2009-2010 Loma Linda Application Thread

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needcpr said:
anyone know how many spots have been taken for next years class so far? interviewing here soon.
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hey needcpr,
if you don't mind me asking, when were you complete? are you an SDA applicant? sorry i'm getting nervous 😕
 
needcpr said:
anyone know how many spots have been taken for next years class so far? interviewing here soon.
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The impression I've gotten looking at last year's thread is that they've only given out the first round of acceptances so far, so there should be quite a few spots left.
 
I'm curious about when the next invites will come along, too.
 
So I saw on the status page that we can apply for financial aid for LLU even though we don't know if we get accepted or not. How does that work? Has anyone applied yet?
 
My girlfriend of 3+ years just dumped me, partly because I'm moving to the west coast next fall. FML
 
shaggytaint said:
The impression I've gotten looking at last year's thread is that they've only given out the first round of acceptances so far, so there should be quite a few spots left.
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After being invited to interview by U.S. mail, I called LLUSOM on Tue. 01.12.10 to set up an interview and they said they would call me back to set a date. Does anyone know how soon they call back and how soon they interview? I am from Hawaii by the way... My supplemental app. was complete in late August...I am an SDA from a non- "feeder school."

Mahalo.
 
thedoctor8706 said:
My girlfriend of 3+ years just dumped me, partly because I'm moving to the west coast next fall. FML
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No worries, this just means you'll find a WAY HOTTER chick out in cali 😉

I am sorry to hear that though, she is obviously lame.
 
thedoctor8706 said:
My girlfriend of 3+ years just dumped me, partly because I'm moving to the west coast next fall. FML
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I'm sorry to hear that thedoctor8706. You know what; maybe God wants you to stay focus in med school 🙂. look at it from a positive side 😀
 
serenade02 said:
So I saw on the status page that we can apply for financial aid for LLU even though we don't know if we get accepted or not. How does that work? Has anyone applied yet?
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I've also been trying to figure out their financial aid system... as for right now, I'm waiting on '09 tax documents so I can fill out my FAFSA
 
mrvbigisland said:
After being invited to interview by U.S. mail, I called LLUSOM on Tue. 01.12.10 to set up an interview and they said they would call me back to set a date. Does anyone know how soon they call back and how soon they interview? I am from Hawaii by the way... My supplemental app. was complete in late August...I am an SDA from a non- "feeder school."

Mahalo.
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I wouldn't worry too much. It's be my experience that LLU has VERY slow processing times and responses... If it's been a couple weeks, then I would start to worry.
 
thedoctor8706 said:
My girlfriend of 3+ years just dumped me, partly because I'm moving to the west coast next fall. FML
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that came out of nowhere... but hey i say its her loss, she just lost a future doc. plus, many adventist girls here (loma linda and surrounding areas) think of llu med students as superstars 😎
 
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thedoctor8706 said:
I wouldn't worry too much. It's be my experience that LLU has VERY slow processing times and responses... If it's been a couple weeks, then I would start to worry.
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Thank you 8706...

BTW...congrats on the acceptance and sorry to hear about your situation. All things happen for a reason...you were meant to go to LLU SOM.


He La Maika'i! (have a good day).
 
MadAznScientist said:
that came out of nowhere... but hey i say its her loss, she just lost a future doc. plus, many adventist girls here (loma linda and surrounding areas) think of llu med students as superstars 😎
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What about the guys around LLU? Do they think of the girls as superstars too? haha!
 
Could someone help me on the format of the letter of interest? I'm thinking about writing one post-interview. I heard it should be kept under one page, is that correct?
 
serenade02 said:
Could someone help me on the format of the letter of interest? I'm thinking about writing one post-interview. I heard it should be kept under one page, is that correct?
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1 page, correct. Write about why you are so interested in the school and why you think you are a good fit there. Maybe include an update or something.
 
crywin said:
What about the guys around LLU? Do they think of the girls as superstars too? haha!
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hmm not sure, never inquired into that... i personally prefer going after the nursing students, but thats just me 😀
 
Any accepted females interested in living off campus for a year starting this August? You will have your own room right away and the rent will be slightly cheaper than living in a single on campus. The apartment I'm looking at is a block away from campus too (about 5-10 min walk to school). If you're interested, PM me. Thanks
 
So for those of you who do the Facebook thing, you should look up the Loma Linda University School of Medicine Class of 2014 group and join it!!
 
Hey yall,
I have an interview on Feb 9, and was wondering if anyone had any advice on transportation from the Ontario airport... I thought the website said something about a shuttle? Is it best to rent a car?
Thanks!
 
BuckeyeCarl said:
Hey yall,
I have an interview on Feb 9, and was wondering if anyone had any advice on transportation from the Ontario airport... I thought the website said something about a shuttle? Is it best to rent a car?
Thanks!
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Including the tip, a one-way shuttle ride works out to $48. I'm taking the shuttle because I'm staying with a medical student who offered to pick me up from the airport and drive me to and from my interview. However, if you need transportation to and from the airport, it would probably be more economical to rent a car.
 
Hi future doctors,
I'm new to this thread. It's been almost 4 mths. and I have not heard from LLU yet. I want to send a LOI to them. Does anyone know if LLU accepts LOI's before interviews? Please help.
 
Phosphorus Ylide said:
Hi all,

Interviewing here soon. I was wondering how the interviews were. What kinds of questions do they ask? Do they ask religious type ?'s


Thanks.
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Their interviews are very relaxed in my opinion. It's almost like a casual conversation rather than a strict routine. He'll look over your application and say "Tell me about this Extra-Curricular," or "Why did you get this grade in class X?" They don't necessarily ask religious questions, but they do, at least during my interview it happened, ask a lot of ethical questions. Overall it was a rather painless process... good luck! :luck:
 
ricerific said:
Hi future doctors,
I'm new to this thread. It's been almost 4 mths. and I have not heard from LLU yet. I want to send a LOI to them. Does anyone know if LLU accepts LOI's before interviews? Please help.
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i was wondering about the samething 🙂
 
Today was another round of acceptance. I got the call ~11:15. I am going to be a doctor! Congrats to all that have been accepted, and I wish good luck to those who are waiting. I think I will go and celebrate with a run at the gym. I suddenly got a boost of energy.
 
coloredcrayons said:
I got a voicemail today and called back to hear that I was accepted. i submitted a letter of interest/update letter a couple days after i interviewed.

interviewed on jan. 7.
received the file complete email on 8/13/09.
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Necromancer100 said:
Today was another round of acceptance. I got the call ~11:15. I am going to be a doctor! Congrats to all that have been accepted, and I wish good luck to those who are waiting. I think I will go and celebrate with a run at the gym. I suddenly got a boost of energy.
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Congratulations!! 😀 I can't wait to meet you guys next fall!!!

(join facebook group... 😉)
 
hey just wondering...for those of you that got accepted, how many days later did you receive the hardcopy acceptance letter with all the info. on what to do next?

I got accepted and want more information on what to do next (i.e. deposits, financial aid, etc). Because on average, isn't it 15 days or 2 weeks from the time you got accepted to let them know if you will accept or decline (or to put down the deposit to save ur seat)?
 
hotchik said:
hey just wondering...for those of you that got accepted, how many days later did you receive the hardcopy acceptance letter with all the info. on what to do next?

I got accepted and want more information on what to do next (i.e. deposits, financial aid, etc). Because on average, isn't it 15 days or 2 weeks from the time you got accepted to let them know if you will accept or decline (or to put down the deposit to save ur seat)?
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Hey hotchik, congratulations! hope to see you this summer.

To answer your questions, I got the hardcopy a couple days after the acceptance call. I then sent to LLU three things: a signed data form, a signed technical standards document, and my $100 acceptance deposit. (I think they'd like to know your decision by 30 days.) Once I sent these in, I got some more emails and access to my own MyLLU site. On MyLLU is where you'll find all the info you need on what to do next. Again, congrats on your acceptance 🙂
 
Wow. That was quick. Was just going to answer that.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing you guys in August 🙂
 
kiddocwannabe said:
I'm interviewing that day, too, starting at 10 am. 🙂 Apparently it will be an SDN party on that day. I'm so excited to see the school!
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mt2010 said:
I'm in the afternoon.
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crywin said:
Me too! I'm in the morning though, how about you?
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Heyyy guys,

Guess we met today! 🙂.. I really liked Loma Linda, but sadly.. i think i did really poorly on the faculty interview.. whichhhh.. probably would mean I won't get to join you guys when you are accepted in about 2 weeks. Hopefully things were better for you guys! 🙂

For those interviewing here soon, good luck 🙂 Loma Linda is a really cool school, with the best student host, and I met really awesome people there! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions, or anythign I can help with 🙂
 
SillyMonkey said:
Heyyy guys,

Guess we met today! 🙂.. I really liked Loma Linda, but sadly.. i think i did really poorly on the faculty interview.. whichhhh.. probably would mean I won't get to join you guys when you are accepted in about 2 weeks. Hopefully things were better for you guys! 🙂 quote

Keep positive🙂
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Just had my interview. Seems like a laid back place.
 
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SillyMonkey said:
Heyyy guys,

Guess we met today! 🙂.. I really liked Loma Linda, but sadly.. i think i did really poorly on the faculty interview.. whichhhh.. probably would mean I won't get to join you guys when you are accepted in about 2 weeks. Hopefully things were better for you guys! 🙂

For those interviewing here soon, good luck 🙂 Loma Linda is a really cool school, with the best student host, and I met really awesome people there! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions, or anythign I can help with 🙂
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Don't lose all hope. I also felt shaky on a couple questions and feel like I could have said more at times, but then again I was accepted at other schools where I wasn't 100% confident about my interviews. Who knows? You might just be in the class in two weeks.
 
Necromancer100 said:
Keep positive🙂
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mt2010 said:
Don't lose all hope. I also felt shaky on a couple questions and feel like I could have said more at times, but then again I was accepted at other schools where I wasn't 100% confident about my interviews. Who knows? You might just be in the class in two weeks.
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Thanks guys 🙂.. I sure hope that's the case, I really liked the school, my student host, my tour guide, and my student interviewer 🙂 Good luck to everyone!

Please post when you hear something 😳

Thanks again 🙂

Ooh it's not like I didn't like my faculty interviewer, but I just think we didn't click as well 🙁
 
For those of you who just got interviewed recently, when was your file complete?!

Thanks, (speaking on behalf of my fiance)
 
xiphoidprocess said:
For those of you who just got interviewed recently, when was your file complete?!

Thanks, (speaking on behalf of my fiance)
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My interview is scheduled for 02.10.10 (I was invited at the end of December 2009). My file was complete on 10.13.09.
 
I interviewed recently and i was complete mid november.
 
mattr said:
I'm interviewing there on 2-10 also. what time are yours?
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Interviews X2: 10am and 11am. Do you know who your interviewers are? I don't know mine...I'm wondering if one of them is going to be the dean (or ass. dean)? Anyways...there was nothing in the letter of invitation that mentioned an opportunity to tour the school but they should have something like that, right? Good luck.
 
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