Wayne State SOM Class of 2015

ShameFame said:

Yeah booooy! I'm gonna go ahead and consider myself OOS accepty #1 😎

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Omk13 said:

Does anybody know the info about the grading system at Wayne for the first 2 years? I talked to some of the med students about it, but I was wondering what you guys took from it...I think they rank their students at the end of the 2nd year? And I believe it isn't pass/fail?

Anyways, hopefully I am wrong, because depending on the grading system, the whole environment in the class changes.

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Jrbtz44 said:

I'm pretty sure it is pass/fail/honors. From my understanding, your grade for a test is converted into a "Z" score (I think that's what they call it). Your total number for all tests must be above a pass/fail cutoff. For example, a 70% on a test gives you a Z score of 100 and you have to have a total of 400 "points" at the end of 4 tests to pass (and I think a Z score of 600+ is honors). Admittedly, I'm not crazy-positive I have all the details correct, but I'll investigate and let you know if I'm completely nuts! 😀

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waynestate2014 said:

Hey Guys, I am currently a year one med student and ill try to explain a few things about grades. The Z score is just a ranking system and has nothing to do with passing or failing. So Basically you will just know where do you stand compared to the class. For instance 500 is the mean , 600 and above is honors, and anything below 500 is below the class mean but that does not mean someone has failed.

The university grading system is based on 75 % gauranteed passing for most classes I believe . In other words if you end up with 75 % or above in your class or exam you are guaranteed to pass even if the class's mean is like 92. ALso , we were told , in previous years the passing cutoff was lowered to 69 or 70 % and is called the danger zone. However you do not find out what the cutoff curve will be until the end of your class but if you are getting 75 or above then you don't have anything to worry about; you are guaranteed to pass no matter how high the mean is.

Aside from that for those of you that have been accepted early I recommend you guys study embryology or read it before you start. Try to get the book or notes from some med students. Embryology is a part of histology however they start it before the second exam and that's the hardest (you usually take anatomy , histology and embryology exams all in one day). The second anatomy exam is the hardest because it's all about the skull and small nerves and the practical is challenging so most people don't have as much time to study histology and on top of that embryology (which you will be taking as part of the histo exam from exam 2 until the end). Also histology/embryology final is cumulative ( about a binder and a half of double sided notes ) so if you can read embryo ahead of time it would help you alot especially that embryology is very hard to visualize and could be challenging to some.

Oh and by the way Wayne state started this year a new grading system where your third and 4th year are each worth double the points ( grade- wise) than first and second year.

I hope I was able to help you guys as much as you could or I know so far. Ill keep checking this site every now and then and check if there's other questions you guys might have.

Good luck and try to enjoy your time as much as you can since your life will be completely different when you enter medical school .

P.S. sorry for any spelling or grammatical errors in advance !

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waynestate2014 said:

Hey 2015MD, it's totally fine with me you can post it if you want.

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waynestate2014 said:

Oh and by the way Wayne state started this year a new grading system where your third and 4th year are each worth double the points ( grade- wise) than first and second year.

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Omk13 said:

Thanks for the replies and tips! That makes me feel a little better...I thought it might have been letter grades. I do have to admit though, Wayne does seem pretty rigorious.

What kind of clinical opportunities do you guys have in your first and second year? I got a schedule that says there is a "Clinical Medicine" class.

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sedaniel said:

I really hope I get to officially join this thread in about 14 days....

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joshto said:

anyone know what the typical weekly schedule looks like?

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Jrbtz44 said:

This is a thread for everything related to the Wayne State SOM Class of 2015! Good luck to everyone!

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DreamsofJeannie said:

Accepting loans, doing background check, finding a place to live. Damn this week is making going to Wayne real for me. Anybody actually watching this thread? I need to find an apartment and I'm thinking of finding the cheapest place within safe walking distance. Anybody with recommendations or in need of a roommate?

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