I interviewed and was accepted to Arizona, so i guess i could tell you a little about it. The facility is awesome and technology rich, being that it is new. They focus on serving under-privileged communities. Class size i think is 54. Area around the school in Mesa is beautiful. As you said it is a new school, their first class just finished their first year. The dean and students seemed really cool. As for how comperative, i wouldn't say its super competative. All dental schools are not easy to get into, so that is a tough question to answer. I could tell you that i was accepted with a 3.7 GPA and a 19/19 DAT. Gavin can tell you a lot more than i can, being that he's a student there. Maybe he can tell you the entering class's stats. You can also check out their web site for more info....