats... selection factors etc.. then lunch, faculty interviewer and then student interviewer.. then a presentation by a student
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It was intersting and very relaxing. The tour was ruched due to time, but the student that interviewed my( Your Awesome BTW) gave me an excellent tour.
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The students and faculty are exceedingly friendly and everybody is extremely helpful. the professors don't treat you like a low life form... they actually want to develop a life-long colleague relationship with you. the clinic is big and everyone gets a lot of hands-on experience.
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Overall it was great! The interviews were laid back and the faculty seemed like they really want you to attend their school.
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Overall, it went as good as I would want my first interview to go. The presentations were interesting and well done. The interviews went well, very laid back, not stressful at all.
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There was a loooooong presentation. Then there was lunch and a tour. Then interviews. I'm not sure how competent the faculty members are.
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I'm not sure if because my interviews were extremely laid back that I am going to get accepted or if I just got people that didn't seem to care about the process. Overall, I was impressed with the campus and the program, but it is very expensive to live in Vegas.
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We had a student and a faculty interview. The student simply asked some questions and basically I asked most of the questions. The faculty interview was really nice and she asked about some of my info in my essay but other then that it was alot of simple conversation.
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The day was well-organized and the presentations by admissions and faculty were very informative. While both my interviewers were somewhat challenging, they were also very positive and encouraging. Both my interviews ended with: "We really want to see you here next year..." (!)
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Great low stress experience. laid back.
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Enjoyed it a lot...gave me a better impression of the school
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I had a great experience during both my student interview and faculty interview. Some of the toughest questions came from the student. I was interviewed by Dr. Ancajas, director of Admissions, whe was friendly to me and just wanted to get to know me better. I thought she acted very professional but still had a sense of humor. I am currently trying to get residency here and she was helpful and encouraging. I went away impressed by the faculty and school as a whole.
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Interview did not go well. Was very disappointed in the interviewer, especially knowing she is the director of admissions. UNLV is on the bottom of my list.
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I was nervous at first, but as the day went by, everyone was cool and made it very comfortable...school is beautiful!
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Overall, great school.
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The student interview was very relaxed and went very well as did the faculty interview. These I was impressed with; it was the events that occurred the rest of the day (things didn't seemed planned out well and I didn't know if it was time to stay or go home) coupled with the high price that were unimpressive.
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Dr Ancajas was very nice and cordial. She was kind enough to tell me that I had a "good interview", keeping me hopeful even though my application is not the strongest.
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I had Dr. Ancajas as my interviewer. Anyone who has her will tell you that if you can get her to smile, you're in. well, I was Dr. Ancajas' last student to interview, it was the end of the day, so we're all tired. She's great, but the interview atmosphere was a little serious (she's the director of admissions).
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Everyone was excited to be at this school. The school was state of the art with all the new technology. The students have plenty of clinical experience. All the faculty were AWESOME. There are no negative aspects to any of the faculty.
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Even though the school is still too new and they are considering students who are too young and too old, they have to most up-to-date equipment and school. my interviewers were extremely nice, laid back, and were excited that i want to be a dentist.
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The reason I am posting this message is because a student posted an interview message on this forum and commented about Dr. Ancajas-director of admissions...It was very rude and wrong....the person that wrote it should not be a dentist and should get some therapy....I know Dr. Ancajas personally and she is a nice and good person......
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MY FIRST INTERVIEWER WAS ON THE BALL. MY SECOND INTERVIEW WAS ENJOYABLE(DR. HERSHAFT) HE IS AN HONEST AND DOWN TO EARTH PERSON.
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The whole day was very laid-back. We had talks on the cirriculum and financial aid as well as a tour of the school. We were provided with lunch and then had a faculty and student interview.
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He gave me only 2 questions and I spent the rest of the time asking him questions about the school. Basically, they had the expected kinks that you would see in a starting school, so it was a toss up decision whether i should go or not. But then the phone rang and he decided to talk on it for quite a while. How rude.
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Gave this school this ranking because I just didn't feel the spark of interest from the faculty or students. I felt like everybody, besides the dean of the school, wished that they could be somewhere else.
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My faculty interview went very well, it was conversational, positive, and informative. My student interview was short, it seemed as if my interviewer was uninterested and had other things on his mind.
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Great expirience, Great school.
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One interview was stressful and the other one not. It's a conversational format so be prepared for lots of interuptions when you are giving your answers
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It was the best! They truley try to sale the school to you showing you everything you need to know to make and informed choice.
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Interview was very conversational.
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All in all, the people were very friendly. There was a lot of energy here. However, the lack of a track record really is unnerving. The whole experience was errily reflected in the tour of the school, which was led by a first year student who kept getting us lost. You kept getting the impression that there was too much going on, and you would begin to wonder if they could be forgetting something important in all of the chaos. It should be noted that I think in a few years, once the bugs have been worked out, this could be a top-notch school, however, I would advise caution for the immediate future.
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Awesome. I just wish I get accepted. SIGH. Cross my fingers and hope to die! err live!
Even though the cost is hella expensive, I think it's worth 4 years of quality education and a DMD license. KEEKEEKEE.
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We had 3 different presentations, admissions, curriculum and financial aid. After lunch we had a tour then each of us had a 30 min student interview then a 30 min faculty interview.
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Great school
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From beginnig to end, I was highly impressed with the faculty and the presentations presented throughout the day. The interview's were extremely friendly and eager to learn about their applicants.
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Overall was very impressive.
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Very good overall....hope I get in....Would be nice to be involved with a startup project and in shaping our own school!!
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UNLV is going to be a great dental school and has a very innovative approach to its curriculum. The price is out of control though. The people are great especially Dr. Kingsley. Wherever I end up will be great as long as I can take Dr. Kingsley along with me and those of you who have interviewed there know exactly what I mean!
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The lady admissions person Dr. Ancajas was really cool and helpful about explaining specific detailed q's, such as about their DMD/MBA program. Overall, it's the best interview I've been to (out of three others)
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I was wanting to be blown away and sold. Neither happened. Some of these "inadequacies" should be forgiven based on the fact that this is a newer school and their dean of clinical sciences recently passed away. We were also the last interview group so I think they were racing to add people last second. Very lukewarm experience for me.
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It was one of my best interview experiences yet. The faculty was incredibly nice which made me feel right at home.
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Overall, I was positively impressed with UNLV's program. In my opinion, an interview says a lot about a school. The interview at UNLV was VERY well organized and prepared and gaves tons of information on application statistics, accreditation, tuition/fin aid, student life, and cirriculum. From 930 to about noon we were given presentations on powerpoint. We then toured the school and had lunch. After lunch the day was concluded with two 20 minute interviews and a presentation about student life. Loved the interview and loved the program.
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GREAT school. I would go there in a heartbeat!
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Overall, I had a really positive experience. It was much more organized than the 'other new program that I interviewed at.' It was a very relaxed atmosphere. We spent the better part of the day with the current students (having lunch, touring...) Despite the fact that the campus would not be ready until next year, I thought the day was really imfomative.
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Good experience, and I was really interested in this school.
