2006 OldPreMeds Conference- Who's in?

[pingouin]

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Has anyone given any thought to going to DC in June for the '06 conference? The lineup of speakers looks great- extremely informative, good networking opportunities.

Here's a link in case you're not registered at the OPM website:

2006 Conference

(hope I linked it right!)

 

[diamondice79]

I was thinking about going, I started doing the math, and its going to be a little pricey for my taste, and that’s not including the registration cost.

I still plan on going if i can save up the funds...

Have you been to the others..?

One of the diary writers went last year, and she spoke highly of it. I am very interested.
😀

 

[pingouin]

I couldn't go last year because I didn't find out about it until after I had a vacation planned for those dates.

I just looked up last year's conference- $60 for the conference registration????? Did I read that right? That's so cheap! And if you search old posts here, you'll see that people were talking about sharing rooms to split costs.

This is definitely worth thinking about.. going to have to check the budget.

 

[MollyMalone]

Wow, nice lineup. I'll definitely be thinking about it!

 

[Beau Geste]

I won't know until later this Spring.

I am totally unfamiliar with the D.C. area - anyone have any recommendations on where to fly in? I don't mind a little travel if it will save me the $$.

 

[OldManDave]

I couldn't go last year because I didn't find out about it until after I had a vacation planned for those dates.

I just looked up last year's conference- $60 for the conference registration????? Did I read that right? That's so cheap! And if you search old posts here, you'll see that people were talking about sharing rooms to split costs.

This is definitely worth thinking about.. going to have to check the budget.

Hey, this is OldManDave - Grand Pooh Bah of OldPreMeds. Thanks for the glowing comments about our conference. This year promises to be even biegger than last year. At this time, our promotional campaign is just being launched and we plan to have an informational page up & running in the next week or so. At that time, we will open general registration.

Regarding the price - net 100% settled, but looking to be around $75.

Please follow this link - OldPreMeds 2006 Conference & Workshops - to see we offer so far. You will have to regsiter for the organization to view this.

Hope to see everyone there!

 

[pingouin]

Hey, this is OldManDave - Grand Pooh Bah of OldPreMeds. Thanks for the glowing comments about our conference. This year promises to be even biegger than last year. At this time, our promotional campaign is just being launched and we plan to have an informational page up & running in the next week or so. At that time, we will open general registration.

Regarding the price - net 100% settled, but looking to be around $75.

Please follow this link - OldPreMeds 2006 Conference & Workshops - to see we offer so far. You will have to regsiter for the organization to view this.

Hope to see everyone there!

$75 for a three day conference? What a sweet deal. I have to go to continuing ed seminars and pay $150 for 6 hours.

 

[diamondice79]

I was looking on the Map and I believe Regan Airport would be the best to fly into, because it’s not to far from the Hotel.

I think finding someone to share with would defiantly help on the cost, I am just not sure on how comfortable I am rooming with a complete stranger.. 😕

hmmm... something to think about.. 🙄

 

[bubbleyum]

i really wish i could go to this. but i have classes and work and no money! 🙁

 

[OldManDave]

I was looking on the Map and I believe Regan Airport would be the best to fly into, because it’s not to far from the Hotel.

I think finding someone to share with would defiantly help on the cost, I am just not sure on how comfortable I am rooming with a complete stranger.. 😕

hmmm... something to think about.. 🙄

Reagan is literally a 5 minute FREE shuttle ride from the hotel - yes, the hotel has a free airport shuttle that runs 24/7. And, the nearest Metro stop is less than a block from the hotel. In DC, you can get almost anywhere, esp the touristy places, from the Metro; so there is no need to rent a car, which saves a TON of $$.

Regarding sharing rooms - lots of folks do that every year. Plus, OPM has negotiated a sweet rate for the hotel: $119/nt. Their rooms normally hover in the $180~200/nt range.

Our conferences ARE a sweet deal!

 

[njbmd]

Hi there,
I am re-posting my post from last year's thread about the OPM conference:

In addition to what is listed below, Kaplan and The Princeton Review offered scholarships for their MCAT prep courses. They also did a head to head debate comparing their products. You get a chance to hear how they differ and examine their materials and win tuition to one of their courses in addition to all of the goodies listed on the OPM website and below.

Why should a non-traditional pre-med student attend the Washington, DC convention of the National Society of Non-Traditional Pre-Medical and Medical Students (OPM)?

1. You will get actual experience performing the duties of an admissions committee. You will evaluate applications material from applicants and match your thinking with what the admissions committee actually did. This experience can make the difference between you actually getting into medical school or not getting accepted.

2. You will hear a nationally-known and hugely successful premedical admissions counselor give thousands of tips and strategies for you (the non-traditional) applicant. Again, for a nominal cost, you will get hundreds of dollars of counseling essentially for the cost of admission to the convention.

3. Is it worth if for you, the nontraditional applicant, to give up that hugely paying job, to pursue medicine? You will hear from non-traditional applicants who did give up that job and are now practicing physicians. How did they make ends meet? How did their spouses feel? How are they holding their families together?

4. You have struggled with MCAT and do not seem to be getting that score any higher. You can come to this convention and get some strategies for changing your thinking about MCAT and other professional admissions tests. You will hear from one of the nation's top strategiests for ensuring professional student success at every stage of the process.

5. You meet other non-traditional students at every stage of the process. You hear their stories and you see what is possible.

6. You will hear from and meet representatives of the one most sucessful post-bacc programs in the country. You will learn what it takes to get into these programs and how to use them to your advantage.

7. You will meet representative from local medical and pre-medical programs in Washington, DC. (Georgetown, GW and Howard) If you are thinking about attending one of these schools, you will have an opportunity to speak with their admissions representatives one on one throughout the conference.

6. The Sheraton Crystal City is offerning special room rates for the convention and after (if you wanted to explore Washington, DC). This hotel is beautiful and located a short METRO ride from all of the sites of Washington, DC. Normally hotel rooms in DC are in the $200/night range. The Sheraton is offering a huge savings for those who attend this convention and want to stay later and see the sights.

For the cost of a plane ticket, your hotel room at the Sheraton, and the convention cost, you can potentially receive thousands of dollars in admissions counselling, standardized test-taking strategies, admissions committee processing (how to avoid making huge mistakes on your application) and becoming a sucessful medical student.

You can potentially invest thousands of dollars and hours in tuition and end up not admitted to medical school because you just didn't know the ins and outs of the process. This convention will put you miles ahead of your peers and answer those lingering questions.

I am a very, very non-traditional graduate of medical school and a very non-traditional General Surgery resident. If it had not been for the National Society of Non-traditional Pre-medical and Medical students, I would not have had the success that I did. At every step of the process, I had access to information and the wisdom of this group. I was accepted by six out of six medical schools that I applied to. I attended the conventions and got lots of great information that was key to my strategy to get into and through medical school.

Since Old Man Dave has placed information here with Lee Burnett's permission, I wanted to place a little of my personal experience with this group as a help to others out there who wish to take the plunge and get more information. Just as SDN has made the commitment to provide a category for the Non-Traditional Student, Old Premeds (OPM) has been providing information, conventions and fellowship for the Non-traditional student whose numbers and representation in medical schools across the country have increased exponentially. SND and OPM have been linked through the efforts of Old Man Dave and Lee Burnett for years. This is just another opportunity to take advantage of the wisdom of both groups and achieve your goals.

njbmd

 

[OldManDave]

We have just tentatively added a speaker who does research on the real effects of pharma advertising on physician prescirbing patterns. This should be immensely interesting for med students & residents alike.

We are also strongly considering having a panel discussion on how to keep your relationship alive during medical school / residency. Sound interesting?

 

[JuniorsMom]

Add to all that's already been said, $5 of the $75 registration fee is being donated to the American Cancer Society.

That plus the fact that you have an opportunity to network with other students, lots of admission or recruitment representatives, test prep folks, and doctors with whom you may someday end up doing a residency. Well, what do you have to lose? This is an opportunity I don't think people should let get away.

The conference will provide barrels of information AND be a lot of fun!!