2009-2010 Emory Application Thread

[ilikekiwis]

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financial aid packages went up on opus today. my what a stingy school

 

[awesomedoctor]

Emory says their cost of attendance 75,022 which seems very high. However, I was most surprised by their living expenses which comes out to 12,402 a semester, which is 24,804 a year!! That seems absurd. Is their total cost of attendance a lot lower and they just calculate it high? Can anyone comment on this?

 

[dp1]

Emory says their cost of attendance 75,022 which seems very high. However, I was most surprised by their living expenses which comes out to 12,402 a semester, which is 24,804 a year!! That seems absurd. Is their total cost of attendance a lot lower and they just calculate it high? Can anyone comment on this?

I agree--that cost is pretty inflated...for example, you can share a nice house in decatur and pay $500 a month if you want. that would add up to $6,000 a year in apt expenses, and i doubt you're going to spend $18,000 on food unless you're a sumo wrestler. but i do agree that emory was stingy on scholarships--i've been looking for private scholarships all afternoon...i feel that i might be in debt for the next 40 years

 

[topsurgeon2010]

financial aid packages went up on opus today. my what a stingy school

i got a decent amount of grants but yes the living expenses seem to be highly overestimated..

you can easily rent a REALLY nice condo/apartment near emory for $600 (if you share with roommates with each having his/her own room obviously)..so lets say you have to pay $800 per month including utilities and internet, cable, etc...so yearly cost is $9600 which is still less than the semester estimate of living expenses ($12,402 per semester or $24,804 yearly)

of course i haven't included in food and groceries and going out to have fun..but that budget doesn't seem stringent compared to some other schools

can you use the remaining balance from the student loans to buy a new car??

 

[jdover52]

Emory says their cost of attendance 75,022 which seems very high. However, I was most surprised by their living expenses which comes out to 12,402 a semester, which is 24,804 a year!! That seems absurd. Is their total cost of attendance a lot lower and they just calculate it high? Can anyone comment on this?

The actual cost of living is nowhere near that. I've heard one reason schools "inflate" their CoA is because since you're only allowed to borrow up to the CoA, "inflating" it will allow students who wish to live in a penthouse suite/drive BMW's the opportunity to do so. Could just be a myth, but it makes sense

 

[mfey]

i don't think mine has come up yet. were your files complete pretty early (ie. close to the march 1st priority deadline)?

 

[topsurgeon2010]

how much does financial aid change year to year? i dont want them to just give me grants just the first year to lure me in and then no grants the subsequent years..

 

[mfey]

how much does financial aid change year to year? i dont want them to just give me grants just the first year to lure me in and then no grants the subsequent years..

i don't know how much this applies to medical school, but for undergrad at emory, they gave less and less grants as you increased in "seniority" if your financial situation didn't change that much (at least, that's what they told me when i asked them about my finaid packages before).

 

[topsurgeon2010]

anyone know the typical daily schedule for the first two years? are classes from 8am-3pm? longer? shorter? is attendance mandatory? are classes recorded? thanks

 

[mfey]

anyone know the typical daily schedule for the first two years? are classes from 8am-3pm? longer? shorter? is attendance mandatory? are classes recorded? thanks

on the student portal, they have a calendar for all four current years: http://www.med.emory.edu/students/

and i think so far there isn't video recording of the lectures as an incentive to get students to go to class, but i don't remember what they said about audio recordings/transcripts.

 

[Steeler7588]

For those of you who have received financial packages, what're the final numbers for next year? Tuition and fees and cost of living. I see the total price is 75k, but what's the breakdown?

 

[topsurgeon2010]

For those of you who have received financial packages, what're the final numbers for next year? Tuition and fees and cost of living. I see the total price is 75k, but what's the breakdown?

Tuition: $43,300
Fees: $792
Living Expenses: $24,804
Books: $2,702
Transportation: $654
Loans: $610
Health Insurance: $2,160
Total Cost of Attendance: $75,022

 

[jdover52]

anyone know the typical daily schedule for the first two years? are classes from 8am-3pm? longer? shorter? is attendance mandatory? are classes recorded? thanks

First year and a half:
Class 8-12 M-F (except Tues morning)
During anatomy, dissections are T morning 9-12 and F afternoon 2-5 (if you're not dissecting it's free time)
There's also usually 1-2 small group sessions a week, 1 on Tues afternoon 1-3ish and 1 some other time during the week.
Once every 2 weeks (either Weds or Thurs afternoon), you will see patients in an outpatient clinic
Attendance at small group is mandatory, for lectures not really
Classes are audio recorded/transcribed, no video

As someone previously posted, our schedule is here:
http://www.med.emory.edu/students/

 

[paki20]

First year and a half:
Class 8-12 M-F (except Tues morning)
During anatomy, dissections are T morning 9-12 and F afternoon 2-5 (if you're not dissecting it's free time)
There's also usually 1-2 small group sessions a week, 1 on Tues afternoon 1-3ish and 1 some other time during the week.
Once every 2 weeks (either Weds or Thurs afternoon), you will see patients in an outpatient clinic
Attendance at small group is mandatory, for lectures not really
Classes are audio recorded/transcribed, no video

As someone previously posted, our schedule is here:
http://www.med.emory.edu/students/

is there internal class ranking??

where do most of the med students live? is there on-campus housing at emory for medical students? supposedly there is a huge barnes and nobles (and the largest starbucks in the nation?!?) opening up on campus..anyone have any details on that?? would it be a place conducive to studying?

thanks!

 

[simpliphi]

How was second look? Are most of you that attended set on going to Emory?

 

[jdover52]

is there internal class ranking??

where do most of the med students live? is there on-campus housing at emory for medical students? supposedly there is a huge barnes and nobles (and the largest starbucks in the nation?!?) opening up on campus..anyone have any details on that?? would it be a place conducive to studying?

thanks!

No internal ranking that we've been made aware of (there could be one that we don't know about, but we've been told our pre-clinical grades are not released to residency programs.)

There is no on-campus housing for med students. Most med students live in apartments off-campus, but a fair number also rent out houses and some have even bought their own condos/houses. I haven't heard anything about a new B&N or starbucks but there are plenty of coffee places near campus if you like studying in them.

 

[cowboy22]

What about for the clinical years? What kind of grading and ranking does Emory have then?

 

[topsurgeon2010]

is there internal class ranking??

where do most of the med students live? is there on-campus housing at emory for medical students? supposedly there is a huge barnes and nobles (and the largest starbucks in the nation?!?) opening up on campus..anyone have any details on that?? would it be a place conducive to studying?

thanks!

Guess you're right..I just googled it and this came up:

http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=27176

Barnes & Noble, Inc., will be replacing Follett Higher Education Group as Emory's new bookstore provider this fall.

The Barnes & Noble Collegiate Superstore, which will consolidate the main bookstore, medical bookstore and the Druid Hills Bookstore on Emory's campus, will also have a location on the Oxford campus. The transition will begin Oct. 1.

A new three-story location will open on Oxford Road next to the Boisfeuillet Jones Center in summer 2010. The bookstore will house the nation's largest Starbucks Café on a college campus, according to Alex Kappus, Student Government Association (SGA) president.

Bruce Covey, senior director of Campus Life Technical Services and bookstore liaison, said the new bookstore will be a casual place where students can "go in and study, hang out in the café, pick up a couple of books."

"We want to integrate the bookstore with students' lives a lot more, which was difficult to do in so tight of a space; I think that students felt like they had to go in and get out," Covey said.

Covey said the switch was prompted by the construction of the new bookstore because it served as a good time for change.

Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life John Ford said that Barnes & Noble's vision to expand the bookstore fell in line with Emory's desire to put the three bookstores into one building.

"There will be a significant increase in the number of titles," Ford said. "Approximately 40,000 titles will now be housed in the three-story building, which will also include a general audience area to serve the greater Emory community."

Covey said another driving difference is the branding vision that goes hand-in-hand with the direction in which Emory is headed. Barnes & Noble, he said, runs its own bookstore while Follett allows the University to brand its own bookstore. He said both methods work well, but the University decided to opt for Barnes & Noble in a period that he calls more "brand-conscious."

With the increase of physical space for the bookstore, Barnes & Noble would also be expanding on sections inside the store such as the computer and technology department, Kappus said.

Barnes & Noble plans to implement creative ideas into the merchandise, such personalized apparel, Kappus said. Covey said merchandise would be expanding as well, with possibilities ranging from makeup to even underwear.

Covey said Barnes & Noble plans on continuing some of the benefits Follett offered, such as the textbook scholarships program, which contributes $10,000 a year to students who need help buying books. The new bookstore provider will also be working with the same textbook team.

Kappus said SGA is looking to create a student space similar to study areas at Cox Hall and to open a "green" café and convenience store.

Covey said the bookstore will be closed from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.

 

[jdover52]

What about for the clinical years? What kind of grading and ranking does Emory have then?

Haven't gotten there yet so I'm not sure, but I know it's graded and not P/F (do any school do P/F in clinical years?). If I had to guess it'd be honors, high pass, pass, +/- low pass, fail?

 

[drdude21]

As far as financial aid at Emory goes--I received some grants, so I don't think I'll have to take out any grad plus loans, at least first year--but would it be stupid to borrow less than the $75,000 COA?

Like some people were saying higher up in this thread, the housing costs are apparently much lower than the loan amounts--if I were to take out a total of, say, $65,000, would it be really dumb? I don't have any savings built up, so the $10k could serve as a cushion, I guess?

Can any current emory students chime in? Thanks!

 

[Walkener]

Depends on your budget, I get some scholarships but I only take out the full federal loans. (only....)

You can get the Grad plus loans if you need them, but the terms aren't very favorable.

Give the financial aid office a call and talk it out with them, that'll give you a better idea.

 

[Steeler7588]

Don't take the full-amount if you don't feel you need it. You can always take out loans later at anytime. Better to play it safe than overshoot.

 

[ilikekiwis]

i feel like tuition+12k/yr already covers CoA. housing seems relatively cheap if you have a roommate

 

[jdover52]

As far as financial aid at Emory goes--I received some grants, so I don't think I'll have to take out any grad plus loans, at least first year--but would it be stupid to borrow less than the $75,000 COA?

Like some people were saying higher up in this thread, the housing costs are apparently much lower than the loan amounts--if I were to take out a total of, say, $65,000, would it be really dumb? I don't have any savings built up, so the $10k could serve as a cushion, I guess?

Can any current emory students chime in? Thanks!

I'm no economic guru but something tells me unless you plan on investing that money and think you can get a better than an 8.5% (or whatever the interest rate is) return on it, yes it would be stupid to take out an extra $10k just to have it sit in a savings account. Keep in mind that every dollar you take out in loans is actually costing you double when you factor in interest (or at least that's what the financial aid office keeps telling me...)

 

[ilikekiwis]

who all is going to housing weekend?

 

[shizont]

who all is going to housing weekend?

I am! Does anyone know what time it starts on Friday? Also, is there an online forum or what not for the incoming freshman class? facebook, specific sdn thread, etc?

 

[todipotent]

There is a facebook site, just search emory school of medicine class of 2014. Have you been checking your firstclass/learnlink thing? This has all of the information on for the housing weekend on it.

 

[shizont]

ya i've been checking it but didn't see the housing post until now, so thx. i thought it was starting in the morning so i booked my flight from california as a red eye landing in atlanta at 6:30am....dangit. anyone wanna kick it with me in the city?

 

[drdywlkr]

Question for current M1s at Emory: When's a good time during 1st semester to entertain outside guests for a weekend or two, if such a a time exists?

 

[jdover52]

Question for current M1s at Emory: When's a good time during 1st semester to entertain outside guests for a weekend or two, if such a a time exists?

Every weekend until Thanksgiving since you'll have a quiz (with the exception of 1 or 2 weeks) every friday and no schoolwork until monday

 

[purpleandgold]

Accepted today off the wait list! First Acceptance!

 

[Showa57]

Accepted today off the wait list! First Acceptance!

ohh, nice! was it a phone call or email?

 

[purpleandgold]

ohh, nice! was it a phone call or email?

thanks. phone call.

 

[P31woman]

Every weekend until Thanksgiving since you'll have a quiz (with the exception of 1 or 2 weeks) every friday and no schoolwork until monday

I also find that the first 1-2 weekends of the longer modules are ok to have company, especially if you're not dissecting.

 

[topsurgeon2010]

does anyone know where I can find emory's matchlist??

 

[purpleandgold]

the foundations phase at emory is pass/fail right?

 

[topsurgeon2010]

the foundations phase at emory is pass/fail right?

yup strictly pass/fail with no internal ranking. They will have graded tests and evaluations throughout, but this is just so you can monitor/assess your own progress -- the actual scores are NOT recorded. Its just pass/fail with no internal ranking. Grades and internal ranking start after the first 18 months for clinicals.

 

[JedMan]

Got in off the waitlist today!

 

[DuckFook]

Got in off the waitlist today!

Congrats!

 

[purpleandgold]

yup strictly pass/fail with no internal ranking. They will have graded tests and evaluations throughout, but this is just so you can monitor/assess your own progress -- the actual scores are NOT recorded. Its just pass/fail with no internal ranking. Grades and internal ranking start after the first 18 months for clinicals.

cool, thanks

 

[SelfTaughtDoc]

Accepted today! Is anyone looking for a roommate???

 

[surftheiop]

I'm considering applying to emory this year, does anyone have a link to where I can see the clinical electives available? At most schools its really easy to find, but I have been having trouble finding it on Emory's site.

(I'm mostly interesting in finding out what sort of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation electives they have, if any)

 

[Dr. Manhattan]

does anyone know just how much the waitlist is moving this year? i see that it has been moving some, but i wonder how many other people have gotten in to this point.