2011-2012 LSU - New Orleans Application Thread

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The city itself doesn't really factor into my decision as heavily as I would have thought. I've lived in NOLA all my life as well and made fun of Shreveport/Bossier since forever. That being said, I figure I'll be studying all the time anyway, so all the fun stuff in NOLA would just be distraction. Everyone I talked to in Shreveport said that for the amount of free time you have, there is more than enough stuff to do. Plus, everyone I talked to lived within 10 minutes of the school and commented there is no traffic, which is definitely not the case with NO. NO's facilities are a little nicer/flashier looking because they just updated a lot after the hurricane, but Shreveport still has the same training dummies and stuff. One of the biggest things, besides ease of living and commute, is the systems based curriculum. Just my two cents.
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Tulane v LSUNO: Everyone I have talked to says that LSU graduates more hands on competent doctors. I even talked to a guy who said his friend chose Tulane because he DIDN'T want to jump right into practical, hands on stuff in his first year, and LSU expects you to do that. I've talked to RNs and such who say that when they have to work with residents, they prefer LSUNO graduates because they are way more competent in the clinical setting. YMMV.

I can't really speak for LSUS because I honestly don't know much about Shreveport, except like MissOrleans said, I have lived in NOLA my whole life and Northern Louisiana has reputation of being hickville, USA. I was told that they give you Mac computers to use, whereas LSUNO had HP, if that's important to you.



So I finally got complete last week after a bit of a battle to get my premed advisor to send my committee letter. I heard they had a meeting Friday. Does anyone know if it's a bad sign that I haven't gotten an email? I know I'm being totally paranoid, but I keep checking my email like every half hour.
 
StephanieZ said:
Tulane v LSUNO: Everyone I have talked to says that LSU graduates more hands on competent doctors. I even talked to a guy who said his friend chose Tulane because he DIDN'T want to jump right into practical, hands on stuff in his first year, and LSU expects you to do that. I've talked to RNs and such who say that when they have to work with residents, they prefer LSUNO graduates because they are way more competent in the clinical setting. YMMV.

I can't really speak for LSUS because I honestly don't know much about Shreveport, except like MissOrleans said, I have lived in NOLA my whole life and Northern Louisiana has reputation of being hickville, USA. I was told that they give you Mac computers to use, whereas LSUNO had HP, if that's important to you.



So I finally got complete last week after a bit of a battle to get my premed advisor to send my committee letter. I heard they had a meeting Friday. Does anyone know if it's a bad sign that I haven't gotten an email? I know I'm being totally paranoid, but I keep checking my email like every half hour.
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At the interview, the Dean said that they're meeting Friday to discuss those interviewed but not sure if they also review for II. TIf they did, they might not have gotten to your file yet (since you just got the committee letter in).
 
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StephanieZ said:
Tulane v LSUNO: Everyone I have talked to says that LSU graduates more hands on competent doctors. I even talked to a guy who said his friend chose Tulane because he DIDN'T want to jump right into practical, hands on stuff in his first year, and LSU expects you to do that. I've talked to RNs and such who say that when they have to work with residents, they prefer LSUNO graduates because they are way more competent in the clinical setting. YMMV.

I can't really speak for LSUS because I honestly don't know much about Shreveport, except like MissOrleans said, I have lived in NOLA my whole life and Northern Louisiana has reputation of being hickville, USA. I was told that they give you Mac computers to use, whereas LSUNO had HP, if that's important to you.



So I finally got complete last week after a bit of a battle to get my premed advisor to send my committee letter. I heard they had a meeting Friday. Does anyone know if it's a bad sign that I haven't gotten an email? I know I'm being totally paranoid, but I keep checking my email like every half hour.
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Out of twelve interviewees on my interview day at Shreveport, I was the only non-white. And this was reflective of the faculty, student body, and population as well. Though it might not matter to most people, I'd like to live in a place with a diverse population. I think being exposed to varied situations of multiple backgrounds makes one a better doctor. And though New Orleans is not a California or NY in terms of diversity, it's a HELL of a lot better than Shreveport.
 
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Out of twelve interviewees on my interview day at Shreveport, I was the only non-white. And this was reflective of the faculty, student body, and population as well. Though it might not matter to most people, I'd like to live in a place with a diverse population. I think being exposed to varied situations of multiple backgrounds makes one a better doctor. And though New Orleans is not a California or NY in terms of diversity, it's a HELL of a lot better than Shreveport.
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Agreed. Not that Lsu no has an overwhelming amount of minorities, it's decent. And I certainly don't want to be anywhere where I'm the only one. I can't really speak to Shreveport in this regard. But between Lsu and tulane I certainly notice that tulane is not particularly interested in increasing their minority enrollment. It was pretty white bread over there. Plus alot of the students I've met who go there just seem to be rich kids from up north whose main purpose of being a doc is to make $ (yeah I'm stereoptying i know but I'm not the only one who feels this way, trust me)
 
Depends. When I interviewed earlier at Shreveport, there were 3 out of 12 non white interviewees (including myself). Once again New Orleans serves a different area of people then Shreveport (which arguably serves a broader region of the Ark-Tex-La area). Many of the residents at Shreveport are actually from foreign med schools and thus there is some diversity there. In the end, the student population might be not as diverse as LA, but arguably it really is what you make out of the experience even outside of the med school like summer opporutnities post MS1 year that makes the difference.
 
StephanieZ said:
Tulane v LSUNO: Everyone I have talked to says that LSU graduates more hands on competent doctors. I even talked to a guy who said his friend chose Tulane because he DIDN'T want to jump right into practical, hands on stuff in his first year, and LSU expects you to do that. I've talked to RNs and such who say that when they have to work with residents, they prefer LSUNO graduates because they are way more competent in the clinical setting. YMMV.

I can't really speak for LSUS because I honestly don't know much about Shreveport, except like MissOrleans said, I have lived in NOLA my whole life and Northern Louisiana has reputation of being hickville, USA. I was told that they give you Mac computers to use, whereas LSUNO had HP, if that's important to you.



So I finally got complete last week after a bit of a battle to get my premed advisor to send my committee letter. I heard they had a meeting Friday. Does anyone know if it's a bad sign that I haven't gotten an email? I know I'm being totally paranoid, but I keep checking my email like every half hour.
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This doesn't apply to you, but if the bolded actually makes a real difference to anyone deciding between two medical schools then I hope they do end up in Shreveport. :laugh:
 
Tigrar said:
The city itself doesn't really factor into my decision as heavily as I would have thought. I've lived in NOLA all my life as well and made fun of Shreveport/Bossier since forever. That being said, I figure I'll be studying all the time anyway, so all the fun stuff in NOLA would just be distraction. Everyone I talked to in Shreveport said that for the amount of free time you have, there is more than enough stuff to do. Plus, everyone I talked to lived within 10 minutes of the school and commented there is no traffic, which is definitely not the case with NO. NO's facilities are a little nicer/flashier looking because they just updated a lot after the hurricane, but Shreveport still has the same training dummies and stuff. One of the biggest things, besides ease of living and commute, is the systems based curriculum. Just my two cents.
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I think you will probably have more free time than you think during the first two years. There are long periods of time between tests.
 
Tigrar said:
The city itself doesn't really factor into my decision as heavily as I would have thought. I've lived in NOLA all my life as well and made fun of Shreveport/Bossier since forever. That being said, I figure I'll be studying all the time anyway, so all the fun stuff in NOLA would just be distraction. Everyone I talked to in Shreveport said that for the amount of free time you have, there is more than enough stuff to do. Plus, everyone I talked to lived within 10 minutes of the school and commented there is no traffic, which is definitely not the case with NO. NO's facilities are a little nicer/flashier looking because they just updated a lot after the hurricane, but Shreveport still has the same training dummies and stuff. One of the biggest things, besides ease of living and commute, is the systems based curriculum. Just my two cents.
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This is not true. I live uptown and can get to lsuhsc in 10 minutes at rush hour. Now if you lived in Metairie/Kenner or the north shore ok, yeah, that's bad traffic.
 
vannguyen said:
Out of twelve interviewees on my interview day at Shreveport, I was the only non-white. And this was reflective of the faculty, student body, and population as well. Though it might not matter to most people, I'd like to live in a place with a diverse population. I think being exposed to varied situations of multiple backgrounds makes one a better doctor. And though New Orleans is not a California or NY in terms of diversity, it's a HELL of a lot better than Shreveport.
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There were more non-white people at my LSUS interview than my LSU-NO interview. I don't know what the demographics of the class looks like, but my guess there wouldn't be any significant difference between the two schools. Maybe Xavier graduates tilt the favor in LSU-NO...maybe.

As far as the cities... I guess. The demographics are fairly similar. The percentage difference in white vs non-white races is not that much different in the Bossier-Shreveport metro compared to NOLA. My hometown in the North LA has a higher percentage of non-white races that makeup the population of the city than does NOLA.

Not to mention, you are not just limited NOLA, you'll be in Lafayette which is predominantly white.

Now, if you want to talk about a place devoid of culture. Sure go ahead and do that. But I think you're misjudging the demographics of some of the cities in the North LA.

*Posted from Hicksville, USA*
 
kavorca said:
I think you will probably have more free time than you think during the first two years. There are long periods of time between tests.
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This. You'll have more free time to do stuff than you think.

Shreveport is pretty much Casinos and maybe a couple strips of bars that would be interesting to people our age. The area probably has more outdoor things to enjoy (outside of fishing, which would be better down here).

Nola obviously has everything its known for, plus I think the city has better amenities such as parks compared to S'port.
 
hey guys...i submitted my secondary around 6/30 but haven't heard anything yet.....is that normal or should i give up on nola?
 
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underdog427 said:
hey guys...i submitted my secondary around 6/30 but haven't heard anything yet.....is that normal or should i give up on nola?
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They interview til February don't they? And they don't really assign you an interview date, they just email telling you to call them and set one up. So, I wouldn't give up until mid January.
 
ACCEPTED!!!

4.0 gpa 30 mcat

This is my second time around applying, first time around I had a terrible MCAT score. Don't give up hope guys!!!!! Good luck!!!
 
LSU89 said:
ACCEPTED!!!

4.0 gpa 30 mcat

This is my second time around applying, first time around I had a terrible MCAT score. Don't give up hope guys!!!!! Good luck!!!
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Nice!!! Congrats LSU89. When did you interview?
 
LSU89 said:
ACCEPTED!!!

4.0 gpa 30 mcat

This is my second time around applying, first time around I had a terrible MCAT score. Don't give up hope guys!!!!! Good luck!!!
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this scares me cuz I have a 4.0 right now (no mcat yet)
 
Congrats to everyone accepted!

To any current med student:
convince me why the classic curriculum is better than a systems-based curriculum (I'm not seeing it right now)
 
egreen3 said:
Congrats to everyone accepted!

To any current med student:
convince me why the classic curriculum is better than a systems-based curriculum (I'm not seeing it right now)
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Not a current student but LSUNO is somewhere in between from what my interviewer told me. They've modernized in the past couple years.

I still get a different definition of "systems-based" from everyone I ask about it, though. :p
 
egreen3 said:
Congrats to everyone accepted!

To any current med student:
convince me why the classic curriculum is better than a systems-based curriculum (I'm not seeing it right now)
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That goes the other way as well. There is probably a reason beyond laziness that everyone hasn't switched to systems based. I am not a classic defender, but it worked for me fine. Too bad people don't usually have experience with both to compare and contrast. The curriculum for me wasn't any factor at all in my decision.
 
LSU89 said:
ACCEPTED!!!

4.0 gpa 30 mcat

This is my second time around applying, first time around I had a terrible MCAT score. Don't give up hope guys!!!!! Good luck!!!
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jsl09 said:
lol what makes you say that if the above poster didnt get in first try with those stats?
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:rolleyes:

Besides that, I dunno, the fact that it took me three tries. Difference is that if you have a 4.0 and 30+ it's not a question of if you get in but when and where. I wasn't in that boat.

relaaaaaaaax.
 
LSU89 said:
ACCEPTED!!!

4.0 gpa 30 mcat

This is my second time around applying, first time around I had a terrible MCAT score. Don't give up hope guys!!!!! Good luck!!!
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jsl09 said:
lol what makes you say that if the above poster didnt get in first try with those stats?
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:rolleyes:

Besides that, I dunno, the fact that my uGPA was a train wreck and I made it in after atoning for my sins for a few years.

So relaaaaaaaax.
 
Is there a Facebook page for Class of 2016 yet? If so, can someone send me a link? I couldn't find it :D thanks
 
Thanks serenade02! I was interviewed 11/01
 
jsl09 said:
this scares me cuz I have a 4.0 right now (no mcat yet)
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I'm sure you'll be fine!!

I can't speak for others but I know the only reason why I didn't get in last year was due to my MCAT score, if it makes you feel better I did get waitlisted.

So if you get a decent score, I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. That is..if the rest of your application looks fine and dandy too! :)
 
LSU89 said:
I'm sure you'll be fine!!

I can't speak for others but I know the only reason why I didn't get in last year was due to my MCAT score, if it makes you feel better I did get waitlisted.

So if you get a decent score, I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. That is..if the rest of your application looks fine and dandy too! :)
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My ECs are lackluster thats my major concern i suppose
 
Hey Guys, I'm new here...I have an interview scheduled soon and I wanted to know if anyone could post or PM some of the sort/type of questions that you were asked.
 
Popsy1119 said:
Hey Guys, I'm new here...I have an interview scheduled soon and I wanted to know if anyone could post or PM some of the sort/type of questions that you were asked.
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http://studentdoctor.net/schools/school/lsu-no/survey/26

Open up the "questions" tab. For the most part their questions are exactly what you'd expect, for example "why medicine?" followed by "tell me about leadership, service, hobbies, clinical experience." They won't do anything evil like "tell me why you got this bad grade, and this one, and this one". Be prepared for open-ended questions like "what is the most important trait for a physician to have" (and then define whatever answer you gave). Or they might ask you to define leadership, professionalism, compassion, any nice doctory-sounding word. :D

I interviewed twice and every question I ever got was on that list somewhere. It's a huge list but bear in mind you will only be asked like 8-12 of them at each of your three interviews and most of the questions will be same each time. Don't worry so much about the weird ones like "if you could only listen to Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky for the rest of your life, which would you pick?" (ok, not that bad, but some are pretty Out There) because a lot of those are specific to a single interviewer who you will probably not get. :luck:
 
Thanks alot for your feedback. I've been preparing using some questions from many websites, but this gives me a better perspective. And thanks for your details, I hope I do well! :xf::luck::xf:

scarshapedstar said:
http://studentdoctor.net/schools/school/lsu-no/survey/26

Open up the "questions" tab. For the most part their questions are exactly what you'd expect, for example "why medicine?" followed by "tell me about leadership, service, hobbies, clinical experience." They won't do anything evil like "tell me why you got this bad grade, and this one, and this one". Be prepared for open-ended questions like "what is the most important trait for a physician to have" (and then define whatever answer you gave). Or they might ask you to define leadership, professionalism, compassion, any nice doctory-sounding word. :D

I interviewed twice and every question I ever got was on that list somewhere. It's a huge list but bear in mind you will only be asked like 8-12 of them at each of your three interviews and most of the questions will be same each time. Don't worry so much about the weird ones like "if you could only listen to Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky for the rest of your life, which would you pick?" (ok, not that bad, but some are pretty Out There) because a lot of those are specific to a single interviewer who you will probably not get. :luck:
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Quick question to current students, how exactly do away clinical rotations work? i.e. a specific rotation (say general surgery) at a different school in the U.S. for 4 weeks
 
I think on my interview day the students that toured us around said that they blocked access to like, facebook and online shopping on campus? I don't remember for sure, can any currents students confirm that?
 
Missorleans said:
I think on my interview day the students that toured us around said that they blocked access to like, facebook and online shopping on campus? I don't remember for sure, can any currents students confirm that?
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No facebook. I see plenty of girls looking at clothes in class, though. Not sure if they can purchase them or not.
 
Missorleans said:
I think on my interview day the students that toured us around said that they blocked access to like, facebook and online shopping on campus? I don't remember for sure, can any currents students confirm that?
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yup. its true no facebook.
 
egreen3 said:
Congrats to everyone accepted!

To any current med student:
convince me why the classic curriculum is better than a systems-based curriculum (I'm not seeing it right now)
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You see the systems multiple times to reinforce stuff, say the heart for example. When you take the different classes, you do anatomy, phys, path, pharm of the heart throughout 2 years where you'll get the heart stuff 4+ times as opposed to learning it all at once. That's my take - I don't know how systems schools really go about it. I don't know how many schools do this, but you also only have to be in gross lab for one semester.

TheyCallMeMr said:
Quick question to current students, how exactly do away clinical rotations work? i.e. a specific rotation (say general surgery) at a different school in the U.S. for 4 weeks
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You apply for them in your third year. Why are you worried about this now? :confused:
 
TheyCallMeMr said:
Quick question to current students, how exactly do away clinical rotations work? i.e. a specific rotation (say general surgery) at a different school in the U.S. for 4 weeks
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It's a huge pain in the ass
 
For those already accepted...when do we have to send in official transcripts? I reread the acceptance letter and it says they want official transcripts from all schools attended. Do we send it right away or wait until we decide to attend there then send it in? Thanks
 
serenade02 said:
For those already accepted...when do we have to send in official transcripts? I reread the acceptance letter and it says they want official transcripts from all schools attended. Do we send it right away or wait until we decide to attend there then send it in? Thanks
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I think they just need them before you matriculate.
 
Missorleans said:
I think on my interview day the students that toured us around said that they blocked access to like, facebook and online shopping on campus? I don't remember for sure, can any currents students confirm that?
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Facebook's blocked, flickr, and photobucket are as well. I'm sure there's a smattering of other sites that are blocked as well.

There's no "direct" block for shopping. You can go on amazon, ebay, etc. etc. and shop without a hitch. It's not really a problem.

They do track every website you visit while connected to the network. If you get flagged for excessive data usage, you'll be sent a link to view your activity of all the data and sites you used. I got flagged once for watching a live stream of a game. Go big or go home, I say. :laugh: Flagged more than 3 times = a meeting with the dean.
 
Dr McSexy said:
Facebook's blocked, flickr, and photobucket are as well. I'm sure there's a smattering of other sites that are blocked as well.

There's no "direct" block for shopping. You can go on amazon, ebay, etc. etc. and shop without a hitch. It's not really a problem.

They do track every website you visit while connected to the network. If you get flagged for excessive data usage, you'll be sent a link to view your activity of all the data and sites you used. I got flagged once for watching a live stream of a game. Go big or go home, I say. :laugh: Flagged more than 3 times = a meeting with the dean.
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seriously? what is their rationale, do you know?
 
You're using the hospital's bandwidth. All the same network. Honestly, it's not a big deal. Probably a positive - somewhere to go study and have internet temptation at least somewhat removed.
 
loveoforganic said:
You're using the hospital's bandwidth. All the same network. Honestly, it's not a big deal. Probably a positive - somewhere to go study and have internet temptation at least somewhat removed.
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Yeah my hotspot will help indulge that temptation... might even name it Gunnernet ;)
 
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