Yup... Another one... UNLV vs. Temple

[amichail]

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Here is my situation: I interviewed @ Temple a long while ago, and was very impressed by their clinical emphasis. & I was very excited when they accepted me, so obviously they have my deposit... Now I was just offered a seat @ UNLV, a very new/modern school with only 1 graduated class out... Any one who interviewed there knows about their integrated system of teaching... One that I am not a fan of, because I am by no means an audio-visual learner. NE wayz here's my dilema:

1. My family lives in Cali (about 3 hr drive from Vegas), that is not nearly as hard of a transition than to Philly ( about 7hr flight).
2. The cost is nearly the same +/- a couple thousand.
3. I cant stand the cold for too long (brrrrr in Philly)
4. UNLV from the outside is a big construction site (not 2 nice to look at)
5. Philly is city of brotherly love 🙂
6. Vegas is sin city

Some One HEELLLP! What would you do?

 

[bruinpredent]

One that I am not a fan of, because I am by no means an audio-visual learner.

4. UNLV from the outside is a big construction site (not 2 nice to look at)

looks like you pretty much answered this question for yourself. id say tough it up and hit up temple.

 

[amichail]

Yes it's not too nice from the outside, however it is BEAUTIFUL from the inside! I'm just saying when I pulled up into their parking lot I wasn't sure that I was pulling up into a D-school, it looked like some one was breaking ground for a new strip club. LOL (it was just an exterior first impression)...
I'd really love some more imput... Thanks

 

[dddsmack]

If you aren't a visual learner, don't attend UNLV. You will struggle. The integrated cirriculum is all about seeing, hearing, and understanding the material concurrently.

It would be hell if you aren't a visual learner. Both are good schools though, and you will be proud to say you are a grad of either. 👍

 

[amichail]

The way that fellow described audio visual, wasn't bad... duh, I still remember the blue SAIL example in his breakdown of their integrated teaching style. However i am one to write things down, over and over, reading it over and over in order to memorize it. Does that mean I wouldn't be able to handle their program, or at least be in a worse position than others?

PS. I just calculated it, UNLV is actually about 26k cheaper. (bonus)

 

[RockstarDMD]

The way that fellow described audio visual, wasn't bad... duh, I still remember the blue SAIL example in his breakdown of their integrated teaching style. However i am one to write things down, over and over, reading it over and over in order to memorize it. Does that mean I wouldn't be able to handle their program, or at least be in a worse position than others?

PS. I just calculated it, UNLV is actually about 26k cheaper. (bonus)

You are comparing apples to Oranges. I am from the West coast as well and interviewed at both schools. The UNLV clinics were empty. They are not an established program they are a new school like Arizona with kinks to work out. Temple is the second oldest dental school in continuous operation with a great clinical reputation. What reputation does UNLV have? There is nothing in Vegas besides the strip and let me tell you after a couple of weeks you will have done everything there is to do there.