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[PaloAltoCardnl]

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I know many people on here applied to UNLV, but have you SEEN what the tuition will come out to next year!? I'm from CA (OOS) and according to the calculator, it's going to be $98,000 (up from $65,000) just in tuition/fees.

Check it out for yourself: http://financialaid.unlv.edu/Information/Costs/coacalc.asp

Even for Nevada residents, it will be $62,000 (up from $40,500) in tuition/fees.

Any thoughts??

 

[flabernak]

Great observation. I don't know at this point, but I will be talking with a professor from UNLV dental school in the next couple days and I will definitely bring this up, I'll post a follow up after. With the massive budget cuts happening at UNLV and all of Nevada state schools, if the tuition hike is really that drastic, it's scary. It might just be a misprint though, notice how their cost of living estimates are way off between the two years as well, that is obviously an error. I don't think rent is going from 6k/year to 15k/year in one year, especially in Vegas, that town is a real estate disaster area.

 

[Destiny11]

State of Nevada is broke. UNLV Dental School is/was on the chopping block if they don't find that extra funding from somewhere else.

 

[cgunny]

Great observation. I don't know at this point, but I will be talking with a professor from UNLV dental school in the next couple days and I will definitely bring this up, I'll post a follow up after. With the massive budget cuts happening at UNLV and all of Nevada state schools, if the tuition hike is really that drastic, it's scary. It might just be a misprint though, notice how their cost of living estimates are way off between the two years as well, that is obviously an error. I don't think rent is going from 6k/year to 15k/year in one year, especially in Vegas, that town is a real estate disaster area.

I would appreciate the follow up. I have an interview at UNLV in September and if it really is 100k/year tuition, there is no way I will go there. Numbers like these keep me up at night.

 

[MrHappyTooth]

I'm planning on doing the military route so the 100k tuition doesn't scare me much. I've been to the school for sim courses and I like it a lot. I'll take an acceptance there regardless of the cost.

 

[UBDent19]

If those numbers are really true, that is unfortunate. The students that go to UNLV will take on an incredible debt load. It will eventually get passed on to the patients, making dental care less affordable. It's hard for me to understand why it would take $138,000 to fund a year in dental school.

 

[DrDDSman]

If those numbers are really true, that is unfortunate. The students that go to UNLV will take on an incredible debt load. It will eventually get passed on to the patients, making dental care less affordable. It's hard for me to understand why it would take $138,000 to fund a year in dental school.

Something seems off about that number. Also on the School of Dentistry website, theres a different number given, one that seems in line with other schools.

http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions_tuition.html


What do you guys think? With the 65K tuition price tag, I think that puts the bottom line around 80-85k range with room and board.

Also on the first link, room+board is about 27k per year. That is pretty high and probably exceeds the cost of living in cities like NYC, LA, and Chicago. That boils down to ~2250 in living costs per month. I think they must be trying to account for all the money first year students will drain at the casinos.

 

[PaloAltoCardnl]

Something seems off about that number. Also on the School of Dentistry website, theres a different number given, one that seems in line with other schools.

http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions_tuition.html


What do you guys think? With the 65K tuition price tag, I think that puts the bottom line around 80-85k range with room and board.

Also on the first link, room+board is about 27k per year. That is pretty high and probably exceeds the cost of living in cities like NYC, LA, and Chicago. That boils down to ~2250 in living costs per month. I think they must be trying to account for all the money first year students will drain at the casinos.

Actually, 65K price tag was for the entering class this year; if you look at the calculator by clicking the link, you can switch between the two years.

If you go to the UNLV website, you can read about the budget crisis they're facing. See http://www.unlv.edu/budget/qa/topic.html#exigency. It mentions the Nevada Board of Higher Ed is considering bankruptcy. Thoughts?

 

[DrDDSman]

Actually, 65K price tag was for the entering class this year; if you look at the calculator by clicking the link, you can switch between the two years.

If you go to the UNLV website, you can read about the budget crisis they're facing. See http://www.unlv.edu/budget/qa/topic.html#exigency. It mentions the Nevada Board of Higher Ed is considering bankruptcy. Thoughts?

Oh wow, I didn't know that. That is a serious tuition hike. That aside, I dont understand how the room and board figures almost doubled.

 

[flabernak]

Spoke with a professor at the school earlier today, and he wasn't able to provide any insight on tuition prices. I brought up the concern with budgets and the potential that the dental program could be shut down, and he said he'd be lying if it wasn't a concern on everybody's mind out there.

I think the best thing to do is call the financial aid office or billing office. My guess is it's probably an error on the web site, I would think a 50% increase in tuition in one year would be bigger news, and I couldn't find any info on that.

 

[jpfletcher]

Do what my friend is doing who is entering this fall. Buy cheap housing with the rock bottom housing market. Automatically gets in-state tuition as soon as you are a home owner. Bought a condo for $52,000... almost half the tutition. Guess you gotta have a co-signer though...

 

[meendabean]

this isn't broken down like the other link but you don't want to find the tuition from the main UNLV site. the best idea is to go straight to the source and find the info on the dental school site. also ill meet with the director of admissions next week and post the info i get

http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions_tuition.html

 

[XZeRO]

I was there earlier this year. Ancajas told me that you can get Nevada residency status after 1 year. So it's not 100k every year if you get residency. More like 100k first year, then 65k every subsequent year, assuming the numbers are correct

 

[eba07]

If you look at all the other private institutes with dental programs, you will see that the majority of non-state schools average out to be about 65k/year. Yes, you will most likely have to take out loans for living expenses unless you have a doctor father backing you up, but it's not as bad as you guys are making it out to be. Look at VCU.. 55k, take 20-25k for living, it comes out to the same exact thing.

Also, as a student, you need to be living frugally. If you do, why would you be spending 2k per MONTH? Just doesn't make sense that you are complaining about the cost and then going out and spending 2k/mo. I understand rent is expensive in vegas, but come on people!

 

[AfroChapin]

^Also I would NOT consider rent in vegas expensive, I think it's pretty cheap.


I'm from Vegas and if you decide to live around the dental school the area is really cheap. Like I don't know 650$-$700 for a 1 bedroom? But most of the places are old.

You have a lot of options, you can live in a run down place or a really upscale place in the same area.

 

[shahinc]

^Also I would NOT consider rent in vegas expensive, I think it's pretty cheap.


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I agree. Compare the rent with LA, NY and boston and Vegas is dirt cheap. I think it will be cheaper to go to UNLV than any of the following s

 

[JOOG]

What's the patient pool like? Does UNLV have trouble getting patients in there? The waiting room at Temple is packed everyday...except when it rains.

 

[shiftypoptart]

jeez not so excited to go on my interview there anymore... 30k a year is an extreme raise of tuition price =/. My friends cousin who went their said that the patient pool is one of the best. My friend attributes it to the many homeless people who populate the area but I really don't think that's the case.

 

[Denteeth]

you do know there is another city under the city of Las Vegas and hundreds of people are living (sort of ).....

http://bit.ly/1g2mEh
http://n.pr/KNdL

and to answer the original question - yes, there is huge patient pool !!!

Good luck

 

[Nat426]

Could always move down into the tunnels with the hobos and live for free! 👍

 

[iamjackbauer]

There were a grip of patients in the waiting room today at my intervew. I don't think they have any problems finding people to work on.

 

[schen140]

ive been concerned about this issue as well, and called the financial aid advisor around 1-2 weeks ago. he said the 98k tuition for OOS was a mistake and that they would fix it. the past few days, the link for the cost estimator has been removed from the website so i'd assume theyre working on it

 

[JOOG]

That's good they have patients to work on. I saw something from a guy who did his GPR at UNLV in the same building and he had a day with no patients. I thought the dental school may have a similar problem.

 

[JOOG]

Shifypoptart,

Take the interiew. First things first get in then worry about where to go if you have more than one school to choose from.

 

[John Durian]

It would be a shame if UNLV had to shut down. It's a great school. When I went there to interview, they did quote OOS students at the $95k figure though, so I'm not sure what to expect. The website still had tuition for OOS at $65k, and Ancajas mentioned that the state is having a big budget problem, but that it's very unlikely they would close down the dental school because they would also have to shut funding to the law school, medical school, etc.

 

[iamjackbauer]

It wasn't 95 k for tuition.... that number included living expenses and everything

 

[Kenny117]

I was just at UNLV for an interview and they told us that tuition and fees for an in-state student was going to be around $45,000 which is up from $40,000. I know that this is significantly different from the calculator on UNLV's main website but this is what they told us.

 

[schen140]

45k? hmmm i was there october 8th for my interview, and i remember in-state tuition being around 50-55k, and out of state being 73k

basically, unlv actually isnt even at the top of the most expensive schools list. everyone can become an "in state resident" after 1 year of school, so basically you're paying 55k times 3, plus 73k which is around 240k. i expect the tuition will continue to go up each year, continuing the trend from the recent past, so expect to pay around 250k tuition. total expenses would come out to a 350k ballpark estimate, which is very reasonable compared to usc, nyu, etc

 

[threeblindmice]

I think the reason there are different numbers for tuition costs is because they really are unsure how much money they will get from the state. All of it is based on projections, and those projections are based on income from the gambling sector the state will receive and this is hard to predict with this economy. The state hasn't guaranteed the school how much money they will receive next year and probably won't until a year from now. So you as an applicant are left to base your decision on an unsure tuition estimate. Some schools can and will hold off on telling you the exact amount tuition will go up until the week before school starts, that goes for all state schools. So if you have the luxury of being accepted to more than one school, it would be wise to choose a school from a state with a more stable economy if it is a state funded school. See the link if you want proof how bad the economy of this state is suffering.
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/09/10/Nevada-gambling-revenue-down-in-July/UPI-62201284146417/

 

[schen140]

thats mostly true, but unlv already has decided the tuition figures for the next 3 years, and it will go up by a few thousand compared to this year, but nothing drastic. it's the 4th year that worries me, as nothing has been determined for then, so theoretically tuition could jump up 10k in that year alone

(i dont know the fine details, but this is what Dr. Kypuros of the financial aid department said)

thanks for link btw